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Department of Justice investigation finds Alaska unnecessarily institutionalizes children, violating federal law

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A major U.S. Department of Justice investigation has concluded that children in Alaska with mental health issues are “forced to endure unnecessary and unduly long” institutionalization in locked psychiatric hospitals and residential treatment facilities because no alternatives exist.

Tribune News Service

Final Jan 6 hearing: Key takeaways we’ve learned from the House committee

The final public presentation from the House investigation into Donald Trump’s role in provoking the Capitol riot starts at 1pm ET on Monday 19 December

The Independent UK

Man who threatened Black Lives Matter supporters pleads guilty to hate crime charges

The case was investigated by the FBI, as the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division prosecuted the case. The suspect, Kenneth Pilon, will be sentenced in March 2023.

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Accused of illegally evicting Black and Latino renters, Southern California city, sheriff to pay $1 million

LOS ANGELES — A Mojave Desert community and sheriff’s department will be forced to spend nearly $1 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit alleging they discriminated against Black and Latino renters, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times

Special counsels, like the one leading the Department of Justice's investigation of Trump, are intended to be independent – but they aren't entirely

When Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed veteran prosecutor Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee two criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump on Nov. 18, 2022, Garland’s goal was to shield the probes from the appearance of partisanship.

The Conversation

Jan 6 committee says meeting about possible criminal referrals was ‘successful’

The committee is reportedly weighing criminal referrals for at least four people in former President Donald Trump’s orbit

The Independent UK

DOJ subpoenas Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office as Trump investigation continues

ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Justice has subpoenaed the Georgia secretary of state’s office and at least one metro Atlanta county as it continues to investigate former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

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DOJ subpoenas Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office as Trump investigation continues

ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Justice has subpoenaed the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office as it continues to investigate former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Tribune News Service

Judge throws out Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents lawsuit after appeals court orders it dismissed

Decision brings an end to the months-long delaying action by which Mr Trump had stymied FBI efforts to determine whether he broke US laws

The Independent UK

Former U.S. attorney believes the Department of Justice is "on a path to charge" Trump

"You want to have proof beyond a reasonable doubt, and you want to have a strong case."

Axios

Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Jan. 6 panel's criminal referrals could signal DOJ to investigate

"This is all about telling the American people about what happened."

Axios

Biden faced internal opposition to Brittney Griner swap, reports say

Department of Justice viewed deal to exchange basketball star for Russian arms dealer as a mistake

The Guardian - US

Judge declines DoJ request to hold Trump team in contempt of court over Mar-a-Lago papers subpoena

Court proceedings were sealed depsite pressure from news organisations

The Independent UK

Trump news – live: Judge declines request to hold Trump team in contempt over Mar-a-Lago classified documents

The latest on the former president’s legal woes

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Trump among 5 targets as Jan. 6 panel weighs criminal referrals

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee is considering criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump, his chief of staff Mark Meadows and at least three other key allies involved in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.

The Independent UK

Justice Department asks judge to hold Trump’s team in contempt over classified documents

Move came after former president’s lawyers found two more classified documents in Florida storage facility

The Independent UK

After Shanquella Robinson’s ‘femicide’, experts say US must do more to recognise violence against women

The US is obscuring an epidemic of violence against women by failing to classify gender-based killings, experts say

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Feds ask for another extension in a suit to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — The federal government sought another delay in a yearslong legal battle to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia on Monday, leaving unsettled whether a place for people in addiction to use drugs under medical supervision, and be revived if they overdose, can open in one of the…

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Musk supports idea of SBF going to jail over FTX collapse

Both the Department of Justice and the SEC are reported to be investigating FTX's downfall.

Tribune News Service

3 months after Fat Leonard escaped, feds remain mum on details

Three months after the corrupt defense contractor known as "Fat Leonard" brazenly, and easily, escaped from his luxury home detention arrangement in San Diego, the circumstances behind how the Malaysian tycoon pulled it off are still under wraps.

Axios

Appeals court halts special master review of Mar-a-Lago documents

It's a major defeat for Trump and victory for the Department of Justice.

Salon

House rule changes may boost extremists

MAGA Republicans trying to squeeze concessions out of Kevin McCarthy that would give them more power

The Guardian - AU

Plan to overhaul troubled Banksia Hill youth detention centre commissioned but kept secret

Aboriginal leaders express anger as review declared an ‘internal document’ just weeks after crisis talks with state government

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: A jury delivers the truth about Jan. 6. It was seditious conspiracy

The conviction of Oath Keepers leaders Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs on charges of seditious conspiracy is a historic legal victory for the Department of Justice, but it is much more than that as well.

The Independent UK

Report: California gun data breach was unintentional

California's breach of personal information for hundreds of thousands of gun owners earlier this year was the result of poor training and lack of technical expertise

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