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DOJ Reaches Settlement in 2020 Cases Involving Lafayette Square Protesters
As part of the settlement, the United States Park Police agreed to revise its policies governing demonstrations and special events.
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US Drops Name of Trump's ‘China Initiative' After Criticism
The Justice Department is scrapping the name of a Trump-era initiative intended to crack down on economic espionage by Beijing but criticized as unfairly targeting Chinese professors at American colleges because of their ethnicity.
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US Pulls Out of Settlement Talks in Family Separation Suits
The American Civil Liberties Union says the Department of Justice has withdrawn from talks to settle lawsuits filed on behalf of parents and children who were separated under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance border enforcement policy.
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Emmett Till Investigation Closed by Feds; No New Charges
The U.S. Justice Department is ending its investigation into the 1955 lynching of the Black teenager Emmett Till
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‘The Stakes Are Enormous': Bannon Case Tests Congress' Power
Steve Bannon is facing a contempt charge from Congress after he refused to cooperate with a House committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
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Watchdog: FBI Mishandled Nassar-USA Gymnastics Abuse Case
The FBI made significant errors in investigating sexual abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar and didn’t treat the case with the “utmost seriousness.”
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DOJ Partially Discloses Memo on Russia Report, Appeals Judge's Order to Release the Rest
The Biden administration says it will appeal a judge’s order directing it to release a legal memo on whether President Donald Trump had obstructed justice during the Russia investigation
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CNN: Trump Justice Department Seized Reporter Phone Records
CNN says the Trump administration Justice Department secretly obtained the 2017 phone records of a CNN correspondent
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Attorney General Calls for Increased Funding to Combat Domestic Terrorism
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday pressed Congress for increased funding on a variety of Justice Department priorities, including combating domestic terrorism, protecting civil rights, prosecuting hate crimes and battling the opioid epidemic. Testifying for the first time as attorney general before a House Appropriations subcommittee, Garland also spoke about policing reforms, including a budget request to enhance community-oriented policing....
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Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Dismiss ‘Sanctuary City' Immigration Suits
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to dismiss three lawsuits over a Trump-era immigration policy that led some areas to declare themselves “sanctuary cities,” NBC News reports.
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Garland Vows Sharp Focus on Capitol Riot as Attorney General
President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general is set for his confirmation hearing vowing to prioritize civil rights, combat extremist attacks and ensure the Justice Department remains politically independent
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Justice Officials Drove Family Separation Policy, Draft Watchdog Report Says
Top former Justice Department officials, including U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and deputy Rod Rosenstein, helped drive a Trump administration policy that resulted in the separation of children from their parents, a draft inspector general report shows.
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Barr Takes Aim at Prosecutors Inside His Own Justice Dept.
Attorney General William Barr is taking aim at his own Justice Department, criticizing prosecutors for behaving as “headhunters” in their pursuit of prominent targets and politically charged cases.
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Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case
The disgraced former mayor of Baltimore pleaded guilty Thursday to federal conspiracy and tax evasion charges in a case involving sales of her self-published children’s books.
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Justice Department Launches Antitrust Probe of Big Tech
The U.S. Department of Justice opened a sweeping antitrust investigation of major technology companies and whether their online platforms have hurt competition, suppressed innovation or otherwise harmed consumers. It said the probe will take into account “widespread concerns” about social media, search engines and online retail services. Its antitrust division is seeking information from the public, including those in the...
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Baltimore Mayor Resigns Following Controversy
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh resigned Thursday following controversy about the sale of her self-published children’s books to entities that had business with the city. Erika Gonzalez explains why the mayor didn’t make the announcement herself.
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Prosecution of DC Gun Cases Triples in Past Year With Federal Help
D.C. leaders’ new plan to crack down on gun violence in the involves the U.S. Justice Department. Scott MacFarlane reports the feds have pounced on dozens of cases.
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Former NASA Subcontractor To Be Charged in Virginia
Federal prosecutors in Virginia are preparing to file a criminal charge against a former NASA subcontractor suspected of fraud and linked to the failed 2011 launch of the NASA Glory spacecraft.
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Ecuador Rejects WikiLeaks Claim It Plans to Expel Julian Assange
Ecuador has denied WikiLeaks’ claims that it is set to expel Julian Assange from its embassy in London, rejecting what it called “an attempt to stain the dignity of the country,” NBC News reported. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, hasn’t left the embassy since 2012. He sought refuge there to avoid arrest and potential extradition to the United States for...
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Potential Privacy Lapse Found in Americans' 2010 Census Data
An internal team at the Census Bureau found that basic personal information collected from more than 100 million Americans during the 2010 headcount could be reconstructed from encrypted data, but with lots of mistakes, a top agency official disclosed Saturday. The age, gender, location, race and ethnicity for 138 million people were potentially vulnerable. So far, however, only internal hacking...