Under the Obama administration, the Justice Department’s civil rights division was rebuilt into what former Atty. Also vulnerable are Justice Department guidelines set under President Obama that sought more lenient sentences for nonviolent offenders and restricted racial profiling and surveillance of Muslims. “There are many in the civil rights community who are prepared to stand opposed to anyone who would turn back the clock,” said Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The Justice Department would like to finalize a consent decree with Baltimore before Atty. A Justice Department spokesman declined to discuss the status of those inquiries.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 17, 2016 17:31 UTC