U.S. Justice Department

Justice Dept. Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz testifies before the House Oversight Committee and the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

Justice IG Testifies Before 2 House Panels, Talk Turns To Family Separation

6:31pm June 19, 2018

by Miles Parks

Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department's inspector general, took questions Tuesday from lawmakers about the voluminous report his office released last week.

RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan is seen with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kremlin's first deputy chief of staff, Alexei Gromov, as they marked RT's 10th anniversary in Moscow in 2015.

TV Company Linked To Russia's RT America Registers As Foreign Agent In U.S.

12:29pm November 14, 2017

by Bill Chappell

In the filing, RT America's production company said it wasn't sure how much of its funding comes from Russia.

A juvenile resident sits in a classroom at the Department of Juvenile Justice's Metro Regional Youth Detention Center in Atlanta.

National

Fewer Youths Incarcerated, But Gap Between Blacks And Whites Worsens

12:18pm September 27, 2017

by Jose Olivares

In 2015, black youths were five times more likely than white youths to be incarcerated — the widest disparity since the start of the century. But advocates say crime rates are not to blame.

National

Ex-NSA Contractor Accused Of Taking Classified Information Is Indicted

9:27am February 09, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Harold Thomas Martin III was a NSA private contractor who prosecutors say spent decades stealing national security secrets.

Brazilian Federal Judge Sergio Moro (right) is leading his country's corruption probe of state-run oil company Petrobras. Two Brazilian companies have agreed to more than $3.5 billion in fines for violating U.S. bribery laws in their dealings with Petrobr

Justice Department Announces Largest Corporate Bribery Penalty Ever

5:26pm December 21, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The Justice Department says two Brazilian companies have agreed to pay more than $3.5 billion for violating U.S. bribery laws in their dealings with Brazil's state-owned oil company, Petrobras.

Prisoners stand in a crowded lunch line at Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore, Ala., on June 18, 2015. A trial starts Monday over conditions in Alabama's prisons.

National

Alabama's Prison System Goes On Trial

5:39am December 05, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

A trial starts Monday over conditions in Alabama's prisons. Mentally ill inmates say they're denied basic care. Meanwhile, the Justice Department is conducting a civil rights probe into the prisons.

Microsoft is asking a judge to declare part of a federal law unconstitutional under both the First and Fourth Amendments.

National

Microsoft Sues Justice Dept., Seeking To Inform Customers About Seized Data

4:30pm April 14, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Microsoft is asking a judge to declare part of a 1986 federal law unconstitutional under both the First and Fourth Amendments.

Crime

Triad Sheriff Shocked By Federal Government's Decision To Stop Sending Asset Forfeiture Funds

5:01pm January 14, 2016

by Keri Brown

Spending cuts at the national level are trickling down to local law enforcement agencies.

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Politics & Government

Alamance County Sheriff Reacts To Dropped Discrimination Lawsuit

5:38pm August 10, 2015

by Keri Brown

An Alamance County Sheriff accused of racial profiling spoke publicly Monday for the first time after a U.S. District Court judge dismissed a discrimination lawsuit.

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National

Lumber Liquidators Says DOJ Seeks Criminal Charges Over Imports

12:44pm April 29, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The revelation in a regulatory filing follows a 60 Minutes report last month that said the company's Chinese laminate flooring products have unsafe levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen.