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Justice Department
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Former Clinton Staffer Granted Immunity in Email InvestigationThe FBI is trying to determine whether the presence of highly classified information on Clinton’s server constitutes a crime.
By Eric Levitz
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Food Safety
U.S. Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation of Blue BellThe government wants to know when the company discovered listeria at its ice-cream plants.
By Clint Rainey
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police shootings
Justice Department Investigating Chicago Police’s Use of ForceAfter the shooting of Laquan McDonald, the Feds want to know how widespread problems might be.
By Jaime Fuller
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Edward Snowden to DOJ: Call Me Maybe?The NSA whistle-blower is ready to go to jail, if necessary.
By Jaime Fuller
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crimes and misdemeanors
Florida Man Accused of Trying to Bomb 9/11 EventHe allegedly asked the informant to build a pressure-cooker bomb and “put as much sharp stuff as you can in there.”
By Jaime Fuller
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Big Changes Are Coming to Ferguson Courts This WeekAll arrest warrants from before December 2014 will be withdrawn.
By Jaime Fuller
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charleston shooting
Charleston Shooting Suspect Will Reportedly Face Federal Hate-Crime ChargesTwenty-one-year-old Dylann Roof already faces murder charges — and potentially a death-penalty sentence — in South Carolina court.
By Jaime Fuller
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justice department
The Justice Department Is Investigating Why Your Vacation Flights Cost So MuchThe federal government thinks a few airlines may be illegally working together to keep prices high.
By Jaime Fuller
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justice department
Dennis Hastert Pleads Not Guilty to Federal ChargesHastert was indicted in May for illegally structuring bank withdrawals.
By Jessica Roy
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Woman Says Denny Hastert Sexually Abused Her Brother“He damaged Steve I think more than any of us will ever know.”
By Jaime Fuller
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Ross Ulbricht, Founder of Silk Road, Sentenced to Life in Prison“I wish I could go back and convince myself to take a different path.”
By Jaime Fuller
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justice department
Denny Hastert Indictment Linked to Alleged Decades-Old Case of Sexual MisconductThe Los Angeles Times reports that the payments were made to conceal sexual misconduct.
By Jaime Fuller
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police brutality
Cleveland Agrees to Implement Strict Rules to Prevent Police BrutalityThe Justice Department demands that the city change its policing after getting national attention for brutality.
By Jaime Fuller
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Baltimore Asks DOJ to Review Police Department“We have to have a foundation of trust, and I believe that we need the assistance of the Department of Justice … “
By Jaime Fuller
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Loretta Lynch Meets Freddie Gray’s Family“This is a flashpoint situation. We lost a young man’s life, and it begins to represent so many things.’’
By Jaime Fuller
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DOJ to Give Up to 50 Police Departments Grants for Body Cameras$20 million will be given out to police departments — with a focus on smaller ones.
By Jaime Fuller
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crimes and misdemeanors
By Margaret Hartmann
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DEA Chief to Retire After Sex-Party ScandalMichele Leonhart has run the DEA since 2007.
By Jaime Fuller
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obvious rules
Holder Reminds Federal Employees That Soliciting Prostitutes Is Illegal“The solicitation of prostitution threatens the core mission of the Department.”
By Jaime Fuller
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Ferguson Releases Copies of Racist EmailsOne features a photo of Ronald Reagan holding a chimpanzee labeled “Reagan babysitting Barack Obama.”
By Jaime Fuller
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New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez IndictedHe has been charged with 14 counts, including bribery and conspiracy.
By Jaime Fuller
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DEA Agents Host Cartel-Funded Sex PartiesA Department of Justice report reveals how the government deals with allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct.
By Jaime Fuller
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Justice Department Not at All Pleased With Michael Brown Leaks“An inappropriate effort to influence public opinion about this case.”
By Joe Coscarelli
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car trouble
By Brendan O'Connor
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muffingate
By Noreen Malone
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The Justice Department Is Not Okay With California Smoking WeedIt intends to enforce federal law even if California legalizes marijuana.
By Dan Amira
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labor wants to be free
By Avi Zenilman
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crossing over
Justice Department Could Sue Arizona As Early As TodayArizona shouldn’t be trying to do the federal government’s job.
By Dan Amira
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secretary of awesome
Hillary Clinton Was Right About the Arizona LawAnother official confirms that the Justice Department will challenge Arizona’s immigration law.
By Dan Amira
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the rich hunt
Justice Department Eyes Hamptons Real-estate Agents“The question I think the Justice Department is asking is: Are they putting their own profits ahead of what they should be doing for the clients?”
By Jessica Pressler
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international intrigue
NSA Warrantless Wiretap Program Ruled IllegalThis is a blow to the former Bush administration.
By Chris Rovzar
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terror trials
By Chris Rovzar
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punditocracy
Even Republican Lawyers Slapping Back at Liz Cheney’s Attack on ‘Al Qaeda Seven’“The American tradition of zealous representation of unpopular clients is at least as old as John Adams’s representation of the British soldiers charged in the Boston massacre.”
By Chris Rovzar
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really important issues
By Josh Duboff
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equal rites
Justice Department Now Grudgingly Defending DOMAEven though they hate it and it’s discriminatory. Weird.
By Dan Amira