All posts tagged "Department of Justice"
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Senate Committee Approves Medical Marijuana Protections
Congress vs. AG Sessions' anti-marijuana agenda.
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DOJ: Civil Rights Act Does Not Apply to LGBT Discrimination
The act is supposed to protect you from workplace discrimination.
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DOJ Report Criticizes Prisons’ Treatment of Mentally Ill Inmates
The DOJ report confirms that mental illness in prisons is drastically undocumented, neglected, and mistreated.
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Trump-Backed Immigration Bills Face Uphill Battle in the Senate
Civil rights groups say the bills would make the U.S. less safe.
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Sessions Narrows Funding Threat to Sanctuary Cities
The latest development in a battle that began on Trump's fifth day in office.
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Professor Accused of Being a Chinese Spy Sues FBI Agents
Xi Xiaoxing teaches physics at Temple University.
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UC Berkeley Lectures Removed After Disability Discrimination Complaints
But a website called LBRY will still share about 20,000 videos for free.
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RantCrush Top 5: January 31, 2017
Did you know you can bring falcons on a plane?
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DOJ Launches Inquiry into Comey’s Handling of the Clinton Investigation
Some expressed support for the inspector general's decision.
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The DOJ Will Start Collecting More Info on Police Officers’ Use of Force
This could be good news.
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DOJ Sues, Then Settles With Harley-Davidson Over EPA Violations
Motorcycle company ordered to pay $15 million in penalties and corrective actions.
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Baltimore Police: Racially Biased, Routinely Unconstitutional
Clear evidence of racial bias in the Baltimore Police Department.
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The Federal Government’s Immigration Showdown: SCOTUS Will Decide
How will Obama's executive actions fare?
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5 Things you Need to Know About the Nation’s First Marijuana Resort
This reservation is South Dakota is transforming itself into a stoner's paradise.
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Rape Kits: New Funding to Bring Victims Justice
An $80 million grant will help clear rape kit backlogs
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The DOJ is Changing the Way it Prosecutes White Collar Crimes
The DOJ wants to prosecute individuals. Will it work?
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Justice Department Pushes Against Criminalizing Homelessness
Arresting people for being homeless won't solve the problem.
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Comcast, Time Warner Cable Merger is Off
Comcast and Time Warner decided not to move ahead with their merger, much to the DOJ and FCC's...
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DOJ Study: Death Penalty Not a Guaranteed Death Sentence
A new study has found that many death row prisoners are never executed.
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DOJ Finds Racial Bias in the Ferguson Police Department
A DOJ report on Ferguson's police force raises concerns about racial profiling and discrimination.
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Heroin: The New Drug of the Middle Class?
Why has heroin become a popular drug for middle class Americans?
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Prisons Using Secretive Tests to Determine Release Eligibility
Some prisons are now determining if inmates should be released based on results of secret testing.
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DOJ Stats Show College Sexual Assault Remains Too Prevalent
A new Department of Justice Report confirms that college sexual assault remains an all-too-common experience for American women.
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Woman Gets Six Extra Years in Jail Due to Pregnancy
Last July a young woman named Lacey Weld from Tennessee was sentenced to 12 years in prison...
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A Tech Company That Has Your Back: Twitter Sues the DOJ
Twitter is suing the the United States Department of Justice for violating its First Amendment rights.
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Race Double Standards – It’s the American Way
We've all seen the news coverage about the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri. Not just the shooting,...
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Albuquerque Police Department Brought Under Federal Oversight
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached an agreement with the mayor of Albuquerque for an independent monitor...
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New Orleans Police Attempt to Regain Public Trust by Wearing Patrol Cameras
The Department of Justice investigation into the New Orleans Police Department following Hurricane Katrina resulted in sweeping reforms...
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Accused 89-Year-Old Nazi Facing Extradition to Germany
Johann Breyer has lived in the United States since 1952 when he immigrated here from Czechoslovakia. Then, in...
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A New Method to Keep the Government Accountable?
Until recently, everyone thought the Obama administration got away with targeting and killing an American citizen without any...
