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
Sep 12 One simple legal fix could help fight overseas credit card fraud, claims DOJ By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Though prosecutors do have existing tools and have brought international cybertheft cases in the past year, the Justice Department says a new law is needed at a time when criminals operating largely in Eastern Europe are able to gobble up… Continue reading
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