If you want to see a prime example of the lawlessness of the Civil Rights Division under the Merrick Garland-run Justice Department, look no further than the “Consent Decree” with Cobb County, Georgia, that DOJ tried to sneak through before the Trump administration took over.
The consent decree aimed to institutionalize racial discrimination in the hiring practices of, and promotions within, the local government’s fire department.
Fortunately for the interests of justice and the residents of Cobb County who depend on having competent firefighters to protect them, a federal judge in the Northern District of Georgia, William M. Ray, stopped this abusive maneuver just four days before common sense returned to the federal government and the de-weaponization of the In-Justice Department began. Ray denied the joint motion filed by DOJ and Cobb County to approve the…
