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Justice Department enters consent decree with Fulton County over jail conditions

The U.S. Justice Department announced that it has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia’s most populous county after finding that violence and filthy conditions in county lockups violated the constitutional rights of people held in jail

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Woman Pleads Guilty for Threat Left on Voice-Mail of Judge Tanya Chutkan, Who Was Presiding Over Trump's Election Interference Trial

[UPDATE 12/26/2024, 7:36 pm: I erroneously titled this post "woman sentenced for …" (likely because I had been reviewing some… The post Woman Pleads Guilty for Threat Left on Voice-Mail of Judge Tanya Chutkan, Who Was Presiding Over Trump's Election Interference Trial appeared first on Reason.com.

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Garland under fire after Gaetz report

Justice Department leaders decided against prosecuting Trump ally — and obstructed congressional ethics probe

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Inside the Gaetz ethics report, a trove of new details alleging payments for sex and drug use

The House Ethics Committee’s long-awaited report into Rep. Matt Gaetz documents a trove of salacious allegations of misconduct, including sex with an underage girl, that tanked the Florida Republican’s nomination to lead the Justice Department

The Independent UK

Did President Biden's Justice Department Confer with the Victims' Families Before the President Commuted Federal Death Sentences?

The Justice Department's policies generally require such conferrals, but it is unclear whether standard procedures were followed by the President in today's mass commutations of federal death sentences.

Reason

Senate Republicans Demand Further Investigation Into Capitol Riot Sources

Senate Republicans seek clarity on the involvement of confidential human sources from various Justice Department agencies during the events of January 6, 2021.

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Two directors of Epic Games, Tencent resign amid antitrust investigation

The US Department of Justice says it expressed concerns directors’ positions on two company boards violated Clayton Act.

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Mike Lee says FBI watchdog report shows Jan 6 conspiracy theories ‘weren’t so crazy’

Justice Department watchdog found ‘no evidence’ FBI had undercover agents at the Capitol

The Independent UK

Now Trump gets to use the Espionage Act

We've seen how ruthless presidents use this deeply flawed law — and Trump already knows it's an effective weapon

Salon

FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup

Social media users are misrepresenting a report by the Justice Department inspector general’s office, falsely claiming that it’s proof the FBI orchestrated the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021

The Independent UK

Watchdog finds FBI intelligence missteps before Jan. 6 riot, but no undercover agents were present

The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot even though the bureau did prepare for the possibility of violence on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a watchdog report

The Independent UK

‘No evidence’ undercover FBI agents joined Capitol riots despite ongoing conspiracy theories, watchdog finds

More than two dozen FBI confidential sources were in Washington on January 6

The Independent UK

Timeline of events since Breonna Taylor's shooting death by police

Here is a timeline of events that began with the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was killed by police in her home in Louisville, Kentucky

The Independent UK

Louisville Police Reform Agreement Reached After Breonna Taylor Investigation

Louisville agrees to police reform after federal probe into rights violations and discrimination. Future of city-Justice Department agreements uncertain.

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Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing

The U.S. Justice Department and the city of Louisville have reached an agreement to reform the city’s police force after an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor

Roll Call

Watchdog finds no proof of undercover FBI agents at Jan. 6 attack - Roll Call

A Justice Department watchdog review Thursday found no proof the FBI had undercover employees among the Jan. 6, 2021, pro-Trump rioters.

The Independent UK

Trump’s Justice Department secretly obtained phone records from Congress members and staff

Two House Democrats and 43 staffers targeted in broad sweep during Trump’s administration

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Justice Department Obtained Phone Records Of Members Of Congress

Kash Patel's nomination to lead the FBI under scrutiny for lack of transparency and accountability in responses to DOJ phone record acquisitions and Januar...

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Justice Department Report Reveals Seizure Of Reporters' Phone Records

Report reveals bypassing of rules in seizing reporters' phone records during Trump administration. Concerns over potential policy changes under new leadership.

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Justice Department ignored some policies when seizing reporters' phone records, watchdog finds

Federal prosecutors sidestepped some Justice Department rules when they seized the phone records of reporters as part of media leak investigations during the Trump administration, according to a new watchdog report being released as the aggressive practice of hunting for journalists’ sources could again be resurrected

Roll Call

DOJ watchdog review sparks change to policy on lawmaker records - Roll Call

The Justice Department has strengthened internal reviews for when it seeks certain records of members of Congress and congressional staffers.

International Business Times

US Judge Rejects Boeing 737 MAX Accord Over Diversity Policies

A US judge rejected a criminal settlement with Boeing over the 737 MAX crashes on Thursday, slamming diversity policies at the aviation giant and the Justice Department that made him "skeptical" of a fair outcome.

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Justice Department and the city of Memphis to address results of scathing police investigation

A federal investigation has found that the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers after he ran away from a traffic stop in 2023 exposed serious problems in the Memphis Police Department, from the use of excessive force to the mistreatment of Black people in the majority-Black city

The Independent UK

Memphis says it won't agree to federal oversight of police department ahead of investigation report

The city of Memphis says will not agree to negotiate federal oversight of its police department until can review and challenge results of a yet-to-be-released Department of Justice investigation into how its officers use force and treat minorities

Reason

After Hunter's Pardon, Joe Biden Should Support De-Weaponizing Government Power

Maybe we can all agree that government officials shouldn’t target political enemies.

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