The Dangers of the Trump-Sessions Justice Department
Attorney General Sessions, who has proven himself time and again over decades of public service to be a civil rights foe, is remaking the Department of Justice in ways that put the fundamental civil rights of Americans at risk. This includes six areas—each of which impact Americans’ everyday lives—where the Justice Department’s influence is hugely significant:
- Voting rights
- Hate crimes
- Federal criminal law and mass incarceration
- Police reform
- Immigration
- Civil rights enforcement