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Oversees challenges to unfair voting laws. no republicans voted in his favor and even seven democrats voted against him. why? his detractors label d him the defender of a cop killer. in 1982 he was on the naacp legal team that commuted the death sentence of a black radical convicted of murdering a white police officer. here's the thing, he has an impeccable record, twice successfully defended the civil rights act. is that the real reason why the nomination was held up? is civil rights leader jesse jackson, thank you for joining us. >> yes, sir. >> republicans continued to emphasize the cop kil...