US Department of Justice

Rejecting Trump Agenda, Immigrant Protections Bill Passes in California
Justice Department Will Not Charge Officers Over Killing of Freddie Gray
Jake Johnson, staff writer
The Department of Justice said on Tuesday that it will not bring federal charges against the six police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray . AP reports : The officers were charged by [Maryland] state prosecutors after Gray's neck was broken in the back of a police transport wagon in April of 2015. The 25-year-old was handcuffed and...
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Trump's Pick to Head DOJ Civil Rights Division Embodies 'Disdain for Civil Rights'
Jake Johnson, staff writer
Marchers walk through the Homewood neighborhood during their Black Brilliance Collective: March and Gathering August 19, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
"Especially considering where this administration is when it comes to minority...
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'A Gross Injustice': House Democrats and Legal Group Challenge Arpaio Pardon
Julia Conley, staff writer
Joe Arpaio, pardoned last week after being convicted of contempt of court, was one of President Trump's most loyal surrogates while he campaigned for the presidency in 2016.
House Democrats and a nonpartisan legal advocacy group are both pushing the...
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"States like Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and others have relentlessly pursued voter suppression. We will continue to use the courts to fight!" declared Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
'Jim Crow-Era Tactics' Rejected as Texas GOP Racist Voter ID Law Smacked Down
More than 200 people were indicted on felony rioting charges during anti-Trump protests on Inauguration Day
Trump DOJ Wants Info on Every Person Who Visited Anti-Trump Protest Site
With 142 deaths from opioid overdoses per day, drug policy experts have demanded that the government increase access to treatment instead of dealing with the opioid crisis as a law enforcement issue.
'Wrong Way to Go': Experts Warn Trump Opioid Declaration Could Revitalize Failed War on Drugs
Protester holds sign about voting
Trump DOJ's Latest Move Confirms "Worst Fears" About Voting Rights
The DOJ has threatened to withhold anti-crime funds from four cities unless they comply with immigration agents.
DOJ 'Bullying' Cities Into Complying With Anti-Immigration Efforts
Every American should be concerned about the Trump administration's threat to step up its efforts against whistleblowers and journalists
In 'Direct Attack on the First Amendment,' Sessions Declares War on Leaks
Dr. E. Faye Williams, president of the National Congress of Black Women, chants with other protestors demonstrating outside the house of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) ahead of the Senate vote to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as attorney general
New DOJ Memo Shows Trump Intensifying Assault on Civil Rights
'Repugnant': DOJ Gives Employers Okay to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Workers
'Unbelievable': Trump Slams Sessions; Warns Mueller to Steer Clear of Finances
Trump's Civil Rights Nominee Has Long Anti-Civil Rights History
With Attack on Deputy AG, Trump Legal Team Must Be 'Going a Little Nuts'
Trump’s Personal Lawyer Boasted That He Got Preet Bharara Fired

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Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Calls For Senate To Probe DOJ Connection
NAACP
NAACP Dismayed by DOJ’s Failure to Prosecute Police Officers in Freddie Gray Case
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Civil and Human Rights Coalition: Sessions Justice Department Shamefully Supports LGBTQ Discrimination
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Condemns Latest Justice Department Action Condoning Voter Purge Programs...
Institute for Public Accuracy (IPA)
Sessions “Wrongly Targets National Security Whistleblowers”
Freedom of the Press Foundation
Statement on Jeff Sessions' Disturbing Press Conference Announcing a Crackdown on Leaks and Journalism...
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