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Youth prison guards walk off job at Banksia Hill Detention Centre as industrial dispute escalates

Youth custodial officers at the Banksia Hill Detention Centre walk off the job as they ramp up their industrial action against the state government.

ABC News

Louisville police violated constitutional rights, DOJ finds. Consent decree coming

Nearly three years after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by Louisville police, the U.S. Department of Justice says it found probable cause to believe the Louisville Metro Police Department has violated federal law and the Constitution.

Tribune News Service

Federal judge tosses Missouri gun law, ruling it ‘exposes citizens to greater harm’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal judge has overturned a Missouri law that declared certain federal gun laws “invalid” if they don’t have a state-level equivalent, after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to overturn the measure.

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Professor Jennifer Mascott, Winner of 2023 Joseph Story Award

Congratulations are in order for Professor Jennifer Mascott of George Mason, winner of the 2023 Joseph Story Award. This award recognizes a junior academic who has demonstrated excellence in legal scholarship, a commitment to teaching, a concern for students, and who has made a significant public impact in a manner…

Reason

Man starved to death in Arkansas jail which was under DOJ supervision for 11 years

The facility has a record of investigations

The Independent UK

Department of Justice v. Texas Judges

Does DOJ actually agree with "a couple of law professors beating a drum on Twitter"?

Reason

Family of Shanquella Robinson demand action from DC officials four months after mystery death in Mexico

Four months after the investigation into Shanquella Robinson’s was launched, no arrests have been made.

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Ted Cruz continues to take aim at AG Merrick Garland at CPAC

At the conservative political convention, the Texas senator also criticized President Joe Biden for his response to the Ohio train derailment and Dr. Anthony Fauci for his role during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Texas Tribune

Trump can be sued by police over Jan 6, Justice Department says

A group of police officers and lawmakers want Mr Trump held liable for inciting the January 6 riot

The Independent UK

Prosecutors and FBI clashed over search of Trump residence, report says

FBI agents feared searching Mr Trump’s property could damage their careers

The Independent UK

Missouri legalized recreational marijuana. Will its federal lawmakers represent weed shops?

WASHINGTON — If you sell marijuana in Missouri, even legally, there’s always the worry of getting robbed.

Tribune News Service

Criminal turns new leaf after being diagnosed with neurodisability, calls for better screening in prisons

An ex-convict who spent most of four decades in different prisons urges the West Australian government to improve screening for cognitive disabilities in the justice system.

ABC News

Why scammers who stole billions in unemployment benefits may get away with fraud

WASHINGTON — Just a small percentage of the at least $60 billion in unemployment payments estimated to be lost to fraud during the pandemic has been recovered, and time is running out to prosecute those who committed the crime.

Los Angeles Times

Trump ordered to give evidence in lawsuit by ex-FBI figures he targeted

Unless President Joe Biden intervenes to invoke executive privilege, Mr Trump will face questioning by attorneys for former FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok and ex-FBI attorney Lisa Page

The Independent UK

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Judge rules against DOJ over communications in suit over Georgia voting laws

ATLANTA — A judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to turn over communications with organizations suing Georgia over the state’s voting laws, deciding in favor of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as he tries to show that the federal government collaborated with his opponents.

ABC News

WA food bank comes up with unlikely solution to soaring demand for support services

As Louise prepares charity food packs, she admits that for the first time in a while, she looks forward to waking up and coming to work. You can't tell but she's a little different to the other volunteers at the Perth Foodbank. Louise is a prisoner.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Of course the California attorney general’s wife shouldn’t oversee his budget

A flurry of news stories in recent days exposed the questionable appointment of California Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Alameda) as chair of a budget subcommittee that will recommend funding for the state Department of Justice, which is run by her spouse, Attorney General Rob Bonta. The right response would have been…

Tribune News Service

Texas man pleads guilty to assaulting police in Jan. 6 US Capitol riot

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Hurst man has pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement, resulting in body injury during the January 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to the Department of Justice.

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Mark McGowan's 'parents need to parent' remark sparks debate about Indigenous disadvantage

The WA Premier says parents need to take responsibility for parenting their children. But advocates say it's not that simple, and solving issues of youth crime means tackling entrenched disadvantage and trauma.

Reuters

U.S. backs Moderna, says government should face COVID-19 vaccine lawsuit

The U.S. government should face a patent lawsuit over COVID-19 vaccines, not vaccine maker Moderna Inc, the Department of Justice told a Delaware federal court on Tuesday.

ABC News

Justice Dept admits not knowing how long Banksia Hill detainees have been locked in cells

The Department of Justice's Director-General says the gap in recording was only realised as a result of legal action against Banksia Hill.

WEKU

One of the deadliest federal prison units is closing

The Bureau of Prisons is shutting down a unit at its newest penitentiary in Illinois, following an investigation by NPR and The Marshall Project that exposed it was rife with violence and abuse.

The Independent UK

North Carolina AG won't defend abortion pill restrictions

North Carolina's attorney general won’t defend state restrictions on dispensing abortion pills that are being challenged in a federal lawsuit

Los Angeles Times

Senators fault Department of Justice for 'appalling' conditions in jails

LOS ANGELES — The federal government started investigating Los Angeles jails in 1996 — back when Bill Clinton was president, the Spice Girls were all the rage, and Tupac Shakur's killing dominated the news.

WEKU

The Pence subpoena could set up a showdown over executive privilege

Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly invoked executive privilege as attempts to block testimony about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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