Apr 19 Watch 3:14 Report: FBI investigators overstated evidence against criminal defendants By PBS News Hour The Justice Department and FBI formally acknowledged that FBI forensic investigators routinely gave flawed testimony overstating evidence against criminal defendants during the 1980s and 1990s. In more than a dozen cases, defendants were later executed or died in prison. Spencer… Continue watching
Apr 18 S.C. activists demand DOJ probe local police killings since 1994 By Daniel Costa-Roberts Civil rights groups in North Charleston, South Carolina have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to launch an investigation into all the fatal officer-involved shootings in Charleston County since 1994. Continue reading
Apr 10 Memo to DOJ employees: don’t solicit prostitutes By Associated Press Attorney General Eric Holder has issued a memo to Justice Department employees reminding them that soliciting prostitutes is against agency rules and can lead to suspension or termination. Continue reading
Mar 12 Federal pilot project seeks to stem racial bias in law enforcement By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Six cities have been chosen for a federal pilot program aimed at reducing racial bias and improving relationships between law enforcement and communities. Continue reading
Mar 06 AP Source: Federal charges expected against Sen. Menendez By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bob Menendez, under federal investigation for his relationship with a Florida doctor and political donor, is expected to face criminal charges in the coming weeks, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. Continue reading
Mar 06 Gwen’s Take: Hillary, Congress & Ferguson: The perils of seeing more clearly By Gwen Ifill Let’s have a chat about transparency, and how much we really want to know about the way things work. This week provided several good examples of the discussion along the campaign trail, and in all three branches of government. Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 7:19 How tickets, fines and fees undermined police focus on community in Ferguson By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 2:55 ‘Searing’ Ferguson report claims revenue came before public safety By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 7:47 How can Ferguson law enforcement break a pattern of bias? By PBS News Hour A new report by the Department of Justice says that police in Ferguson, Missouri, have shown a pattern of racial bias and civil rights abuses. The findings come after a months-long investigation following the fatal shooting of teenager Michael Brown. Continue watching
Mar 03 7 clear ways Ferguson police violated the Constitution, according to DOJ By News Desk and Eric Tucker, Associated Press A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that a Justice Department investigation has found patterns of racial bias in the Ferguson, Missouri, police department and at the municipal jail and court. Continue reading