Andrew Gillum Attends Church Event To Advocate For Election Recount

DOJ Indicts Andrew Gillum

The ex-mayor faces up to 20 years in prison.
by Bruce C.T. Wright
06.23.22
Voters on Election Day

DOJ Files Lawsuit Against Galveston County's Redistricting Plan

The move comes following the county's decision to adopt a new map after data was published about Black and Brown…
by Shannon Dawson
03.27.22
Attorney General Garland Holds Press Conference On Civil Rights Matter At DOJ

White Kansas Man Pleads Guilty To Hate Crime

According to the Justice Department, Donner faces a $250,000 fine and up to 10 years in prison.
by NewsOne Staff
02.12.22
Protests Continue In Louisville Over Deaths In Recent Police Shootings

Ex-Louisville Cop Gets jail Time For Excessive Force

A Louisville cop will go to jail for two years for excessive force against a protester during racial justice protests…
by NewsOne Staff
02.02.22
Conference Of Mayors Held In Washington, DC

DOJ Charges Texas Man For Threatening Election Officials

Chad Stark from Leander, Texas, was arrested for death threats made against Georgia election officials on the day of the…
by NewsOne Staff
01.21.22
Attorney General Garland Discusses Initiative To Combat Lending Discrimination At DOJ

Black Mom Denied Oklahoma Housing Over Race: DOJ

A civil rights complaint was brought against the Lone Wolf Housing Authority, the former executive director and a former program…
by NewsOne Staff
01.10.22
Attorney General Garland Announces Voting Rights Enforcement Action

DOJ Sues Texas Over Racist Redistricting Plans

Since the Voting Rights Act's gutting in the 2013 Supreme Court case Shelby v. Holder, the procedural guardrails that would…
by Anoa Changa
12.06.21
Attorney General Garland Discusses Initiative To Combat Lending Discrimination At DOJ

DOJ Launches Investigation Into Mount Vernon PD

Pattern and practice investigations are civil matters and can result in specific measures being implemented as a part of an…
by NewsOne Staff
12.03.21
Utah Schools Reopen With In-Person Learning Amid Pandemic

DOJ: Utah School District Is Racist Against Blacks

Racist harassment of Black students and students of color routinely went ignored, unchallenged and was even encouraged by those in…
by Zack Linly
10.22.21
Gavel, scales of justice and law books.

Washington Sheriff Charged After Racial Profiling Incident

This incident could've gone really wrong with the heavy police presence and a senior law enforcement veteran alleging his life…
by Anoa Changa
10.20.21
KENOSHA, WI - AUGUST 29: Demonstrators protest the police shoot

DOJ Says No Charges In Jacob Blake's Case

The system Is not broken; it is working as Intended. Internal guidance for the Department of Justice explained that action…
by Anoa Changa
10.10.21
US-JUSTICE-COURT

Black Women Hail DOJ's Texas Abortion Lawsuit

The announcement that the Department of Justice intends to sue Texas for its recently enacted anti-abortion law was being hailed…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
10.04.21
Destroy Racism

DOJ Announces 2 Sentenced In Anti-Black Hate Crimes

According to the Department of Justice, the woman used her SUV as her weapon of choice in two separate incidents…
by NewsOne Staff
08.21.21
Attorney General Garland Holds Press Conference On Civil Rights Matter At DOJ

Phoenix Police's Racist History Missing From DOJ Probe

The Department of Justice's newly announced investigation of Phoenix and its police department never specifically mentions the years-long allegations of…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
08.24.21
Ramon Olorunwa Abbas aka indicted Instagram star Hushpuppi

Instagram Star 'Hushpuppi' Pleads Guilty To Global Fraud

Ramon "Hushpuppi" Abbas, a Nigerian social media star who flaunted a luxurious lifestyle that the DOJ says was obtained through…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
08.25.21
Attorney General Merrick Garland Holds News Conference On Voting Rights Enforcement Action

DOJ Sues Georgia For Racist, Restrictive Election Law

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the State of Georgia, the Georgia Secretary of State and the Georgia State…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
08.25.21
Kristen Clarke at Senate confirmation hearing April 14, 2021

Kristen Clarke Confirmed As DOJ Civil Rights Leader

Kristen Clarke became the first Black woman and first woman overall to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division with…
by Anoa Changa
10.03.21
Men Charged With The Murder Of Ahmaud Arbery Arraigned In Georgia

Ahmaud Arbery's Family Reacts To DOJ Indictment

With the outcome of the Derek Chauvin trial, many Black families who stand in the grief of losing a lost…
by Charise Frazier
09.30.21
Louisville Police Chief Erika Shields

Unpacking Louisville Police Chief’s Response To DOJ Probe

Louisville Police Cheif Erika Shields took an unexpected tack in response to the news that the U.S. Department of Justice…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
08.26.21
Luther Hall, St. Louis detective beaten by 3 white St. Louis cops

White Cops Who Beat Black Detective Avoid Accountability

The criminal trial of three white police officers charged with beating a handcuffed undercover Black detective during the 2017 protests…
by Anoa Changa
08.26.21