"A Lame Civil Rights Record"

For Politico, Michael Selmi, Samuel Tyler Research Professor of Law, writes about the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) record on civil rights under the Obama Administration. The DOJ is currently investigating Ferguson's police force for a history of abusive actions, but according to Professor Selmi, who previously worked for its civil rights division, this type of investigation has been rare. "Much of the time, the vaunted Obama-Holder civil rights division has been reactive—responding to complaints filed by outside parties, rather than initiating investigations on its own."