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Posts Tagged Thomas J. Perez

Key Obama Nominee Headed for Cloture Vote

By | 10.05.09 | 6:26 pm

I’m hearing that Thomas J. Perez, the nominee to run the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, may get a cloture vote tomorrow. Perez has been held up for months over Republican concerns about his civil rights stances — specifically his criticism of the Minutemen Civil Defense More…

Are Republicans Holding Up an Obama Nominee Because He Criticized the Minutemen?

By | 09.17.09 | 10:32 am

On March 13, President Obama nominated Maryland civil rights lawyer Thomas J. Perez for the post of Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division of Department of Justice. Six months later, Perez — currently Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation — is More…