Attorney General Merrick Garland

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September 30, 2022
Between 2015 and 2021, Lakeland Bank allegedly failed to provide mortgage lending services to Newark's Black and Latino communities.
July 5, 2022
The DOJ is considering whether to seek the death penalty against the Buffalo suspect accused of murdering 10 African Americans.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden
May 21, 2022
White House officials met with the NAACP and may soon meet with others to discuss combating white supremacist violence and…
May 15, 2022
After a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, leaders said the need to combat white supremacy, domestic terrorism and gun…
January 11, 2022
Rollins is seeking protection from the U.S. Marshals Service, backed by dozens of faith leaders and community groups.
Activist Groups March And Rally For Voting Rights In Nation's Capital
December 6, 2021
AG Merrick Garland announced Monday that the DOJ is taking legal action against the state of Texas over its new…
November 8, 2021
Being led away after Pastor Ezekiel Ndikumana tackled him, Dezire Baganda said all churches and schools need to be shot…
rally thegrio.com
October 9, 2021
Donna Brazile opines that the government has an obligation to step on and protect people when they are being threatened…
September 9, 2021
The DOJ sued Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing it was enacted “in open defiance…
September 1, 2021
Attacks against Blacks increased from 1,930 in 2019 to 2,755 in 2020. Crimes targeting Asians here went from 158 to…
August 5, 2021
The DOJ is launching a probe into police in Phoenix to examine if officers used excessive force and abused people…
Biden nominees Erek L. Barron Rachael S. Rollins thegrio.com
July 27, 2021
President Joe Biden has nominated eight leaders to serve as U.S. attorneys who are on the cusp of making history
U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a meeting with Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser
July 12, 2021
Biden hosted mayors and police chiefs from across the country on Monday to discuss gun violence prevention ahead of Tuesday's…
June 27, 2021
The DOJ's lawsuit against Georgia says a lot about the Biden administration's commitment to protecting the Black vote.
Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, theGrio.com
June 25, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland and DOJ Civil Rights Division's Assistant Attorney Kristen Clarke announced the Georgia lawsuit on Friday.
June 15, 2021
Judge Jackson won the support of three GOPers, making the vote 53-44, with several Republicans not taking part.
Attorney General Garland Gives Policy Address On Voting Rights
June 11, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland made it clear that building on voting rights is a priority of President Joe Biden’s administration.
Louisville Black Lives Matter thegrio.com
May 5, 2021
A standoff occurred between a Black Lives Matter protestor and a restaurant patron in Louisville, Kentucky.
May 5, 2021
It requires the FBI to release all its counterintelligence program files, including those about Hampton and Martin Luther King.
chauvin thegrio.com
April 23, 2021
The DOJ is considering bringing charges against Derek Chauvin for placing his knee of a Black teenager in 2017 according…