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Biden’s Justice Department Nomination Faces Aggressive Opposition From Senate Republicans
Loaded on May 1, 2021
by Juliette LaMarr
published in Prison Legal News
May, 2021, page 54
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Federal Legislation.
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United States of America.
by Juliette LaMarr
Kristen Clarke is President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ). As evidenced by her April 14, 2021 hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, many Republicans do not intend to make her confirmation easy.
On credentials and experience alone, ...
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