DOJ ordered to dismiss all voting rights cases, oversight personnel, and active cases

[allegorical oracle]

(My question: Could this be a tactic to avoid Mark Elias's future courtroom wins?)

Appointees in President Donald Trump's administration at the Department of Justice have ordered the dismissal of all voting rights cases and removed managers of the division responsible for overseeing them.

Sources told The Guardian that all active cases in the voting rights section were expected to be dropped. The move comes less than a month after Harmeet Dhillon, a Trump ally, was appointed to lead the Civil Rights Division.

"In an unusual move, Dhillon sent out new 'mission statements' to the department’s sections that made it clear the civil rights division was shifting its focus from protecting the civil rights of marginalized people to supporting Trump’s priorities," the paper said.

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Political appointees have also instructed career employees to dismiss all of their active cases without meeting with them and offering a rationale – a significant break with the department’s practices and norms," the Guardian added. "Taken together, the changes have raised significant alarm about what the future of voting rights enforcement will look like for the federal government at a moment when states continue to pass restrictive voting measures."

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-doj-voting-rights/

[Lovie777]

1. It's time to supersede the US AC and DOJ................

[kwolf68]

2. They dont even try to hide it

Truly remarkable to see the Republicans devolve into full scale fascism. A sad sight to behold.

[underpants]

3. Completely agree

[Karadeniz]

4. Theyre dropping cases filed against them? Do the plaintiffs automatically win?

I'm confused.....

[Ms. Toad]

5. No. They are dropping cases filed by them.

It is their job to protect against violations of civil rights (including in connection with voting). They are dismissing all pending cases, and presumably won't be filing new cases.

[Karadeniz]

6. Ah....