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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
09.10.21
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
08.26.21
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
08.26.21
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
US-POLITICS-BIDEN

Opposition To Kristen Clarke Is Steeped In Anti-Blackness

Nominated to be the first Black woman to lead the Department of Justice’s civil rights division, Kristen Clarke is caught…
by Anoa Changa
08.26.21
Minneapolis, Minnesota, George Floyd memorial at 38th and Chicago who was killed by police.

DOJ Accelerates Investigation Into George Floyd's Murder

Prosecutors recently impaneled a grand jury and interviewed fresh witnesses in the ongoing investigation into Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis…
by Charise Frazier
08.26.21
Meet the Press - Season 71

Biden’s DOJ Wants Omarosa To Pay $61.5K Immediately

The current DOJ is still trying to make Omarosa Manigault Newman pay tens of thousands of dollars that Trump's administration…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
08.26.21
Justice For Black Lives

'Cheated Of A Fair Process'

The DOJ announced there lacked sufficient evidence to "support federal criminal charges against Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) Officers Timothy…
by Charise Frazier
08.31.21
US-EQUALITY-MARCH-PRIDE-PARADE

Why A DOJ Lawyer Is Aiding Iowa In…

The Justice Department has assigned a federal hate crimes lawyer to help prosecute a man charged with murdering a transgender…
by ionelholloway
10.16.17
OJ wonât bring charges against Baltimore officers in Freddie Gray case

DOJ: No Charges For Freddie Gray Officers

The DOJ refuses to charge the six officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray, citing "insufficient evidence."
by Asha French, NewsOne Contributor
09.13.17
Protest Calling for Resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Trump Administration Fails To Fill 93 U.S. Attorney…

After forcing all Obama administration federal prosecutors to resign, President Trump and U.S. Attorney General Sessions have not replaced any…
by D.L. Chandler
04.24.17
Dept. of Justice report

Judge Okays Baltimore Police Department Overhaul

Judge James K. Bredar ruled Friday for a consent decree allowing the overhauling of the Baltimore Police Department after a…
by Clarissa Hamlin
04.07.17
Anne & Emmett at Duke Ellington School of the Arts

DOJ May Re-open Emmett Till Murder Investigation

The U.S. Department of Justice may re-open its investigation into the 1955 gruesome murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till for whistling…
by Clarissa Hamlin
04.05.17
USA - Protests in Ferguson

Ferguson Officials Miss Deadlines In DOJ Deal

Ferguson officials have missed crucial deadlines that were set by the Department of Justice in efforts to reform policing procedures.
by Brandee Sanders
01.28.17
Volunteer checking voters in at polling place

Discriminatory Texas Voter ID Case In Limbo

On the heels of Donald Trump being sworn into office, the DOJ requested that a voter ID law case in…
by Brandee Sanders
03.15.18
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