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Crime and Justice News
Feb 181 min read
Top U.S. Criminal Prosecutor Quits After Demand To Start EPA Probe
The top criminal prosecutor in the Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney’s Office, Denise Cheung, resigned Tuesday after declining a request...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 182 min read
DOJ Cuts Breaks To People Loyal To Trump, Alarming Critics
Justice Department veterans are noticing a pattern a month after President Trump took office: The department seems to be cutting breaks...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 172 min read
Conservative Activist Martin Nominated D.C. U.S. Attorney
Conservative activist Ed Martin, who echoed Donald Trump’s baseless claims of a stolen 2020 election and defended Jan. 6, 2021, U.S....
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 152 min read
Will DOJ Officials' Resignation Lead To More Resistance To Trump?
The resignation of seven Justice Department officials after refusing to drop charges against an ally of President Trump marks the first...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 142 min read
NYC U.S. Attorney Out, Others May 'Jump Ship Or Be Thrown Overboard'
President Trump’s political appointees have embarked on an unapologetic, strong-arm effort to impose their will on the Justice...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 142 min read
Veteran National Security Experts Missing From DOJ 'Threat' Session
Every morning at 9:45, top Justice Department officials meet to discuss the nation’s most pressing threats and update each other on...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 102 min read
New Rules Permit Trump, Vance To Discuss Pending Cases With DOJ
The Trump administration’s rules for how White House staff can interact with the Justice Department are a departure from Biden-era...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 51 min read
Bondi Confirmed As Attorney General In 'Turbulent Time' At DOJ
Pam Bondi, President Trump’s nominee for attorney general was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday, 54-46. Bondi, a staunch Trump loyalist,...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 281 min read
DOJ Fires Employees Who Worked On Team Investigating Trump
The Justice Department fired officials who worked on the special counsel team that investigated Donald Trump in two criminal cases....
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 172 min read
In Farewell, Garland Says DOJ Must Act 'Free From Partisan Influence'
Attorney General Merrick Garland gave a tearful goodbye while warning of the risks of “grave injustice” for those who abuse the Justice...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 82 min read
Trump DOJ Leaked Pandemic Info On Cuomo To Media, IG Says
A Justice Department watchdog report on leaks to the media about federal investigations into pandemic-related nursing home deaths in New...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 2, 20242 min read
More DOJ Employees Than Usual May Depart As Trump Enters
Attorney General Merrick Garland and top Justice Department officials are encouraging career staffers to remain at the agency through the...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 26, 20242 min read
NYC U.S. Attorney Williams Leaving After High-Profile Cases
Damian Williams, Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, is leaving his post Dec. 13 after leading high-profile cases in a historic...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 22, 20243 min read
Trump Taps Ex-Florida AG Pam Bondi For U.S. Attorney General
Former Florida Attorney General will be nominated by President-elect Trump as U.S. Attorney General after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL)...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 18, 20242 min read
Can DOJ Win Consent Decrees On Local Police Before Trump's Term?
During President Biden's term, the Justice Department launched a dozen investigations into state and local law enforcement agencies....
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 11, 20242 min read
Career DOJ Lawyers May Leave If They Fear Turbulence Under Trump
What Politico calls a collective sense of dread has taken hold at the Department of Justice, which drew Donald Trump’s rage like no...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 4, 20242 min read
Harris Would Want Outspoken AG; Gupta, Cooper Possible Candidates
If Kamala Harris is elected president, she would want her Justice Department to challenge policies from Republican states restricting...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 29, 20242 min read
No Settlements In 12 DOJ Police Cases; Trump Could End Them
The U.S. Justice Department has opened 12 investigations into civil rights abuses by police departments since President Biden took...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 28, 20242 min read
Who Would Head DOJ If Kamala Harris Wins White House?
The political-legal establishment is buzzing about who might replace Attorney General Merrick Garland if Kamala Harris wins the...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 19, 20242 min read
Ferguson Case Elevated DOJ’s Civil Rights Enforcers
As the first images from Ferguson, Mo., surfaced 10 years ago — the bloodied body of a man left for hours in the street beneath sheets,...
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