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Vote. that's a reconstruction-era provision to deter former confederate states from suppressing african-american votes but it's never been implemented. that's another idea that was floated in an opinion column. what the justice department eventually settles on we don't know, but we know they hadn't thought of it before wednesday because the prior day they told the courts that they were going ahead with the census form without the question. >> and let's talk about just what's happening inside the justice department. there's a couple of things here. there is reporting that the lawyers who are no...

Sure the government sticks to a decades-old agreement that requires the u.s. to provide safe and sanitary care for migrants in government custody. those lawyers scored a major win in court today. the court overseeing this case has allowed the appointment of a pediatrician who will help assess the health condition of kids in u.s. custody and give advice about the steps necessary to bring the conditions of custody and systems of childcare into compliance with the law. the trump administration might continue to publicly deny the conditions inside the detention centers, but these lawyers have docu...

Office's public corruption unit. that unusual. those case are not normally run oust of the public corruption unit, a fact seized upon by today's reporters. >> why is it being handled by the public corruption unit if it's just sex trafficking charges at the moment? >> well, i'm not getting into the staffing decisions at the u.s. attorney's office. i will say that i have confidence that the public corruption unit is able -- can ably handle this investigation prosecution as it has so many matters. i will, again, urge you not to read into the unit assignment anything one way or another. >> joining...

But it's potentially devastating news for the president's labor secretary, too. since alex acosta gave that sweetheart deal when he was u.s. attorney, he has dchefended his handling of the case. he says without that deal epstein could have gotten zero jail time, and there would have been zero restitution for the victims in this case. he said that what he did was the best that he could get based on the evidence that he had. but with this new indictment, prosecutors in new york seem to directly contradict that assertion. because according to this new indictment, there is enough evidence document...

Attorneys? >> i can't say we know for sure, but it was quite evidence that mr. gardner who you quoted and other attorneys are very uncomfortable with having to present shifting positions to the court. it's one thing if you're a politician or public figure making statements for public consumption, but judges have an ongoing relationship with lawyers and a lawyers's credibility is very important. the judges rely on these lawyers, who are actually officers of the court, which means they have a duty to the court as well as their clients. we don't know exactly what it was about the case as it is no...