By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government would be in a stronger legal position if lawmakers ordered China’s ByteDance to divest TikTok, rather than simply banning the short video app used by 170 million Americans, the Justice Department told Congress in a document seen by Reuters. Lawmakers and the Biden administration say TikTok poses […]
A Mississippi city and its police department have been notified by the Department of Justice that jailing people for unpaid fines without determining if they can afford to pay them violates the Constitution. A letter from the DOJ sent Thursday to the city of Lexington and the Lexington Police Department revealed that their current practices […]
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan scolded prosecutors Wednesday for seeking an “unreasonable” 97-month sentence for a man who assaulted police on Jan. 6, 2021, with a hockey stick — but had documented mental health disorders, served honorably in the military and spent the last two years trying to turn his life around. Chutkan, instead, sentenced […]
Washington — The Biden administration is proposing regulations to help the Justice Department stop data brokers from selling Americans’ personal information to “countries of concern,” the White House announced Wednesday. President Biden is issuing an executive order that will for the first time propose guardrails that shield bulk biometric and healthcare data and financial information […]
The so-called walls have not yet fully closed in on Trump and his political crime spree, but they most certainly are moving and appear to be gaining speed. In New York, Donald Trump was recently fined more than 350 million dollars by Judge Engoron for financial crimes. Trump has also been punished with a more […]
The Wisconsin Department of Justice Tuesday identified the 36-year-old man that police shot and killed earlier this month in Winnebago County, and the officer involved in the shooting. Lawrence M. Drennan was shot and killed by North Fond du Lac Police Sgt. Bryce LaLuzerne on Feb. 2 at about 9:40 p.m., according to the DOJ. […]
The NAACP is tapping the Department of Justice to launch an investigation into the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, citing an “alarming” number of deaths inside the jails. In a letter to Assistant Attorney General For Civil Rights Kristen Clarke dated Jan. 29, President Derrick Johnson highlighted how 21 people have died in the facilities since 2021. However, […]
A Civil Rights complaint against the city of Corpus Christi related to the proposed development of a desalination plant has been referred to the U.S. Department of Justice. The original administrative complaint was filed with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2022 and led to an investigation into whether city officials’ plans […]
(Bloomberg) — The US Attorney’s Office in Manhattan has launched an investigation into the accounting practices at Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. The probe is focused on the company’s nutrition business, said the people, who asked not to be named discussing confidential information. Shares of the crop trader fell […]
Gov. Greg Abbott‘s disregard of a Supreme Court order to comply with federal agents at the southern border isn’t making fellow Texas Republicans nervous. It’s making them even bigger fans of the governor’s aggressive posture. The state is embroiled in two major court battles with DOJ over its use of razor wire and floating buoys […]
An agreement between the Justice Department and the New York State Executive Chamber made public on Friday resolves claims of sexual harassment and retaliation against former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, concluding that he created a “sexually hostile work environment” for at least 13 female government employees. Back in 2021, New York Attorney General Letitia James released a report detailing the […]
ALBANY, New York — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 13 women who worked for the state over the course of an eight-year period, the Department of Justice announced Friday as part of a civil rights settlement with his successor. The agreement concluded the governor’s office under Cuomo violated federal Title VII rules […]