Tag: U.S. Department of Justice
Federal murder charges in 11 Oklahoma cases due to McGirt
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Eleven men whose murder convictions in Oklahoma were overturned because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on state jurisdiction in tribal...
Democrats search for a strategy to combat GOP voting laws
A small group of civil rights leaders gathered at Vice President Kamala Harris’ ceremonial office last week, discussing how to combat a wave of...
US looking at how to weed out extremists in law enforcement
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has begun an internal review to determine how to remove any extremists from within federal law enforcement following the...
Grand jury clears police in killing; family wants US probe
LAFAYETTE, La. — A grand jury has cleared officers who shot and killed a Black man last year, and his family’s attorney said he...
With civil rights charges, Justice Dept. signals priorities
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is sending a strong message about its priorities these days.
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NJ paying $1.3M to consultant to advise on women’s prison
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey taxpayers are on the hook for about $1.3 million dollars in fees to a criminal justice consultant to help...
Arizona Senate assures feds election recount is secure
PHOENIX — The Republican president of the Arizona Senate said in a letter Friday to the U.S. Justice Department that ballots being recounted from...
Washington Post says US secretly obtained reporters’ records
WASHINGTON — The Trump Justice Department secretly seized the phone records of three Washington Post reporters who covered the federal investigation into ties between...
Did agents raid home of wrong woman over Jan. 6 riot? Maybe.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — “We’re looking for Nancy Pelosi’s laptop,” FBI agents told Marilyn Hueper after briefly handcuffing her.
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Did agents raid home of wrong woman over Jan. 6 riot? Maybe.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A U.S. Capitol Police officer traveled thousands of miles to Homer, Alaska, for an FBI raid on a woman's home, looking...
