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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican, is a strong defender of his state's voter ID provision. (Mario Tama/Getty Images News)

Justice Dept investigating PA voter ID law

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theGRIO REPORT - The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation of Pennsylvania's new voter-ID law, which would bar anyone with a photo identification from casting a ballot in this year's elections...
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In this June 29, 2012 photo, the Cottage Landings affordable housing project is shown while under construction in Rye, N.Y. The development is part of a 750-unit requirement in the settlement of a 2009 lawsuit against Westchester County. The county is being criticized by the federal government over its implementation of the settlement. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)

NY county fighting with feds over housing and race

Jim Fitzgerald, Associated Press
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - The entire U.S. government seems to be lined up against Westchester County these days...
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Wells Fargo to pay $175M in lending settlement

Pete Yost, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wells Fargo Bank will pay at least $175 million to settle accusations that it discriminated against African-American and Hispanic borrowers in violation of fair-lending laws, the Justice Department announced Thursday...
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Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 7, 2012, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Justice won't prosecute Holder for contempt

Larry Margasak and Pete Yost, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department declared Friday that Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to withhold information about a bungled gun-tracking operation from Congress...
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House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Darryl Issa, R-Calif., left, shakes hands with Attorney General Eric Holder on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Holder and Issa meet on Operation Fast and Furious

Pete Yost, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder wants a House panel to drop plans to try to hold him in contempt of Congress...
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NC men legally innocent but still in jail

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Over 60 men like Terrell McCullum are presently behind bars for carrying a gun, but it's not a crime at all. Even so, the fact that he and others are innocent is not enough...
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Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 7, 2012, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Holder proposes meeting with Issa

Pete Yost, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder is proposing to meet with Rep. Darrell Issa by Monday to settle a dispute over Justice Department documents...
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Opponents of the New York Police Department’s controversial 'stop-and-frisk' policy march on January 27, 2012 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

New York officials, DOJ meet over stop-and-frisk

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WASHINGTON (AP) - New York officials are asking the Justice Department to investigate the police department's stop-and-frisk program for overwhelmingly targeting minorities...
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Justice Dept. halts Florida voter purge

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The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered the state of Florida to halt its purge of suspected non-U.S. citizens from its voter rolls...
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Justice Dept. plans to sue Arizona sheriff Arpaio

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PHOENIX (AP) - Federal authorities have said they plan to sue Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office over allegations of civil rights violations, including the racial profiling of Latinos...
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