The Justice Department
Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen Answers Questions About FISA Section 702 Reauthorization
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- Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen Answers Questions About FISA Section 702 Reauthorization
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- 18 hours ago
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- Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-new-national-security-cyber-section-within-national-security
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-matthew-g-olsen-delivers-remarks-hoover-institution-announcing
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- Justice Department Announces New National Security Cyber Section Within National Security Division
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- 18 hours ago
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- Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-new-national-security-cyber-section-within-national-security
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-matthew-g-olsen-delivers-remarks-hoover-institution-announcing
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- The Case for Second Chances: Conversation on Criminal Justice, Collateral Consequences & Clemency
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- 5 days ago
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- The Justice Department's Office of the Pardon Attorney hosted “The Case for Second Chances: A Conversation About Criminal Justice, Collateral Consequences and Clemency.” Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta delivered remarks virtually, followed by a panel discussion featuring justice-impacted advocates and experts. The discussion addressed the collateral consequences of incarceration, including economic effects on families and communities; interconnections with race and gender; and the role of record-clearing and clemency.
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- This Week at Justice - September 22, 2023
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- 5 days ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Opening Statement Before the House Judiciary Committee
• U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Meets with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin
• Latest U.S. Marshals Operation Nabs More Than 4,400 Fugitives
• Russian International Money Launderer Arrested for Illicitly Procuring Large Quantities of U.S.-Manufactured Dual-Use Military Grade Microelectronics for Russian Elites
• United States, Mexico, and Canada Launch Joint Initiative to Detect Collusive Schemes Seeking to Exploit the 2026 FIFA World Cup
#JusticeDepartment #LawEnforcement #AttorneyGeneral #Law
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- This Week at Justice - September 15, 2023
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- 12 days ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department Commemorated the 22nd Anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
• Five Former Memphis Police Officers Charged with Federal Civil Rights, Conspiracy and Obstruction Violations in Connection with the Death of Tyre Nichols
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks at Ukraine Independence Day Festival
• Assistant Attorney General Clarke Delivered Remarks at the 60th Anniversary of the Bombing of the 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL
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- Departments of Justice & Education Discuss Protecting Students from Discrimination in the Classroom
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
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- Attorney General Garland Delivered Remarks at the Ukrainian Embassy's Independence Day Festival
- Date posted
- 14 days ago
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- Five Former Memphis Police Officers Charged with Federal Civil Rights, Conspiracy and Obstruction...
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- A federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee, returned an indictment today charging five former Memphis Police Department (MPD) detectives with federal civil rights, conspiracy, and obstruction offenses resulting in the death of Tyre Nichols on Jan. 7.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-former-memphis-police-officers-charged-federal-civil-rights-conspiracy-and-obstruction
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-kristen-clarke-delivers-remarks-indictments-connection-death
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- AG Garland Announces 5 Former Memphis Police Officers Charged in Connection with Tyre Nichols’ Death
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- A federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee, returned an indictment charging five former Memphis Police Department (MPD) detectives with federal civil rights, conspiracy, and obstruction offenses resulting in the death of Tyre Nichols on Jan. 7.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/five-former-memphis-police-officers-charged-federal-civil-rights-conspiracy-and-obstruction
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- Justice Department Commemorates the 22nd Anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
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- 16 days ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks Commemorating the 22nd Anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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- VCF News: Registration and Transformation
- Date posted
- 16 days ago
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- Special Master Allison Turkel shares why it’s important to register with the VCF and announces how the fund is preparing for the future.
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- This Week at Justice - September 8, 2023
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Seditious Conspiracy and Other Charges Related to U.S. Capitol Breach
• 59 Charged with Illegal Trafficking, Possession and Use of Firearms, Drug Trafficking, and Conspiracy as a Result of Summer Violent Crime Reduction Effort in Cleveland
• Dozens Arrested as Part of Houston Violent Crime Initiative
• Justice Department and Department of the Navy Announced Voluntary Elective Option for More Efficient Resolution of Camp Lejeune Justice Act Claims
• Multiple Foreign Nationals Charged in Connection with Trickbot Malware and Conti Ransomware Conspiracies
• Following Significant Policing Reform Progress, Federal Judge Terminated Most Consent Decree Provisions for City of Seattle and Seattle Police Department
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- This Week at Justice - September 1, 2023
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Qakbot Malware Disrupted in International Cyber Takedown
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on Jacksonville Shooting
• Two Leaders of the Proud Boys Sentenced to 17 and 15 Years in Prison on Seditious Conspiracy and Other Charges Related to U.S. Capitol Breach
• Attorney General Garland Welcomed a Ukrainian Delegation from the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine Victim and Witness Coordination Centre and an Anti-Corruption Delegation from NABU, SAPO & HACC
• Justice Department Proposed New Regulation to Update Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Firearms Dealer
• Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta Delivered Remarks at the 2023 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant and Substance Use Program National Forum
• Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force Secured Ninth Conviction
• Maryland Man Pleaded Guilty to Issuing Threats of Violence to an LGBTQI+ Advocacy Grou...
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- This Week at Justice - August 25, 2023
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- 1 month ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Met with Local Law Enforcement Partners in the District of North Dakota
• Justice Department Met with Alaska Native Leaders, Announced Almost $70 Million in Grant Funding for Support Services for American Indian and Alaska Native Victims of Crime
• Justice Department Announced Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Met with Local Law Enforcement Partners in the District of Nebraska
• Justice Department Announced $51.86 Million in Grant Awards to Support Victims of Sexual Assault
• Major Generic Drug Companies to Pay Over Quarter of a Billion Dollars to Resolve Price-Fixing Charges and Divest Key Drug at the Center of Their Conspiracy
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- Training on Worker Rights - English
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- This worker training explains protections against prohibited discrimination under the Immigration and Nationality Act’s anti-discrimination provision. This law protects workers who have permission to work in the United States from certain types of employment discrimination based on their citizenship, immigration status, or national origin. This law also prohibits retaliation and intimidation.
This law is found at 8 U.S.C. § 1324b. Call the Civil Rights Division’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section at 1-800-255-7688 to learn how we protect workers from unlawful immigration-related employment discrimination. Those with hearing disabilities can reach the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section at 1-800-237-2515.
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- Training on Worker Rights - Spanish
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Esta capacitación para trabajadores explica las protecciones contra la discriminación prohibida en virtud de la disposición antidiscriminatoria de la Ley de Inmigración y Nacionalidad. Esta ley protege a los trabajadores que tienen permiso para trabajar en los Estados Unidos de ciertos tipos de discriminación laboral por motivos de su ciudadanía, estatus migratorio o nacionalidad de origen. Esta ley también prohíbe las represalias y la intimidación.
Esta ley se encuentra en 8 U.S.C. § 1324b. Llame a la Sección de Derechos de Inmigrantes y Empleados de la División de Derechos Civiles al 1-800-255-7688 para más información sobre cómo protegemos a los trabajadores de la discriminación laboral ilegal relacionada con la inmigración. Las personas con discapacidades auditivas pueden comunicarse con la Sección de Derechos de Inmigrantes y Empleados al 1-800-237-2515.
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- Justice Department Announces Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco delivered opening remarks at a roundtable meeting of senior Justice Department officials and investigative partners to announce the results of a coordinated, nationwide enforcement action to combat COVID-19 fraud, which included 718 enforcement actions – including federal criminal charges against 371 defendants – for offenses related to over $836 million in alleged COVID-19 fraud. Deputy Attorney General Monaco also announced the launch of two additional COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Strike Forces: one at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado, and one at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. These two strike forces add to the three strike forces launched in September 2022 in the Eastern and Central Districts of California, the Southern District of Florida, and the District of Maryland.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-results-nationwide-covid-19-fraud-enfo...
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- This Week at Justice - August 18, 2023
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- 1 month ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks at the Investiture of Director Rosie Hidalgo of the Office on Violence Against Women
• Court Found that Texas Law Requiring the Rejection of Mail Ballots and Applications Violates the Civil Rights Act
• Two Nigerian Men Extradited to the United States After Being Indicted for International Sexual Extortion Ring
• Justice Department Released Language Access Plan to Expand Access to Department Resources and Programs
• Two Sentenced for Fatal Smuggling Event in Mission, TX
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- Swearing-In Ceremony for the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women Rosemarie Hidalgo
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- 1 month ago
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- Rosemarie Hidalgo is ceremonially sworn in as the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-investiture-director-rosie-hidalgo
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- ASL: DOJ Releases Language Access Plan to Expand Access to Department Resources and Programs
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- American Sign Language Translation: Justice Department Releases Language Access Plan to Expand Access to Department Resources and Programs
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-releases-language-access-plan-expand-access-department-resources-and
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- This Week at Justice - August 11, 2023
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- 2 months ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting Before the House of Delegates
• Former Leader of Clan Del Golfo Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Operating a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Related Charges
• Two Charged in Drug-Related Shooting On Bronx Street That Hit An 11-Month-Old Baby In The Face
• Corficolombiana to Pay $80M to Resolve Foreign Bribery Investigations
• Utah Man Sentenced for Hate Crime Attack of Three Men
• United States Ordered Mewbourne Oil Company to Pay $5.5 Million and Reduce Unlawful Air Pollution from Oil and Gas Wells in New Mexico and Texas, Eliminating More than 11,000 Tons of Harmful Air Pollutants Annually
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces Appointment of a Special Counsel
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- 2 months ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the appointment of U.S. Attorney David Weiss to serve as Special Counsel for the ongoing investigation and prosecutions referenced and described in United States v. Robert Hunter Biden, as well as for any other matters that arose or may arise from that investigation. Mr. Weiss was nominated by the former president in 2017 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2018. In 2021, he was asked to remain as U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, where he led this ongoing investigation. On Tuesday, Aug. 8, Mr. Weiss requested to be appointed as Special Counsel, and today the Attorney General made that appointment.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/appointment-special-counsel-2
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-statement
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- Deputy Attorney General Monaco Remarks at the Justice Department’s Annual Tribal Consultation
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Deputy Attorney General delivered recorded remarks at the Justice Department’s 18th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation. At the consultation, Tribal government leaders provided recommendations on administering tribal funds and programs; enhancing the safety of American Indian and Alaska Native women from domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, homicide, stalking and sex trafficking, along with strengthening the federal response to these crimes; and improving access to local, regional, state and federal crime information databases and criminal justice information systems.
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- Associate Attorney General Gupta Remarks at the Justice Department’s Annual Tribal Consultation
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Associate Attorney General delivered recorded remarks at the Justice Department’s 18th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation. At the consultation, Tribal government leaders provided recommendations on administering tribal funds and programs; enhancing the safety of American Indian and Alaska Native women from domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, homicide, stalking and sex trafficking, along with strengthening the federal response to these crimes; and improving access to local, regional, state and federal crime information databases and criminal justice information systems.
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- Attorney General Garland Remarks at the Justice Department’s Annual Tribal Consultation
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- The Attorney General delivered recorded remarks at the Justice Department’s 18th Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation. At the consultation, Tribal government leaders provided recommendations on administering tribal funds and programs; enhancing the safety of American Indian and Alaska Native women from domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, homicide, stalking and sex trafficking, along with strengthening the federal response to these crimes; and improving access to local, regional, state and federal crime information databases and criminal justice information systems.
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- This Week at Justice - August 4, 2023
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- 2 months ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Two U.S. Navy Servicemembers Arrested for Transmitting Military Information to the People’s Republic of China
• Six Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Pleaded Guilty to Torturing and Abusing Two Black Men
• Operation Cross Country XIII Led to Identification and Location of Adolescent Victims
• Jury Recommended Sentence of Death for Pennsylvania Man Convicted for Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting
• Justice Officials Participated in 2023 National Night Out
• California Truck Parts Manufacturer Sinister Diesel Agreed to Pay $1 Million After Pleading Guilty to Conspiracy and for Manufacturing and Selling Illegal Defeat Devices
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- Second Chances Through Clemency: An Introduction to the Office of the Pardon Attorney
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- 2 months ago
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- Meet the Office of the Pardon Attorney (PARDON), the component of the U.S. Department of Justice that supports the President’s exercise of the clemency power, a powerful tool to achieve justice. Learn from the Pardon Attorney, Senior Deputy Pardon Attorney, and clemency recipient Evans Ray, Jr. about what clemency is and the powerful impact clemency can have in providing second chances to individuals who have been convicted of a federal criminal offense. To learn more, visit PARDON at https://www.justice.gov/pardon.
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- Statement of Special Counsel Jack Smith
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- Statement of Special Counsel Jack Smith
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/sco-smith
https://www.justice.gov/storage/US_v_Trump_23_cr_257.pdf
https://www.justice.gov/sco-smith/speech/special-counsel-jack-smith-delivers-statement-0
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- This Week at Justice - July 28, 2023
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- 2 months ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department Commemorated the 33rd Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act
• United States and Mexico Released a Joint Statement on Shared Efforts to Combat Illicit Fentanyl, Disrupt Arms Trafficking, and Humanely Manage Migration
• Justice Department Announced Pattern or Practice Investigation of the City of Memphis and the Memphis Police Department
• Justice Department Advanced Proposed Rule to Strengthen Web and Mobile App Access for People with Disabilities
• Three Foreign Nationals Sentenced for Operating an International Fentanyl Trafficking Organization
• Justice Department Filed Complaint Against the State of Texas for Illegally Placing Floating Buoy Barrier in the Rio Grande
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- DOJ Announces Pattern or Practice Investigation of the City of Memphis and the Memphis Police..
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- 2 months ago
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- The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into the City of Memphis and the Memphis Police Department (MPD). The investigation will seek to determine whether there are systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by MPD. The investigation will focus on MPD’s use of force and its stops, searches and arrests, as well as whether it engages in discriminatory policing.
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-pattern-or-practice-investigation-city-memphis-and-memphis
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-kristen-clarke-delivers-remarks-announcing-pattern-or
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- Attorney General Garland Commemorates the 33rd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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- 2 months ago
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- Related:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-advances-proposed-rule-strengthen-web-and-mobile-app-access-people
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- This Week at Justice - July 21, 2023
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- 2 months ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department and FTC Seek Comment on Draft Merger Guidelines
• Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. Delivered Remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Convicted Ponzi Schemer, Four Other Men, Charged with Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme and Obstructing Justice
• U.S. Departments of Justice and Commerce and the European Commission Reaffirmed Shared Values, Welcome Finalized EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
• DOJ, FTC, FCC and Other Federal and State Law Enforcement Agencies Announced Results of Nationwide Initiative to Curtail Illegal Telemarketing Operations
• Rosie Hidalgo Sworn In as Director of the Office on Violence Against Women
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- This Week at Justice - July 14, 2023
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- 2 months ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department Announced Investigation into Conditions in Fulton County, Georgia, Jail
• Justice Department Reinforces Federal Protections for Servicemembers and their Spouses in Letter to State Officials
• Justice Department Released a Statement on the European Union’s Adoption of Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework to Restore Trust and Stability to Transatlantic Data Flows
• Three Cuban Nationals Sentenced for Sex Trafficking and Related Crimes in Texas Strip Clubs
• Former Securities Attorney Sentenced for $1.3M Penny-Stock Scheme
• Justice Department Announced Settlement with J.R. Simplot to Improve Hazardous Waste Management and Reduce Emissions at Idaho Facility
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- Justice Department Announces Investigation into Conditions in Fulton County, Georgia Jail
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- 3 months ago
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- The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced civil investigation into the Fulton County Jail that will examine the living conditions, medical and mental health care, use of excessive force, and protection from violence, as well as whether the Jail and the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office discriminate against persons with psychiatric disabilities.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-investigation-conditions-fulton-county-georgia-jail
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-kristen-clarke-delivers-remarks-announcing-civil-rights-1
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- Employer Training: Avoiding Unlawful Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- This employer training explains prohibited discrimination under the Immigration and Nationality Act’s anti-discrimination provision. This law prohibits employers from discriminating against workers who have permission to work in the United States based on their citizenship, immigration status or national origin. This law is found at 8 U.S.C. § 1324b. Call the Civil Rights Division’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section at 1-800-255-8155 with questions about this training.
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- This Week at Justice - July 7, 2023
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Texas Man Sentenced to 90 Consecutive Life Sentences for 2019 Mass Shooting at Walmart in El Paso, Texas, Killing 23 People and Injuring 22 Others
• Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. Delivered Remarks Announcing the Launch of the International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine
• U.S. Army Financial Counselor Charged with Defrauding Gold Star Families
• Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivered Remarks at the Plenary Session of the G-7 Justice Ministers’ Interface
• United States Filed Forfeiture Action Against Over Nine Thousand Rifles and Over 700,000 Rounds of Ammunition Enroute from Iran to Yemen
• American Headed Back to Prison After Trying to Export 5,680 Rounds of Ammunition
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- This Week at Justice - June 30, 2023
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- 3 months ago
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- #thisweekatjustice
• Attorney General Garland Issues Statement on Supreme Court’s Ruling in Students for Fair Admissions Inc v. Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College and SSFA and University of North Carolina
• Four Arrested for Tractor-Trailer Smuggling Incident that Resulted in 53 Deaths
• National Enforcement Action Results in 78 Individuals Charged for $2.5B in Health Care Fraud
• Justice Department Launches Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Regional Outreach Program
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- The Department of Justice Celebrates LGBTQI+ #PrideMonth
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Justice Department works every day to ensure the rights of LGBTQI+ people are recognized and protected.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/statement-attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-honor-pride-month
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- Keynote Remarks from Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta at ASAP National Training Conference
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Keynote remarks at the American Society of Access Professionals (ASAP) National Training Conference in New Orleans, LA. The ASAP membership comprises federal government information officers and specialists, processors and counsel who administer the Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, Executive Orders, and other government information access statutes and regulations.
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- DOJ Officials Announce Arrests and Disruptions of the Fentanyl Precursor Chemical Supply Chain
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Justice Department today announced the arrest of two individuals and the unsealing of three indictments in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York charging China-based companies and their employees with crimes related to fentanyl production, distribution, and sales resulting from precursor chemicals.
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- This Week at Justice - June 23, 2023
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department Announced Charges Against China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests of Executives in Fentanyl Manufacturing
• ATF Hosted the Second Annual Chiefs of Police Executive Forum on Crime Guns
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks at the U.S.-EU Justice Home Affairs Meeting in Stockholm
• Justice Department Announced New National Security Cyber Section Within the National Security Division
• Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter Delivered Keynote Address at the Brookings Institution’s Center on Regulation and Markets Event “Promoting Competition in Banking”
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- Attorney General Garland delivers remarks at the ATF Chiefs of Police Executive Forum on Crime Guns
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered remarks at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Chiefs of Police Executive Forum on Crime Guns. The Forum is a two-day meeting of police chiefs, sheriffs, and other state and local law enforcement leaders from across the country.
The purpose of the Forum is to inform state and local law enforcement about ATF’s efforts to combat gun violence and gun trafficking. This year, among other topics, attendees will be briefed on ATF’s new gun safety regulations – including the frame and receiver and stabilizing brace rules – and efforts to expand use of the agency’s National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) and eTrace systems.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-atfs-chiefs-police-executive-forum
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- This Week at Justice - June 16, 2023
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department Found Civil Rights Violations by the Minneapolis Police Department and the City of Minneapolis
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered Remarks at Meeting with U.S. Attorneys on Violent Crime
• Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivered Remarks at the Southbound Firearms Trafficking Coordination Meeting
• Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen Testified Before the Senate Judiciary Committee on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization
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- DOJ Finds Civil Rights Violations by the Minneapolis Police Department and the City of Minneapolis
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and the City of Minneapolis (City) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct in violation of the U.S. Constitution and federal law. The Department also announced that the city and MPD have agreed in principle to resolve the Department’s findings through a court enforceable consent decree with an independent monitor, rather than through contested litigation.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-finds-civil-rights-violations-minneapolis-police-department-and-city
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-justice-department-findings-civil
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/associate-attorney-general-vanita-gupta-delivers-remarks-justice-department-findings
https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-kristen-clarke-delivers-remarks-justice-department...
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- Southbound Firearms Trafficking Coordination Meeting
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco; Director Steven Dettelbach of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); and other senior U.S. Government officials delivered opening remarks at a Southbound Firearms Trafficking Coordination Meeting at ATF Headquarters. The meeting will highlight ongoing efforts to combat illegal firearms trafficking from the United States to Mexico and drive increased coordination around new initiatives in the coming months.
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- Combating National Origin Discrimination in Schools
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, and Catherine Lhamon, Assistant Secretary, Office of Civil Rights, Department of Education, explain students’ rights and protections against national origin discrimination. All children are entitled to attend school and have a meaningful opportunity to learn.
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- AG Merrick B. Garland and DAG Lisa O. Monaco Convene Meeting with U.S. Attorneys on Violent Crime
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco convened a meeting with all of the U.S. Attorneys to discuss violent crime reduction strategies.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-meeting-us-attorneys-violent-crime
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- Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen Addresses the Importance of Section 702
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 13, 2023 regarding the importance of Section 702 reauthorization.
Related: https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/assistant-attorney-general-matthew-g-olsen-delivers-opening-remarks-senate-judiciary
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- This Week at Justice - June 9, 2023
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- #ThisWeekatJustice
• Justice Department Honored Law Enforcement Officers in Sixth Annual Attorney General’s Awards for Distinguished Service in Community Policing
• Justice Department Announced Agreement in Environmental Justice Investigation of Illegal Dumping in the City of Houston
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Released a Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Allen v. Milligan
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Released a Statement in Honor of Pride Month
• Jury Convicted Federal Correctional Officer for Sexual Abuse of Two Female Inmates
• Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen Delivered Remarks at Second Annual Counterterrorism Law Enforcement Forum
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- Statement of Special Counsel Jack Smith
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Statement of Special Counsel Jack Smith
Related:
https://www.justice.gov/sco-smith
https://www.justice.gov/sco-smith/speech/special-counsel-jack-smith-delivers-statement
https://www.justice.gov/storage/US_v_Trump-Nauta_23-80101.pdf
