Christopher Coates Testifies to the United States Civil Rights Commission

American Hero: Coates Negates a Year of Justice Department Spin on New Black Panther Case    "In a dramatic hearing in Washington, D.C., Coates simply destroyed the year-long spin from the Justice Department regarding the dismissal. Coates is the former Voting Section chief, and served as lead attorney on the Black Panther case. He has practiced voting rights law longer than any other lawyer at the Justice Department. His testimony today was the worst possible nightmare for the Obama political officials responsible for the dismissal."

Nice Deb  "Today, in the twilight of his career, former Voting Section Chief Christopher Coates,  defying DOJ instructions  heroically stood up  for truth and justice, against the lies, corruption and racial bias that infests the Obama/Holder Justice Dept."

Civil rights panel hears testimony in '08 voter intimidation case  "Coates also argued that there was evidence for broader prosecution of the New Black Panther case. "We had eyewitness testimony. We had videotape. One of them had a weapon. They were hurling racial slurs," said Coates, who originally brought the Panther case. "I've never been able to understand how anyone could accuse us of not having a basis of law in this case." "

Full Text of Christopher Coates’ Testimony to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (PJM Exclusive)  "Today's entire testimony from former Department of Justice Voting Section Chief Coates regarding the New Black Panther case and DOJ hostility to race-neutral law enforcement."
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Coates Testimony: Dismissal of New Black Panther Case a “Travesty of Justice”   "His testimony was “lengthy and detailed” and detailed the DOJ’s “‘hostile atmosphere’ against race-neutral enforcement of the Voting Rights Act”."

Christopher Coates  Posts  "Coates is the ex-chief of the Voting Section who was transferred over Christmas break at his request, according to the Justice Department. He had approved cases against the New Black Panther Party and against black defendants in Noxubee County, Miss"