Aug 13 Justice Department says Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A Justice Department investigation finds that Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law. Yale denies the allegation, calling it "meritless" and "hasty."… Continue reading
Aug 13 U.S. seizes digital currency accounts used by militant groups By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department has seized millions of dollars from cryptocurrency accounts used by militant organizations based abroad, including the Islamic State group and al-Qaida. Officials are describing it as the largest-ever seizure of digital currency funds related to terrorism. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch How DOJ uses legal action to target China over alleged espionage The U.S. is countering China on several fronts, including economic, military and diplomatic. The Trump administration is also making a major push to challenge China through legal action, over allegations of intellectual property theft and spying. Nick Schifrin reports and… Continue watching
Jul 27 WATCH: Barr defends aggressive federal response to protests By Mary Clare Jalonick, Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General William Barr defended the aggressive federal law enforcement response to civil unrest in America as he testified for the first time before the House Judiciary Committee. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watchdog to review conduct of federal agents in Portland, D.C. By Eric Tucker, Colleen Long, Associated Press Among the questions being studied are whether the federal agents followed Justice Department guidelines, including on identification requirements and in the deployment of chemical agents and use of force. Continue reading
Jul 21 WATCH: U.S. accuses Chinese hackers of targeting COVID-19 vaccine research By Associated Press Hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing vaccines for the coronavirus and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of intellectual property and trade secrets from companies across the world, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Trump administration announces arrests in ‘campaign to destroy MS-13’ By Associated Press The meeting comes as the federal government continues efforts around the country to arrest or deport members of the gang. Continue reading
Jul 13 Judge orders new delay on federal death penalty hours before execution in Indiana By Associated Press Daniel Lewis Lee, of Yukon, Oklahoma, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 4 p.m. on Monday at a federal prison in Indiana. Continue reading
Jun 29 Cities try to arrest their way out of homeless problems By Ryan E. Little, Gina Scalpone, Nick McCool, Theresa Diffendal, Zack Demars, Aneurin Canham-Clyne, Riin Aljas, The Howard Center for Investigative Reporting Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Reporting by a consortium of seven universities shows that most of the country's least affordable communities have five or more laws that prohibit everything from sharing food to standing in one place too long. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Federal appeals court orders Flynn case dismissed In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal appeals court ordered criminal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn be dismissed. The judges ruled 2 to 1 in favor of the Justice Department’s motion to drop the case. Also, Wisconsin's… Continue watching