Senate Confirms Gupta Nomination In Tight Vote
By Staff Reporter
Posted on 04/21/21
| News Source: The Hill
The Senate on Wednesday narrowly voted to confirm Vanita Gupta,
President Biden's nominee for the No. 3 position at the Department of Justice (DOJ), despite stiff opposition from Republicans who had criticized her civil rights advocacy during the Trump administration.
Just one Republican, Sen.
Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), voted in favor of Gupta.
As associate attorney general, Gupta will oversee the DOJ's efforts on civil litigation and law enforcement issues.
Gupta had served under former President Obama as the head of the DOJ's civil rights division, where she directed a similar investigation into police in Ferguson, Mo., following the 2014 killing of Michael Brown by a white officer.
During her confirmation process, Gupta has garnered widespread support from law enforcement organizations and conservative figures such as Grover Norquist. Democrats and civil rights activists have thrown their weight behind her nomination, applauding her commitment to the principles of equal justice. Read more at
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