Sep 04 Watch How will the Justice Department investigation in Ferguson work? Judy Woodruff speaks with Robert Driscoll, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Tracie Keesee, Center for Policing Equity, on what to expect from the Justice Department’s civil rights investigation of the Ferguson police department. Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch Justice Department to investigate Ferguson police department By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch Justice Department to investigate Ferguson police department By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 04 Justice Department launches civil rights probe into Ferguson police practices By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department plans to open a wide-ranging civil rights investigation into the practices of the Ferguson, Missouri, Police Department following the shooting last month of an unarmed black 18-year-old by a white police officer in the St. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch Will the $17B Bank of America penalty deter individuals from breaking the law? By PBS News Hour Bank of America will pay nearly $17 billion for its role in writing and securitizing risky home loans in the run up the housing crisis. For a closer look at the Justice Department deal, and the impact it and earlier… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch U.S. vows killers of James Foley will be ‘held accountable’ By PBS News Hour The Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into the murder of American journalist James Foley in Syria. That news came after word that earlier this summer a U.S. raid targeted an Islamic State site in Northern Syria in hopes of… Continue watching
Aug 21 Bank of America to pay nearly $17 billion in settlement with Justice Department By Pete Yost, Marcy Gordon, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has announced a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America over its role in the sale of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the financial crisis. Continue reading
Aug 01 Senate demands public accounting from John Brennan over CIA spying By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON — For months, CIA Director John Brennan stood firm in his insistence that the CIA had little to be ashamed of after searching the computers of the Senate Intelligence Committee. His defiant posture quickly collapsed after a devastating report… Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch Citigroup to pay $7 billion for ‘egregious misconduct’ leading up to financial crisis By PBS News Hour The Justice Department announced a $7 billion settlement with Citigroup over “egregious misconduct” related to mortgage securities in the lead-up to the financial crisis. Judy Woodruff gets details from Tony West, associate attorney general at the Department of Justice and… Continue watching
May 28 News organizations concerned over new government limits on journalist protections By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Months after the Justice Department issued new guidelines for criminal leak investigations, news organizations are voicing concern about a decision to limit protections to include only journalists engaged in "ordinary newsgathering."… Continue reading