Tag: U.S. Department of Justice
DOJ: Alabama prisons remain deadly, homicides increasing
MONTGOMERY, Ala, — Alabama prisons remain deadly and dangerous two years after federal officials warned the state of unconstitutional conditions, the U.S. Department of...
CNN: Trump Justice Department seized reporter phone records
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Justice Department secretly obtained the 2017 phone records of a CNN correspondent, the network said Thursday in revealing the...
Biden moving to improve legal services for poor, minorities
DETROIT — President Joe Biden plans to take executive action Tuesday to ensure minorities, low-income Americans and others have better access to quality legal...
Tennessee man admits hate crime in attack on Muslim girls
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee man who harassed two teenage Muslim girls and then swung a knife and attacked their father has pleaded guilty...
Federal agent charged in cyberstalking plot against ex-lover
WASHINGTON — A deputy U.S. marshal was charged in a cyberstalking scheme that authorities said he perpetuated with his ex-wife to have a former...
Federal murder charges in 11 Oklahoma cases due to McGirt
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Eleven men whose murder convictions in Oklahoma were overturned because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on state jurisdiction in tribal...
Democrats search for a strategy to combat GOP voting laws
A small group of civil rights leaders gathered at Vice President Kamala Harris’ ceremonial office last week, discussing how to combat a wave of...
US looking at how to weed out extremists in law enforcement
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has begun an internal review to determine how to remove any extremists from within federal law enforcement following the...
Grand jury clears police in killing; family wants US probe
LAFAYETTE, La. — A grand jury has cleared officers who shot and killed a Black man last year, and his family’s attorney said he...
With civil rights charges, Justice Dept. signals priorities
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is sending a strong message about its priorities these days.
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