{"id":561960,"date":"2021-06-12T12:21:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T16:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=561960"},"modified":"2021-06-12T12:21:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T16:21:51","slug":"attorney-gen-merrick-garland-announces-doj-will-fight-voting-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-gen-merrick-garland-announces-doj-will-fight-voting-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney Gen. Merrick Garland announces DOJ will fight voting laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fattorney-gen-merrick-garland-announces-doj-will-fight-voting-laws%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=561960&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2422145\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2422145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about voting rights at the Justice Department in Washington. (Tom Brenner\/The New York Times via AP, Pool)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:45 AM PT \u2013 Saturday, June 12, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Attorney Gen. Merrick Garland announced the Department of Justice\u2019s plans to aggressively fight voting laws. In a speech on Friday, Garland heavily criticized the ongoing election audit in Arizona and said the Justice Department plans to implement measures to stop Republicans from putting policies in place that ensure election integrity.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat judge also stated the DOJ will double the number of lawyers in its civil rights division within the next 30 days.&nbsp; The increase in staff will be utilized to challenge new laws that restrain voter access as well as monitor future election audits.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In case you missed it, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered a Policy Address Regarding Voting Rights<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l3w6ZJCnaq\">https:\/\/t.co\/l3w6ZJCnaq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3jzWKNGvY2\">pic.twitter.com\/3jzWKNGvY2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheJusticeDept\/status\/1403486550873280515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Critics of Garland\u2019s claims of protecting voters say his comments on voter discrimination are demonstrably false. They also argue his plans are a partisan public relations ploy that has no justification.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that expanding the ability of all eligible citizens to vote is the central pillar. That means ensuring that all eligible voters can cast a vote, that all lawful votes are counted and that every voter has access to accurate information,\u201d he explained. \u201cThe Department of Justice will never stop working to protect the democracy to which all Americans are entitled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garland refused to take questions after his address.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/report-facebook-is-largest-online-recruitment-tool-for-human-traffickers-2\/\">Report: Facebook Is Largest Online Recruitment Tool For Human Traffickers<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about voting rights at the Justice Department in Washington. 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