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The New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case was a political controversy in the United States concerning an incident that occurred during the 2008 election.Two weeks before George W. Bush left office, the New Black Panther Party and two of its members, Minister King Samir Shabazz and Jerry Jackson, were sued by the Department of Justice on claims of voter intimidation for their conduct ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 January 2025. For similarly named organizations, see Black panther (disambiguation) § Political organizations. Political party New Black Panther Party Chairperson Krystal Muhammad Founder Aaron Michaels Founded 1989 ; 36 years ago (1989) Headquarters Dallas, Texas, U.S. Ideology Black nationalism ...
In December 2009, Adams's supervisor and Civil Rights Division attorney Christopher Coates stepped down as chief of the voting division in December 2009 amid controversy over his objections to the dropping of the New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case.
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman face more consequences for 2020 suppression scheme
[97] [98] The Philadelphia incident became known as the New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case. [99] [100] [101] No complaints were filed by voters about the incident, though poll watchers witnessed some voters approach the polls and then turn away, apparently in response to the NBPP members. [102]
Officials in Arizona, a key battleground, have already asked the federal government to probe a case of possible voter intimidation, after people casting ballots were conspicuously filmed and followed.
Even McCoy’s home state of Louisiana, a state carried by conservatives through intimidation and violence in 1868, saw every single one of its Congressional districts flip Republican two years ...
Alleged instance of voter intimidation in Philadelphia during the 2008 US presidential election. In May 2009, Holder's Department of Justice completed a civil suit originally brought by J. Christian Adams of the Bush Justice Department against the New Black Panther Party , its chairman, and two of its members for voter intimidation due to their ...