The department dismissed the Panthers case despite the fact that the government had already won it, due to the defendants’ contemptuous default. The dismissal occurred despite the fact that career prosecutors judged the case to be exceedingly strong. Nevertheless, Holder’s top staffers have maintained for months that the rationale for the dismissal was a good-faith disagreement between low-ranking civil servants (i.e., career prosecutors) about the correct construction of the Voting Rights Act.Previously:
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Investigate Racism in the Obama Justice Department
Andrew C. McCarthy at National Review Online calls for an investigation of racism in the Obama Justice Department:
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