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Officers’ actions in Tyre Nichols’ arrest were ‘inhumane,’ police chief says

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After Buffalo, civil rights leaders pitch anti-hate plans

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Ilhan Omar

Trump supporter pleads guilty to threatening to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar 

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What can the US Department of Justice do about Rittenhouse? Unfortunately, not much.

Sophia A. Nelson unpacks what the legal codes say in terms of federal prosecutors holding Rittenhouse accountable after contentious verdict.
/ November 20, 2021

Biden administration sues Texas over new voting restrictions

The Biden administration on Thursday sued Texas over new election laws that outlasted a summer of dramatic protests by Democrats.
/ November 4, 2021

Justice Department sues Texas over state’s new abortion law

The DOJ sued Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution.”
/ September 9, 2021
Tulsa Commemorates 100th Anniversary Of Tulsa Race Massacre

Tulsa Massacre survivors request DOJ look for graves instead of city

Tulsa residents want the Department of Justice’s help in locating mass grave sites of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.
/ August 20, 2021

DOJ finally steps into the voting rights arena to defend the Black vote

The DOJ’s lawsuit against Georgia says a lot about the Biden administration’s commitment to protecting the Black vote.
/ June 27, 2021
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DOJ reopens investigation into killing of George Floyd: report

A federal grand jury has been empaneled to consider charges against former officer Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck.
/ February 24, 2021

Feds arrest 2 men associated with Boogaloo Bois

The Department of Justice announced that Adam Turner and John Subleski had been arrested in connection with riots in Louisville on Jan. 6.
/ February 12, 2021