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