The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday announced it is forming a unit to combat domestic terrorism as national security officials warn of a “persistent and evolving” threat of violent extremism within the U.S. Matthew Olsen, the assistant attorney general for national security, made the announcement as he noted that the …
Read More »DOJ Launches Investigation of Mount Vernon Police Department
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) has announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a pattern or practice investigation into the Mount Vernon Police Department (MVPD). The investigation will …
Read More »Families Of Parkland Shooting Victims Reach Settlement With DOJ
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement valued at about $130 million with the families of students and faculty who were killed and injured during the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, The New York Times reported on Monday. The settlement, …
Read More »Florida Man Convicted For Making Threatening Calls To Members Of Congress
A Florida man is facing prison time after making threatening phone calls to several members of Congress, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. According to evidence presented at trial, Frank Anthony Pezzuto (73, Venice) made three threatening phone calls from his home in Venice, Florida to certain congressional offices in …
Read More »Justice Department Gives 10-Month Update On January 6 Investigations
Saturday, Nov. 6, marked 10 months since the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol that disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of affirming the presidential election results. The government continues investigations into losses that resulted from the breach of the Capitol, including damage to the …
Read More »Justice Department Sues Uber for Overcharging People with Disabilities
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber) for charging “wait time” fees to passengers who, because of disability, need more time to enter a car. The DOJ says Uber’s policies and practices of charging wait time fees based on disability …
Read More »Justice Department indicts two men over REvil ransomware attacks
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced two foreign nationals have been charged for their involvement in deploying REvil ransomware attacks. The feds also announced they have seized $6.1 million allegedly traceable to ransom payments. The two face up to 115 and 145 years in prison, respectively. They’re charged in …
Read More »Justice Department Announces New Initiative to Combat Redlining
The Justice Department has announced the launch of a new initiative to combat redlining. Redlining is an illegal practice in which lenders avoid providing services to individuals living in communities of color because of the race or national origin of the people who live in those communities. The new Initiative represents …
Read More »$88M Settlement Reached With Families Of Charleston Church Shooting Victims
After years of litigation, the families of the nine victims murdered in a Charleston church shooting have settled with the Justice Department. The families sued after the FBI’s investigation revealed the system used for conducting background checks failed to flag the sale of the gun convicted shooter Dylann Roof used …
Read More »AG Merrick Garland pledges to ‘protect’ women seeking abortions in Texas
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday vowed to “protect” women seeking abortions in Texas, days after a new state law went into effect aiming to prohibit most abortions after six weeks. While the Justice Department “urgently explores all options to challenge” Texas’ new law and “protect the constitutional rights of …
Read More »Department of Justice Says Missouri Gun Law Is Unconstitutional
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a thirty-seven-page “statement of interest” supporting a legal challenge by the city of St. Louis against the state of Missouri over its new gun law. The Second Amendment Preservation Act (H.B. 85) prohibits state and local law enforcement agencies from enforcing federal gun laws. …
Read More »Federal Judge Blocks Texas Gov. Abbott’s Immigration Order
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott‘s controversial order prohibiting the ground transportation of migrants, ruling that it is likely to be found unconstitutional in a blow to Abbott’s immigration policy agenda. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone in the Western District of Texas also ruled that …
Read More »Department of Justice Launches Task Force To Protect Election Workers
The Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a new task force on Thursday to help protect election workers against violent threats. The DOJ will work with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), criminal, civil rights, and national security divisions within the agency to ensure that election …
Read More »DOJ: Federal Law Doesn’t Prohibit COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Lawyers with the Department of Justice say that federal law does not stop public agencies or private businesses from establishing COVID-19 vaccine mandates under the Food and Drug Administrations’ (FDA) emergency use authorization. “As access to the COVID-19 vaccines has become widespread, numerous educational institutions, employers, and other entities across …
Read More »DOJ To Establish Task Force To Address Threats Against Election Officials
The Justice Department announced on Friday that it is launching a task force to investigate the rise in threats against election officials, according to a memo sent to all federal prosecutors and the FBI. “The Department of Justice has a long history of protecting every American’s right to vote, and …
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