Senate blocks President Obama’s nominee to lead Justice Department’s civil rights unit
Mar 5, 2014
Eight Democrats joined a large group of Republicans to deny the post for which Debo Adegbile had been tapped. Adegbile, a former NAACP lawyer, faced opposition due to his involvement in helping to defend Mumia Abu-Jamal, who killed a police officer in 1981.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
What a travesty. They should hire a civil rights lawyer to ensure that this is racist.