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Harmeet Dhillon

American lawyer

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Jan 30, 2026
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was the face act violated in minnesota

opened a civil‑rights probe and arrested several activists after anti‑ICE protesters disrupted a worship service at , alleging violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act; howev...

Jan 21, 2026
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What are the legal standards and recent examples of prosecutions under the Ku Klux Klan Act and the FACE Act?

The Ku Klux Klan Act (the Enforcement Act of 1871) criminalizes conspiracies to deprive people of constitutional rights and authorizes federal intervention where states fail to protect those rights, w...

Jan 20, 2026
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don lemon

Don Lemon is a high-profile journalist whose career includes a long tenure at CNN and a string of public controversies that culminated in his 2023 firing and renewed scrutiny after he livestreamed and...

Dec 20, 2025

What has the Justice Department alleged in its lawsuit seeking Fulton County’s 2020 ballots and what records remain under seal?

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division filed a federal lawsuit seeking Fulton County’s 2020 election materials, alleging county officials failed to comply with a state subpoena and a subsequen...

Jan 21, 2026

What legal protections apply to protests inside houses of worship and how has the DOJ applied them in recent cases?

Federal law includes specific protections for houses of worship against force, threats or physical obstruction under , and has signaled it will use that statute and other civil‑rights authorities in r...

Jan 20, 2026

anti-ICE church protest

A group of roughly 30–40 anti‑ICE protesters entered Cities Church in St. Paul during a Sunday service and chanted slogans including "ICE out" and "Justice for Renee Good," prompting a Department of J...

Dec 13, 2025

Which officials or agencies conducted the investigation into Tina Peters?

Federal involvement in the Tina Peters matter centers on the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, led publicly in this episode by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, which annou...

Nov 17, 2025

Are there complaints or investigations alleging discriminatory taxation by Zohran Mamdani?

Available reporting shows widespread criticism and threats of legal scrutiny over Zohran Mamdani’s campaign proposal to “shift the tax burden” onto “richer and whiter neighborhoods,” with commentators...

Feb 5, 2026

What federal standards under HAVA apply to same‑day registration and could they constrain Minnesota’s vouching practice?

Federal law under the Help America Vote Act () establishes minimum identification and verification standards for federal elections that apply to state registration systems, and has signaled those stan...

Dec 21, 2025

What did the DOJ’s complaint in the Fulton County records lawsuit specifically request and cite as legal authority?

The Department of Justice’s civil complaint against Fulton County seeks physical and digital ballot materials from the 2020 general election — specifically “all used and void ballots, stubs of all bal...

Nov 16, 2025

tx redistricting

Texas’ 2025 mid‑decade redistricting was driven publicly by a Department of Justice letter alleging constitutional problems with several majority‑minority districts and was pressed by national Republi...

Nov 12, 2025

Which Republican leaders publicly support or oppose Project 2025 as of 2024?

As of 2024, public records and reporting show a mix: several conservative figures and former officials have been publicly linked to or identified as supporters of Project 2025, while major Republican ...

Oct 15, 2025

What was the Republican perspective on the Gavin Newsom recall election?

Republican views on the Gavin Newsom recall and related political fights were divided between strategic caution—avoiding intra-party endorsement fights to maximize turnout—and aggressive messaging tha...