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The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, along with 85 national organizations, is urging Congress to oversee the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division. The coalition expresses concern over recent actions by political appointees within the division, alleging a departure from its founding mission to enforce civil rights laws. Abandoning the Civil Rights […]
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement with Louisiana regarding the state’s practice of suspending driver’s licenses for unpaid fines and fees. The agreement aims to address potential violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Settlement Details Under the settlement, Louisiana will revise its […]
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are facing a federal investigation, according to two U.S. officials who spoke with WCCO. The investigation concerns allegations of obstructing law enforcement activities. Federal Investigation of Walz and Frey The Department of Justice is investigating Walz and Frey for allegedly obstructing law enforcement activities. The U.S. […]
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has urged the Supreme Court to reject a petition from Stephen Thaler seeking copyright protection for a work created by his artificial intelligence (AI) system. The DOJ’s argument supports the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s decision to uphold the United States Copyright Office’s […]
Following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis last week, a number of Justice Department officials have resigned. The circumstances surrounding the shooting and the Justice Department’s response have drawn scrutiny and raised concerns among legal experts. Justice Department Response to Shooting Senior Justice Department leaders have directed federal […]
The Trump administration halted litigation aimed at addressing civil rights abuses of prisoners in Louisiana and mentally ill people living in South Carolina group homes. The Biden administration had filed lawsuits against the two states in December following Department of Justice investigations that concluded they had failed to fix violations despite years of warnings. Louisiana […]
Several top leaders within the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division have resigned in protest. The resignations follow a decision not to investigate the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis motorist by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Resignations at the Justice Department Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon reportedly stated that an investigation into the shooting would […]
The city of Portland has accused the Trump administration of attempting to leverage a longstanding oversight agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to allege bias against conservatives within the Portland Police Bureau. Attorneys for the city and the Justice Department engaged in a lengthy debate in federal court regarding whether the agreement grants the […]
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