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Podcast: The Daily
Episode: The Case of Kristie Metcalfe
Description: The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department — founded to focus on fighting race-based discrimination — has drastically changed the kinds of cases it pursues, dropping or setting aside many already in progress.
Sarah Koenig from Serial Productions tells the story of Kristie Metcalfe — her civil rights case and how it was squandered.
Guest: Sarah Koenig, podcast host and producer for The New York Times’ Serial Productions.
Background reading: The Trump administration upended 60 years of civil rights in two months.
Photo: Imani Khayyam for The New York Times
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