Politics Dec 06 Profiling rules exempt agents at airports, border Federal agents who guard the border and screen passengers at airports would be exempt from new racial profiling guidelines that must be observed by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. Those guidelines are being announced by the Obama administration…
Nation Dec 05 AG nominee Loretta Lynch to also lead inquiry into Eric Garner case WASHINGTON — As the Justice Department opens a civil rights investigation into the chokehold death of an unarmed man in New York City, the prosecutor in charge of the probe is juggling another high-profile role: designated heir to Eric Holder…
Nation Nov 25 What are the next steps regarding the Ferguson case? WASHINGTON — A St. Louis County grand jury declined Monday to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri. The decision resolves one aspect of the case,…
Nation Nov 13 U.S. aids countries in legal fight against extremists Justice Department lawyers are coordinating with foreign governments in North Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East to deal with the problems posed by foreign fighters flowing to the conflict in Syria, Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday.
Nation Nov 10 AP demands FBI never impersonate any journalist again The Associated Press on Monday demanded assurances from the Justice Department that the FBI will never again impersonate a member of the news media, following revelations that an agent in Seattle portrayed himself as an AP journalist as part of…
Nation Oct 17 7 more states to recognize same-sex marriages WASHINGTON — The federal government is recognizing same-sex marriages in seven more states. The states are Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Colorado and Nevada.
Health Oct 11 Ebola airport screenings may seem intrusive, but they’re legal, experts say The government's authority to screen airline passengers for potential Ebola exposure and order them quarantined if necessary is far-reaching and rooted in the Constitution and federal law, public health experts say.
Nation Oct 10 Ebola airport screenings supported by federal law, experts say WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's plans to screen certain airline passengers for exposure to Ebola are based on the Constitution and long-established legal authority that would almost certainly stand up in court if challenged, public health experts say.
Nation Oct 03 State investigators dismissed prisoners’ complaints of sexual abuse WASHINGTON — When inmates at a notorious Alabama women's prison came forward to complain of sexual abuse and harassment, state investigators time and again classified the complaints as unfounded or unsubstantiated and often recommended that the matters be closed without…
Nation Sep 24 FBI report says mass shootings have increased in U.S. in recent years WASHINGTON — The FBI says the number of shootings in which a gunman opens fire on a crowd of people has increased in recent years.