Shanetta Brown Cutlar

Affirmative Action

Shanetta Cutlar, Back in the News

Longtime readers of Above the Law will recall the colorful figure of Shanetta Cutlar. She was a high-powered Department of Justice lawyer who was known for her high-handed treatment of DOJ subordinates and colleagues. (Read the blockquote in this post to get a sense of her antics, or read this juicy letter to former Deputy […]

Department of Justice

In Defense of Shanetta Cutlar

On Friday, we broke the news that Shanetta Cutlar will be stepping down as head of the Special Litigation Section (“SPL”), in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. This news was met with rejoicing in some quarters; Cutlar was not universally loved as a boss. Much of our past coverage of Shanetta […]