The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the presidential pardons process after a Washington Post/ Pro Publica investigation revealed last December that white convicted felons are four times more likely to receive pardons than blacks. The newspaper investigation found that even when two people had committed similar offenses, the white person was still much [...]
Justice Dept. Investigating Severe Racial Disparity in Presidential Pardons
August 10, 2012 | Posted by
Justice Dept. Investigates Pennsylvania Voting Law
July 24, 2012 | Posted by
The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has launch an investigation of Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law, questioning how many of the state’s registered voters have the proper identification needed to vote in the upcoming November elections. The law, implemented by Governor Tom Corbett’s administration, would require all voters to provide photo ID before voting. [...]
