Justice Dept. pushes back against Texas judge’s sanctions
The Justice Department is pushing back against a Texas judge's demand that its lawyers attend an ethics course, saying the sanction is inappropriate.
View ArticleOfficials plan news conference on Alton Sterling
Attorneys with the Justice Department say they plan an afternoon news conference to discuss their investigation into the fatal police shooting of a black man by two white officers in Baton Rouge.
View ArticleJustice Dept. ending settlement payouts to outside groups
The Justice Department will no longer allow big companies and banks to settle cases by donating to outside organizations, ending a little-known practice that had become a rallying cry for some...
View ArticleJustice Dept. questions cities’ immigration info sharing
The Justice Department on Thursday questioned whether some so-called sanctuary cities responded honestly when asked whether they follow the law on sharing the citizenship status of people in their...
View ArticleNo. 3 Justice Department official stepping down amid turmoil
The Justice Department's No. 3 official is planning to step down at a time of turmoil in the agency.
View ArticleJustice Department opinion could threaten online gambling
A legal opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice made public Monday could threaten the viability of online gambling that crosses state lines such as poker.
View ArticleJustice Dept forms group to combat contracting fraud
The Justice Department is forming a special group of prosecutors and watchdogs from several agencies to fight bid-rigging, price fixing and other fraud that hurts competition in federal government...
View ArticleJustice Department ends Louisiana school desegregation order
KEY TAKEAWAYS: DOJ lifted a 1966 desegregation order in Plaquemines Parish schools. Officials call the move a correction of a “historical wrong.” Over 130 U.S. school districts remain under...
View ArticleNew Orleans’ jail system was troubled decades before 10 inmates made an...
KEY TAKEAWAYS: 10 inmates escaped Orleans Justice Center through a wall breach Lax supervision and faulty infrastructure cited as causes Jail under federal reform order since 2013 viral abuse videos...
View ArticleTrump officials are vowing to end school desegregation orders. Some Louisiana...
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Concordia Parish schools remain under a 1965 desegregation order. Ferriday High, 90% Black, contrasts sharply with mostly white Vidalia High. The Justice Department moves to end...
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