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Of the naacp, they sat in at jeff sessions district office in mobile, alabama, and got arrested in protest of his nomination to be attorney general given his dismal civil rights record also over 1300 law professors, including some of the biggest names in academic law in this country have come out publicly against his confirmation, thats a lot and they are big names. the judiciary committee yesterday received an eloquent and scathing letter from the immediate past governor of massachusetts, deval...

They are big names. the judiciary committee yesterday received an eloquent and scathing letter from the immediate past governor of massachusetts, deval patrick. he was part of the defense team when jeff sessions prosecuted three black civil rights activists in the most infamous prosecution from his time as u.s. attorney in alabama back in the 1980s. deval patrick is now describing that experience and pleading with the judiciary committee that sessions should not be attorney general. the sessions...

Conduct unworthy of becoming a senator. >> war reason violated rules by demeaning a sitting senator. >> stated that a sitting senator is a disgrace to the department of justice. >> she was warned. she was given an explanation and she persisted. >> she should be exempted from the rules. and down party lines to reprimand her from speaking on the floor for the reminder of the sessions debate. >> the truth hurts and thats all the more reason to hear it. refusing to be silenced warren taking to socia...

Very likely sessions confirmation will remain on track. its the same senate committee which turned down and rejected senator sessions in the 80s when he was applying for a federal judgeship over these racially incentive remarks that he made in the past. though sessions is getting some support from some prominent republicans, former secretary of state condoleezza rice coming out with praise saying hes a man who is committed to justice and knows law and order are necessary to guarantee freedom and...