Tag Archives: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Jimmy Williams Two Senate Democrats have requested the Justice Department to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for allegedly failing to disclose gifts and a loan from wealthy friends. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland last week, urging …

Jimmy Williams Federal prosecutors are urging the Supreme Court to deny Steve Bannon’s request to delay his four-month prison sentence. Bannon, a former advisor to Donald Trump, was convicted nearly two years ago for contempt of Congress after ignoring subpoenas from the House Jan. 6 committee. Prosecutors argue it’s time …

Jimmy Williams The Justice Department announced Friday that it will not prosecute Attorney General Merrick B. Garland after the House held him in contempt of Congress earlier this week due to a subpoena dispute. House Republicans, who passed the contempt measure almost entirely along party lines, accused the Justice Department …

Jimmy Williams The Justice Department, alongside 30 state and district attorneys general, filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit on Thursday against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment. The suit, lodged in federal court in Manhattan, accuses the company of operating an illegal monopoly over live events in the U.S., …

Jennifer Shutt, New Jersey Monitor The U.S. Justice Department released a lengthy report Thursday concluding that while President Joe Biden “willfully retained” classified materials following his time as vice president, he won’t be charged with a crime. Special Counsel Robert K. Hur wrote in the 388-page report that prosecutors considered …

Jimmy Williams Missouri Democratic Representative Cori Bush is currently under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding allegations of misusing federal funds, particularly concerning her campaign’s spending on security services. This information comes from three sources familiar with the situation. Bush has denied any wrongdoing and emphasized her commitment …

Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams Former Republican President Donald Trump made clear Monday that if returned by voters to the White House this year, he plans to weaponize the U.S. Department of Justice against Democratic President Joe Biden. Trump’s threat against Biden, who is seeking reelection, came as the ex-president prepares …

Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout The U.S. Department of Justice initiated a civil rights investigation Thursday of the city of Memphis and Memphis Police Department stemming in part from Tyre Nichols’s death in January after being beaten by police officers during a traffic stop. “Public safety requires public trust in police …

The Justice Department on Friday announced that the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and the City of Minneapolis (City) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct in violation of the U.S. Constitution and federal law. Specifically, the Justice Department finds that the MPD: Uses excessive force, including unjustified deadly force …

Commentary Vanessa Gallman, Kentucky Lantern The fallout of the 2020 Breonna Taylor killing by police, resulting from an invalid warrant, made clear that the Louisville police department has serious problems in management and training. But a two-year federal investigation into the department exposed the depth of the bullying and overall …

The Justice Department on Wednesday said that it found that the Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville/Jefferson County Metro government violated the Constitution and federal law in various practices in dealing with the Black community. Following an investigation launched in April 2021, the DOJ said it has entered an agreement …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to weigh in on the battle over documents that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents took while executing a search warrant at his Florida estate.   The ex-president’s lawyers wanted the court to ensure that more than 100 classified …

Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Idaho Capital Sun The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Idaho over the state’s trigger law that will ban nearly all abortions. The law is scheduled to take effect on Aug. 25, unless the Idaho Supreme Court puts the law on a temporary hold after …

Kira Lerner, Virginia Mercury Democrats on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday explored how to combat violent threats lodged against election officials, while Republicans questioned why the Department of Justice isn’t doing more to investigate threats against crisis pregnancy centers and Supreme Court justices. During a hearing on protecting …

by Kira Lerner, Arizona Mirror The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division announced Tuesday that it has sued Arizona over a law signed by the state’s Republican governor in March that requires people registering to vote prove their citizenship to participate in a presidential election or to vote by …