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August 19, 2025
The probe comes as Trump seizes control of the Metropolitan Police Department, deploying the National Guard.
August 19, 2025
Justice Department official investigating Letitia James asked her to quit, then appeared outside her home.
Harmeet Dhillon, theGrio.com
December 11, 2024
Civil rights leaders are decrying Trump’s pick to lead the DOJ Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, and the implications.
Kristen Clarke thegrio.com
August 30, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice and a northeastern Oklahoma bank have announced a proposed agreement to settle claims that the…
August 14, 2023
Bernice King called the riverfront brawl in Alabama a moment reflecting the “nature of karma” and “generations of frustration."
August 5, 2023
The family of Ajike “AJ” Owens is demanding that the Department of Justice investigate her death as a hate crime.
July 27, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday it is investigating the patterns or practices of the police department in Memphis,…
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July 14, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county.
June 29, 2023
Lawyers for the family of Irvo Otieno have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into…
May 20, 2023
Rachael Rollins was accused in federal investigations of attempting to influence a local election and lying to investigators.
March 17, 2023
A Black couple is seeking justice after a home loan company and an appraiser allegedly discriminated against them by purposely…
January 12, 2023
Amid recent admission that a second batch of classified documents was found at Biden’s residence, things are heating up on…
Special Agent Mark Wagner shot Quadren Wilson
January 6, 2023
Special Agent Mark Wagner is ordered to stand trial to determine if he was justified in the shooting of Quadren…
December 17, 2022
With reform stalled in Congress, federal prosecutors were ordered to avoid mandatory minimum sentences for smaller amounts of rock cocaine.
December 7, 2022
“Now more than ever, protecting civil rights is the responsibility of every Justice Department employee every single day,” U.S. Attorney…
September 25, 2022
Axel Cox, 23, was charged for burning a cross in his front yard to threaten his Black neighbors, federal prosecutors…
August 7, 2022
It's a sad commentary on the state of racial justice that in 2022, Black people still can't get justice when…
August 6, 2022
Advocates still want more reform in criminal justice after the DOJ charged four officers involved in the shooting death of…
ay Z Beyonce Warren Buffet, theGrio.com
July 27, 2022
Trident Mortgage Co. a division of Berkshire Hathaway's HomeServices of America, deliberately avoided writing mortgages in neighborhoods in West Philadelphia;…
July 25, 2022
The city service hotline has reportedly had problems for a while, but Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner issued a rebuke of…