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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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Crime and Justice News
Jul 9, 20242 min read
How House GOP Would Refocus DOJ; Senate Likely Won't Agree
House Republicans want to include an array of conservative policy riders in the bill that funds the Justice Department, with provisions...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 24, 20242 min read
Federal Criminal Prosecutions Have Dropped Markedly Since COVID
Chicago and other big cities have seen the number of new federal prosecutions drop steadily, likely because of a hangover from the...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 17, 20241 min read
DOJ Won't Charge AG Garland In Biden Tapes Dispute
The Justice Department declined to pursue a criminal case against Attorney General Merrick Garland after House Republicans voted to hold...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 11, 20241 min read
Garland: Unfounded Attacks On DOJ 'Dangerous ... Must Stop'
Last week, a California man was convicted of threatening to an FBI office where hundreds of agents and other employees work. He wrote, “I...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 4, 20242 min read
Garland Tells House GOP Members They Can't Intimidate DOJ
Attorney General Merrick Garland, facing a contempt vote in Congress, assailed House Republicans on Tuesday, accusing his critics of...
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Crime and Justice News
May 20, 20242 min read
'Fat Leonard' Cases Falling Apart Because Of Mishandled Prosecution
Few Navy officers entangled themselves in the Fat Leonard corruption scandal more than Steve Shedd. The former warship captain confessed...
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Crime and Justice News
May 20, 20242 min read
How Trump Might Turn DOJ Into 'Attack Dog' For Conservatives
Donald Trump allies are assembling proposals to curtail the Justice Department's independence and turn the agency into an attack dog for...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Rep. Stefanik Accuses Jack Smith Of Election Interference
Rep Elise Stefanik (R-NY) filed an ethics complaint against special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday, accusing the prosecutor overseeing the...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 4, 20242 min read
DOJ Adding $80 Million For Community Violence Intervention
The Justice Department is set to invest nearly $80 million in additional funding to support community violence intervention programs...
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