{"id":14898,"date":"2012-07-30T21:52:28","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T01:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=14898"},"modified":"2012-07-30T21:52:28","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T01:52:28","slug":"the-latest-ruling-on-the-new-black-panthers-voter-intimidation-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=14898","title":{"rendered":"The Latest Ruling On The New Black Panthers Voter Intimidation Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Washington Examiner<\/a> is reporting that a federal court has determined that some of President Obama’s<\/a> political appointees interfered with the Department of Justice<\/a> prosecution of the New Black Panthers<\/a> voter intimidation case. Judicial Watch<\/a> had sued the Department of Justice to enforce a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)<\/a> request for documents. The documents were eventually obtained. The current lawsuit involved reimbursement for attorneys fees.<\/p>\n

The article cites the writing of United States District Court Judge<\/a> Reggie Walton<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The documents reveal that political appointees within DOJ were conferring about the status and resolution of the New Black Panther Party case in the days preceding the DOJ\u2019s dismissal of claims in that case, which would appear to contradict Assistant Attorney General<\/a> Perez\u2019s testimony that political leadership was not involved in that decision. Surely the public has an interest in documents that cast doubt on the accuracy of government officials\u2019 representations regarding the possible politicization of agency decision-making.<\/strong>
\n \u2026<\/strong>
\n In sum, the Court concludes that three of the four fee entitlement factors weigh in favor of awarding fees to Judicial Watch. Therefore, Judicial Watch is both eligible and entitled to fees and costs, and the Court must now consider the reasonableness of Judicial Watch\u2019s requested award.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wow.<\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Court\u2019s decision is another piece of evidence showing the Obama Justice Department is run by individuals who have a problem telling the truth,\u201d Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton<\/a> said. \u201cThe decision shows that we can\u2019t trust the Obama Justice Department to fairly administer our nation\u2019s voting and election laws.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Incidents like this need to be remembered when all of us vote in November.<\/p>\n

\"Enhanced<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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