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Obama's top civil rights lawyer to lead advocacy coalition
Associated Press ^ | Mar 23, 2017 5:45 PM EDT | Sadie Gurman

Posted on 03/23/2017 3:21:46 PM PDT by Olog-hai

The Obama administration’s top civil rights lawyer announced Thursday she will lead a coalition of civil and human rights organizations at a time when they see the Justice Department softening its focus on a number of their priorities.

Vanita Gupta, who was head of the Obama Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, said she will become the new president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights amid an “unprecedented assault on civil rights.” […]

During Gupta’s time at the department, the federal government inserted itself in various matters on behalf of transgender people, prisoners and the homeless. …

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alinsky; doj; gupta; liberalagenda; obam; obama; obamalegacy; vanitagupta

1 posted on 03/23/2017 3:21:46 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Apparently the AP has never heard of Thomas Perez.


2 posted on 03/23/2017 3:24:26 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: Olog-hai

america going forward together for the sustainibility with the community prosperity justice coalition brotherhood


3 posted on 03/23/2017 3:24:47 PM PDT by brucedickinson
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To: Olog-hai

Oh good grief......


4 posted on 03/23/2017 3:25:06 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: All

Title is a lie.

Anything to do with 0bama is uncivil lefts.


5 posted on 03/23/2017 3:25:45 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Olog-hai

Let me guess. They are not “advocating” for American borders, language or culture.


6 posted on 03/23/2017 3:29:57 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both)
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To: Olog-hai

Well, that’s not what I hear.

The Republicans are advocates for all those things.|
Why do the libs get all the attention?


7 posted on 03/23/2017 3:41:17 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda�Divide and conquer seems to be working.)
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To: TribalPrincess2U

Should be a nice paycheck for gupta.


8 posted on 03/23/2017 5:15:54 PM PDT by chief lee runamok
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