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Merrick Garland: To meet the challenge of the current moment we must re-dedicate the resources of the Department of Justice to a critical…

On the recordJune 11, 2021
To meet the challenge of the current moment we must re-dedicate the resources of the Department of Justice to a critical part of its original mission, enforcing federal law to protect the franchise for all voters. We are scrutinizing new laws that seek to curb voter access and where we see violations we will not hesitate to act.
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Merrick Garland
Democratic · District of Columbia
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msnbc.com

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Merrick Garland announced the Biden Justice Department's commitment to protecting voting rights and scrutinizing new laws that restrict voter access.

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