DOJ alters passages on media, racial gerrymandering in internal manual

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BY BRETT SAMUELS at the Hill

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/385432-doj-alters-passages-on-media-racial-gerrymandering-in-internal-manual

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The news outlet compared some of the updated language with the previous version listed on the Internet Archive.

According to BuzzFeed, the latest version replaces a passage that explains the need to meet the requirements of a free press and public trials with new language about balancing “the right of the public to have access to information about the Department of Justice.”

In addition, a new section lays out DOJ policy on whistleblowers, including a reminder that it is illegal to share classified information with someone not authorized to receive it.

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In addition to altering its media policies, the DOJ manual also includes an updated section on civil rights. There are no longer direct references to redistricting or racial gerrymandering, BuzzFeed reported.

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1. It is happening

Our civil rights are being eroded. Gradually, but they are being eroded. We are on a slow downward slide to autocracy and destruction of American democracy.


What you do in the next year, you will be describing to your grandkids. This is a time to act.