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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jul 1, 2021

This is not a, quote, standard practice in the business community nor was it the act of a rogue or isolated employee. Instead it was orchestrated by the most senior executives who were financially benefiting themselves and the company by…

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Neal Katyal
@nealkatyal· Democratic · DC· Jul 1, 2021

I mean, our founders basically put Congress in the driver's seat and particularly after the 15th Amendment, which guaranteed the right to vote and gave Congress specific power to enforce that by appropriate legislation.

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Neal Katyal
@nealkatyal· Democratic · DC· Jul 1, 2021

Today, unfortunately, Brian is the second. They reach Section Two of the Voting Rights Act, which is a section that allows people to sue if they find a voting practice that's discriminatory.

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Neal Katyal
@nealkatyal· Democratic · DC· Jul 1, 2021

I think that Michael Cohen's absolutely right that the prosecutors here are looking for something bigger than just this. But I think what's left on -- what people don't talk about on the discourse is these charges are against the Trump…

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jun 29, 2021

You can’t just move forward pretending that all that didn’t just happen inside your department.

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Eleanor Holmes Norton
@eleanorholmesnorton· Democratic · DC· Jun 29, 2021

I have been struck by how the pandemic has led to the rise of digital government.

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Neal Katyal
@nealkatyal· Democratic · DC· Jun 27, 2021

You don’t just run in and charge the big fish right away. You build your case slowly and methodically.

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Neal Katyal
@nealkatyal· Democratic · DC· Jun 27, 2021

This path has been inexorable since the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 to turn over Donald Trump’s tax returns to the prosecutors.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jun 25, 2021

We are using every method at our disposal in our enforcement efforts. But that is not enough. We urge Congress to act to provide the department with important authorities it needs to protect the voting rights of every American.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jun 25, 2021

The Justice Department is suing the state of Georgia to invalidate Georgia's new election law.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jun 25, 2021

The Justice Department is suing the state of Georgia to invalidate Georgia's new election law.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jun 25, 2021

The complaint alleges that the state enacted those restrictions, with the purpose of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jun 25, 2021

Where we see violations of federal law, we will act. In keeping that promise, today, the Department of Justice is suing the state of Georgia.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jun 24, 2021

Georgia's controversial new voting law specifically and illegally targets black voters.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jun 24, 2021

The DOJ formally going after Republican voting restrictions.

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Neal Katyal
@nealkatyal· Democratic · DC· Jun 24, 2021

The sentence from the court of 22.5 years is one of the longest that a police officer has ever received for using deadly force.

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Neal Katyal
@nealkatyal· Democratic · DC· Jun 24, 2021

The fact that these cases -- that this case was brought, historic. And the fact that the charges included murder, historic. The fact that officer after officer testified to how wrong this was, historic.

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Merrick Garland
@merrickgarland· Democratic · DC· Jun 24, 2021

We believe the civil rights of Americans have been violated. We will not hesitate to act.

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