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The United States Department of Justice says that bans in West Virginia and Arkansas targeting transgender youth are unconstitutional. The Justice Department is looking to overturn laws in West Virginia and Arkansas. In West Virginia, transgender students are banned from competing in sports that do not align with their biological …

On Thursday, the Justice Department charged a US Capitol rioter with bringing a handgun onto Capitol grounds — two days after a hearing where Republican lawmakers downplayed the deadly attack and claimed the pro-Trump rioters were unarmed. The new charge was filed against Guy Reffitt, a Texan whose case received …

Emails from the Justice Department and White House officials show how former President Donald Trump and his associates tried to pressure then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to challenge the 2020 presidential election. Emails released by the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee detail President Trump’s team’s desire for the Justice …

Attorney General Merrick Garland says that the Justice Department will aggressively fight nationwide efforts to restrict voting access. Within the next 30 days, the Justice Department is going to double the number of employees in the Civil Rights Division’s “enforcement staff for protecting the right to vote.” “There are many …

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it would no longer seize reporters’ records during leak investigations. A policy shift of a practice that news organizations have condemned for years. It also comes after a report that federal prosecutors aggressively sought communication data from reporters in an effort to identify their …

Kristen Clarke was confirmed by Senate in a 51-48 vote on Tuesday to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division. Clarke is the first Black woman to serve in this position. “Our nation is a healthier place when we respect the rights of all communities. …

President Joe Biden signed the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act into law on Thursday. “To the members of our United States Congress on both sides of the aisle who helped pass the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, thank you,” Vice President Kamala Harris said. “Because of you, history will remember this day …

The lawyer for alleged US Capitol rioter Anthony Antonio says that his client suffered from ‘Foxitis.’ Joseph Hurley, Antonio’s lawyer, told Federal Judge Robin Meriweather during a virtual hearing that his client lost his job because of the pandemic and developed ‘Foxitis’ and ‘Foxmania’ from watching Fox News for six …

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Department is investigating the practices of the Louisville Police Department. The investigation comes after Breonna Taylor was killed by police in Louisville, Kentucky last year. Her death sparked widespread protest around the world. “It will determine whether LMPD engages in unconstitutional stops, …

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday that the Justice Department is launching a “pattern or practice” investigation into the Minneapolis police department. “Today, I am announcing that the Justice Department has opened a civil investigation to determine whether the Minneapolis Police Department engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional …

Attorney General Merrick Garland canceled a Trump-era memo that limited the use of consent decrees. “This memorandum makes clear that the Department will use all appropriate legal authorities to safeguard civil rights and protect the environment, consistent with longstanding Departmental practice and informed by the expertise of the Department’s career …

This week the Justice Department charged six additional individuals associated with the Oath Keepers for conspiring to obstruct the United States Congress’s certification of the result of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, among other charges. The charges are an expansion of an existing conspiracy case charging three Oath Keeper members, …