Politics
The U.S. Justice Department sues Texas over its new voting maps
Posted on · The Department of Justice says lawmakers discriminated against Latino and Black voters when they redrew the maps this year.
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Abortion
Justice Department Promises To Protect People Who Seek Abortions in Texas
Posted on · U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday that the Justice Department will protect people trying to obtain or provide abortions in Texas, in the wake of the state's new restrictive abortion law.
Immigration
Biden Administration Sues Texas Over Gov. Greg Abbott’s Latest Immigration Order
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott this week issued an order restricting ground transportation of migrants who could have COVID-19, a move Attorney General Merrick Garland said violates federal law.
Criminal Justice
Justice Department Brings Federal Criminal Charges Against Derek Chauvin, 3 Others
Posted on · Prosecutors accuse the former officer and others of using excessive force and violating George Floyd's rights. The rare federal charges follow state charges in a trial in which Chauvin was convicted.
News
Houston NAACP: No Supreme Court Justice, No Peace
Posted on · Protesters marched outside Sen. Ted Cruz’s Houston office Monday. Their chants of “No Justice, No Peace” took on an additional meaning this time.
Politics
Texas Senator Reacts To Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee
Posted on · Obama chose federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland.
Politics
Video: Merrick Garland Is Named As President Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee
Posted on · Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland is President Obama's pick to fill the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.