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Trump aimed to erode immigrant representation with census citizenship question, documents show

Documents reveal officials worked to keep secret their intention to use the data to exclude non-citizens from apportionment

The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2022

Attorney: DOJ should investigate Jayland Walker's death

An attorney for Jayland Walker's family has joined the NAACP in asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate his death

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2022

Documents detail the secret strategy behind Trump's census citizenship question push

Newly released documents confirm the Trump administration's push for a citizenship question was part of a bid to alter the census numbers used to divide up seats in Congress and the Electoral College.

WEKU · Jul 20, 2022

Lawyer's plan for Trump to overturn election included firing acting attorney general

William Olson conceded that his proposed plans could be regarded as tantamount to declaring “martial law” and could be compared with Watergate.

Axios · Jul 16, 2022

Justice Department investigating Md. State Police over possible employment discrimination

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a “pattern or practice” investigation into the Maryland Department of State Police to examine if the agency had racially discriminatory hiring and promotion practices, officials announced Friday.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022

Improving, but still grim, conditions in immigration detention centers, California AG says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new report from the state Department of Justice shows that while conditions in California’s federal immigration detention facilities have improved since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, they remain grim.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022

Steve Bannon says in leaked audio Trump planned to declare victory on election night even if losing

Former White House official reveals plan in leaked audio

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

State lotteries increasingly cede control to huge firms

In three states, the day-to-day management of state lotteries comes from multinational corporations, which reap millions of dollars in profits from state-approved gambling

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Ericsson's Core Profit Misses as Rising Costs Hit Margins

Ericsson, the Swedish telecoms equipment firm which is facing bribery investigations, reported a rise in second-quarter core earnings on Thursday but missed expectations as margins were hit by increased component and logistics costs. Rising inflation, a chip shortage and Russia's invasion of Ukraine drove up costs and pushed down the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 14, 2022

Dems call on Garland to do something

"All of it points to the urgent need for DOJ to prosecute Donald Trump," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

Salon · Jul 13, 2022