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Kristen Clarke, theGrio.com
December 5, 2023
Biden's secret weapon to winning over Black voters could be Kristen Clarke, an assistant attorney general at the Department of…
Kristen Clarke thegrio.com
August 30, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice and a northeastern Oklahoma bank have announced a proposed agreement to settle claims that the…
Kristen Clarke thegrio.com
July 6, 2022
The Department of Justice sued Arizona over a law requiring people who register to vote to provide additional proof of…
Tamir Rice thegrio.com
January 31, 2022
The DOJ has announced that officials will not reopen the case of Tamir Rice, the Black boy who was fatally…
October 23, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday the department is investigating several cases and expects to open more in the coming…
August 5, 2021
The DOJ is launching a probe into police in Phoenix to examine if officers used excessive force and abused people…
June 27, 2021
The DOJ's lawsuit against Georgia says a lot about the Biden administration's commitment to protecting the Black vote.
Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, theGrio.com
June 25, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland and DOJ Civil Rights Division's Assistant Attorney Kristen Clarke announced the Georgia lawsuit on Friday.
Kristen Clarke
May 26, 2021
Republican opposition to Kristen Clarke's nomination for the DOJ's Civil Rights Division is reminiscent of another Black woman, Lani Giunier.
Kristen Clarke
May 25, 2021
Kristen Clarke was confirmed on Tuesday as the first Black woman to serve as assistant attorney general of the DOJ's…
Kristen Clarke x theGrio.com
May 13, 2021
Kristen Clarke, poised to make history as the first Black woman to lead the DOJ Civil Rights Division, faces opposition…
Kristen Clarke Vanita Gupta thegrio.com
April 19, 2021
Republicans have been using the confirmation of hearings of Biden DOJ nominees Vanita Gupta and Kristen Clarke to depict them…
Senate Rules Committee Examines 2020 General Election Preparedness
January 27, 2021
Kristen Clarke is Biden's pick to serve as Assistant AG for the Civil Rights Division and the first Black woman…
Kristen Clarke thegrio.com
January 7, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Kristen Clarke to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the…