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DOJ asks Supreme Court to review domestic violence gun ruling - Roll Call

DOJ asked the court to overturn a lower court decision that struck down a law that bars gun possession for people under domestic violence restraining orders.

Roll Call

Is the Manhattan D.A. Upholding or Flouting the Rule of Law by Prosecuting Trump?

The case hinges on the claim that the former president tried to cover up a campaign finance violation with which he was never charged.

Reason

DOJ urges Supreme Court not to decide major redistricting case - Roll Call

The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court on Monday not to decide a case about North Carolina’s congressional map.

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US probes TikTok Chinese owner for possible spying on reporters

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating whether the Chinese owner of TikTok has been conducting improper surveillance on American citizens and journalists in particular, as the company deals with significant opposition in its efforts to continue operating the popular video-sharing app in the U.S.

Tribune News Service

Want Better Journalism and Less B.S.? Demand Stronger Public Record Laws.

Even if you despise the media, you should be rooting for better public record laws.

Reason

Rep. Harold Rogers brings influence to appropriations role

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden kicked off the fiscal 2024 appropriations process last week with a budget request that renewed a proposal to eliminate funding for the construction of a new federal prison in eastern Kentucky.

Tribune News Service

Rep. Harold Rogers brings influence to appropriations role - Roll Call

Republican Rep. Harold Rogers, a longtime influential appropriator, is now chairman of the Commerce-Justice-Science spending subcommittee.

Roll Call

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The DOJ And The SEC Probing The Investigations Of The Collapse Of Silicon Valley Bank

The investigation of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank involve shares that sold and bonds that were bought by the bank

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US arrests Chinese billionaire on fraud rap

NEW YORK: A Chinese tycoon closely tied to an adviser to former US president Donald Trump has been arrested in New York and charged with bilking $1 billion from supporters of his anti-Beijing activities.

Bangkok Post

Editorial: Aiming for loopholes: Biden background check plan heads in the right direction

With his announcement that the Justice Department will seek to tighten up the definitions of who counts as a gun dealer and must then conduct mandated background checks on potential customers, President Joe Biden is taking another small step in the direction of the broad reimagining of which people get…

Tribune News Service

Judge weighs FDA approval of abortion drug

WASHINGTON — A federal district judge heard oral arguments Wednesday in a controversial case that could decide the fate of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion drug mifepristone — a decision that would have broad ramifications nationwide.

Tribune News Service

Judge weighs FDA approval of abortion drug - Roll Call

The case examines whether the FDA erred in its approval of a drug commonly used for both abortions and miscarriage management.

Roll Call

Justice Dept, SEC probing collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

The Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission have launched investigations into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press

The Independent UK

Second Amendment Roundup: Should the Fifth Circuit Reconsider Rahimi En Banc?

The Fifth Circuit's decision in United States v. Rahimi, which held that the federal statute prohibiting possession of a firearm by a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order violates the Second Amendment, has managed to stay in the news for longer than most circuit court decisions. On March…

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The Independent UK

US hate crime levels skyrocketed in 2021, report finds

The report only accounts for 91 per cent of the US population, with reports gathered from 14,859 law enforcement agencies

WEKU

Justice Department opens probe into Silicon Valley Bank after its sudden collapse

Justice Department officials have launched an investigation into the bank amid growing questions about who shares responsibility for the largest bank failure since the 2008 collapse.

The Independent UK

Justice Department sues Rite Aid for hundreds of thousands of ‘unlawful’ prescriptions at height of opioid crisis

The Justice Department accused the pharmacy giant of ignoring red flags when prescribing opioids

The Guardian - US

US sues Rite Aid for allegedly missing ‘red flags’ in unlawful prescriptions

DoJ alleges pharmacy chain knowingly filled prescriptions that were ‘medically unnecessary’, including opioids

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Biden to announce executive order on gun sale background checks

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Biden to announce executive order on gun sale background checks - Roll Call

President Joe Biden will announce an executive order Tuesday that instructs the Justice Department to increase the number of background checks on gun sales nationwide, according to senior administration officials. Biden will make the announcement from the site of a January shooting in Monterey Park, Calif., as his calls to…

WEKU

A man burned a cross in a hate crime. He's now sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison

Axel Cox said he chose to burn the cross in front of his Black neighbors because of their race, saying he "intended to scare them into moving out of the neighborhood."

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What's the status of the US death penalty?

The first federal capital case tried under President Joe Biden ended with a split among jurors, meaning the life of an Islamic extremist who killed eight people in a New York City will be spared

Reason

The DOJ Says Marijuana Use, Which Biden Thinks Should Not Be a Crime, Nullifies the Second Amendment

Even as the president bemoans the injustice of pot prohibition, his administration insists that cannabis consumers have no right to arms.

Reason

Deep in the Heart of Amarillo

Back in the day, most local newspapers hired reporters who covered the dealings in local courts. Alas, with budget cuts, those positions have gone by the wayside. It is very rare indeed for the national media to care at all what happens in small-town courts. Of course, the single-judge divisions…

The Conversation

JetBlue merger with Spirit not cleared for takeoff – why Justice Department is suing to scupper deal

The U.S. Department of Justice has intervened to block a proposed deal that would see carrier JetBlue buy budget service Spirit Airlines.

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