FACE-OFF: Obama Administration Stonewalls U.S. Civil Rights Commission on Black Panther Case. “The Justice Department won’t cooperate with an inquiry into why they helped the New Black Panther party avoid the legal consequences of voter intimidation.” You know, this case is a puzzlement. Perhaps there was fear that a prosecution would open up evidence of wider misconduct that would be more politically damaging than this scandal? Because that’s the only thing that makes sense here.