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November 14, 2017
The traditionally independent Justice Department appears to get political as Trump calls for the investigation of his enemies
September 13, 2017
The U.S. Department of Justice under President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has declined to seek charges for…
July 5, 2017
On Thursday, President Donald Trump nominated Eric Dreiband to be the head of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. But
June 20, 2017
According to Eric Garner's daughter, Erica, the DOJ contacted her in a possible first step toward the end of an…
February 24, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has issued a memo on Thursday reversing one made by his predecessor, Sally Yates, concerning the…
August 19, 2016
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August 13, 2016
The family of Philando Castile has requested that the United States Department of Justice investigate his death. Glenda Hatchett, the
June 21, 2016
MACON, Ga. (AP) — There's not enough evidence to support federal criminal charges in the case of a teenager found…
February 11, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department enters its court fight against the city of Ferguson with the apparent upper hand,…
February 2, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice will conduct a comprehensive review of the San Francisco Police Department,…
December 7, 2015
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has announced a federal civil rights investigation of the Chicago police department...
July 21, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday formally dropped what was left of its criminal case…
June 30, 2015
FERGUSON, Missouri (AP) — Police antagonized crowds that gathered to protest last year's fatal shooting of a young black man…
May 8, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with the matter says the Justice Department is preparing to announce a civil rights…
May 6, 2015
BALTIMORE (AP) — The mayor called on U.S. government investigators Wednesday to look into whether this city’s beleaguered police department
March 11, 2015
FERGUSON, Missouri (AP) — The police chief in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson has resigned in the wake of…
March 5, 2014
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say deputies of a North Carolina sheriff accused of illegally targeting Latino drivers shared…
October 17, 2013
MSNBC - In June, the Supreme Court badly weakened the 1965 Voting Rights Act which had been signed into law…
September 24, 2013
ESSAY - When my friends and I witnessed a man being battered by his female partner, we struggled over whether…
August 14, 2013
OPINION - Holder’s announcement this week signals both his leadership and commitment to these issues as well as his capacity…