Dec 11 Justice Department: Majority of campus sexual assault goes unreported to police By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Only about 20 percent of campus sexual assault victims go to police, according to a new Justice Department report providing insight into why so many victims choose not to pursue criminal charges. Continue reading
Dec 05 AG nominee Loretta Lynch to also lead inquiry into Eric Garner case By Eric Tucker, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 8:58 Holder: Cleveland police engaged in pattern of using excessive force By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 14 Planes mimic cellphone towers to collect data By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is collecting data from thousands of cellphones through high-tech gear deployed on airplanes that mimics communications towers, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 13 U.S. aids countries in legal fight against extremists By Eric Tucker, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 03 State investigators dismissed prisoners’ complaints of sexual abuse By Eric Tucker, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch Understanding Eric Holder’s legacy for the Justice Department By PBS News Hour After six years as head of the Department of Justice, Eric Holder, the nation’s first African-American attorney general, will be stepping down. Holder has focused on major civil liberties issues, but has also been a lightning rod for partisan criticism. Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 8:13 Justice Department aims to rebuild trust in police with community engagement initiative By PBS News Hour In the wake of the death of an unarmed black teenager at the hands of police in Ferguson, Missouri, the Justice Department is launching a $5 million initiative to foster better relationships between communities and their police departments. Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Sep 15 DOJ launches pilot program to counter violent extremists By Associated Press Attorney General Eric Holder says in a video message released Monday that the pilot programs will involve religious leaders, prosecutors and community representatives. Continue reading
Sep 12 Holder says immigrant kids should get lawyers, but his department disagrees By Erica Werner, Associated Press The contradiction emerges between what the administration argues the children are constitutionally entitled to, and what Holder says he supports as a policy. On Friday he discussed a new $1.8 million program to help legal aid organizations represent migrant children… Continue reading