Harmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns

What happened: Harmeet Dhillon resigned as assistant attorney general leading the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday. Key numbers: More than 75% of division staff departed under her. The division filed 31 voter roll lawsuits and lost 27. It dismissed more than 50 decades-old school consent decrees and sent over 1,000 poll monitors. Why it matters: Stacey Young of Justice Connection called Dhillon the most destructive head of the division in DOJ history and said she decimated it. Coverage: 3 outlets in 24h

Harmeet Dhillon resigned as assistant attorney general leading the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday.

Stacey Young of Justice Connection called Dhillon the most destructive head of the division in DOJ history and said she decimated it.