U.S. Justice Department Announces New Initiative to Combat Redlining
The U.S. Justice Department is finally doing something about the racially discriminatory lending practices that have plagued families of color for decades. ...
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The Department of Justice Has Empaneled a Grand Jury to Investigate Derek Chauvin’s Role in the Killing of George Floyd
A federal grand jury has been empaneled to look into whether to also charge former police officer Derek Chauvin on a federal level...
DOJ Pursuing $61,000 Fine Against Former Trump Staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman
The Biden administration is continuing a two-year fight to get Trump aide Omarosa Manigault Newman to pay more than $60,000 after her firing in 2017...
Louisiana Rep. To AG Bill Barr: Keep John Lewis’ Name Out Your Mouth
Several Democrats including Rep. Cedric Richmond attacked Attorney General Bill Barr last last week telling Barr to Keep John Lewis' name out his mouth...
DOJ Requests Emergency Powers That Critics Say Would Violate Civil Rights
The Department of Justice asked Congress to give it the authority to allow chief justices to hold people indefinitely without a trial during an emergency....
Trump Administration Sees Recreational Marijuana Users as Addicts and Criminals
The White House’s controversial decision to rescind federal protections barring schools from discriminating against transgender students was as a matter of sates rights. However when...
DOJ Calls For Police Reform in Chicago and Baltimore
The Justice Department announced it has found reasonable cause to believe that the Chicago Police Department engages in discriminatory and unconstitutional practices in a pattern...
Jeff Sessions, the “Evil” Man That Could Run the Justice Department?
Jeff Sessions is a KKK-loving, voter suppression supporting, racially problematic man with disturbing ideas about the criminal justice system and the Dominican Republic....
The Role of Police in K-12 Schools
We visited a school in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The first thing we noticed were the security guards, metal detectors, and conveyor belt for screening our bags....
GAO Report Cites Evidence of Growing Isolation, Disparities in Education
• Less than half of these schools offered AP math courses, compared to the availability of such courses in almost two-thirds of schools that are...