Way down in the actual article, Big Media makes up a bunch of horseclinton about him and calls him controversial.
Farr’s nomination has drawn intense opposition from Democrats and their outside group allies, who warn that, if confirmed, he’ll use his position as a federal judge to rule against minorities.
Part of their opposition dates back to the 1990s, when Farr defended Jesse Helms’s campaign after the Justice Department investigated it for mailing postcards to more than 120,000 North Carolinians, most of whom were black voters, suggesting they were ineligible to vote and could be prosecuted for voter fraud.
Farr - in response to questions from Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee - said he did was not involved in the crafting of the postcards.
But IIRC his handwriting was found on some of the campaign documents regarding the plan.
He also didn’t “defend them”. When he found out about the postcards, he told the campaign they were wrong, and then worked with the feds to come up with a consent decree to ensure it didn’t happen again.