'Provocative' Gaetz AG Pick Draws Immediate Flak in GOP Ranks
President-elect Trump's announcement that he will nominate Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general demonstrated Trump's intent to radically...
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Former DOJ Veteran and SG Ted Olson Dies at 84
Theodore Olson, who argued 65 cases at the Supreme Court as President George W. Bush's solicitor general and as a private lawyer and who...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 191 min read
DOJ: Housing Provider for Migrant Children Engaged in Sexual Abuse
Employees of Southwest Key Programs, the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S., repeatedly sexually...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 122 min read
House Likely To Vote On Holding Garland In Contempt Over Biden Audio
The Republican-led House is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. At...
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Crime and Justice News
May 72 min read
House Republicans Ready To Hold Attorney General In Contempt Over Biden Audio
House Republicans plan to move forward next week with holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for his refusal to...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 181 min read
DOJ To Pay $100M To Larry Nassar Victims Because of FBI Inaction
Because the FBI did not act on abuse allegations, the U.S. Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 181 min read
DOJ Opens Chicago Gun-Intel Hub, Task Forces To Curb Carjacking
The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce the nation's violent crime, launching a specialized gun intelligence center at...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 121 min read
Piquero: Biden Justice Budget Skimps On Building Evidence Base
The Biden administration's former director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Alex Piquero, challenged the administration to put more...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 232 min read
Justice Dept. Files Statement of Interest in D.C. Police-Response Suit
The U.S. Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in Bread for the City v. District of Columbia, a lawsuit in the U.S....
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 301 min read
A.G. Garland to Transfer Power During 90-Minute Surgery
Attorney General Merrick Garland is scheduled for back surgery this weekend, but is going out of his way to make sure that there are no...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 41 min read
St. Louis Suburb to Pay Nearly $3M in Post-Ferguson Class-Action
Florissant, a St. Louis suburb, will pay nearly $3 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of violating the constitutional rights of...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 9, 20231 min read
DOJ Investigates Mississippi Police Department for Constitutional Violations
A small police department in Lexington, Mississippi has become the 11th in the nation to be reviewed by the Biden administration’s...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 25, 20231 min read
DOJ Files $300 Million Civil Forfeiture Against Superyacht
The United States filed a civil forfeiture complaint in the Southern District of New York against the motor yacht Amadea – a 348-foot...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 29, 20232 min read
'Defund' Justice Strategy Faces Tricky Rules Questions
When the House Appropriations Committee takes up the main justice funding bill in September, it will confront a question brewing among...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 24, 20232 min read
Officials: Smith's Expenses Not Detracting From Regular DOJ Duties
Special counsel Jack Smith and his team of 40 to 60 prosecutors is on track to spend about $25 million a year, but their efforts aren’t...
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Crime and Justice News
May 26, 20231 min read
DOJ Sets New Anti-Profiling Rules, Covering Thousands More Officials
The Justice Department will require thousands more people working in the justice system to comply with rules barring race and gender bias...
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Crime and Justice News
May 26, 20232 min read
BJS Calls on Government at All Levels to Improve Policing Data
The Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics issued a report on the state of policing data, with a list of recommended steps to...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 12, 20231 min read
Schumer Asks Senators To Reject Trump Plea To 'Defund' DOJ, FBI
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will introduce a resolution rejecting former President Trump's call to "defund" the main...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 27, 20232 min read
DEA Scandal Report Barely Mentions Critical Problems
An external probe of the Drug Enforcement Administration that began in 2021 after reports of a rogue agent's corruption yielded a final...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 24, 20232 min read
This is America's Criminal Justice Stress Test
As multiple investigations of former President Donald Trump march toward critical decision points, their confluence is putting the...
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