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Apr 17 2024
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Justice Department nearing settlement with sexual assault survivors of disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Nassar
The Justice Department is in the final stages of negotiating a settlement with sexual assault survivors of disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar over the FBI’s initial failures in investigating the case, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The settlement could result in tens of millions of dollars for the victims. More than 150 women and girls have alleged
CNN (Online News)Apr 08 2024
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Justice Department won’t give Republicans audio tapes of Biden’s interview with special counsel
The Department of Justice says it won’t provide Congress with the audio tapes from Special Counsel Robert Hur’s interviews with President Joe Biden despite threats from House Republicans to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in criminal contempt. In a new letter obtained by CNN, DOJ said it would not be turning over the audio tapes by the deadline Republicans set for them. The department
CNN (Online News)Feb 28 2024
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Justice Department slams 'unconstitutional conditions' at Mississippi prisons
The Justice Department is accusing the state of Mississippi of violating the constitutional rights of those held in four prisons: the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, the South Mississippi Correctional Institution and Wilkinson County Correctional Facility. “Our work makes clear that people do not abandon their civil and constitutional
Mississippi Today NewsFeb 28 2024
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Justice Department finds violations at three Mississippi prisons
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division will hold a news conference on Wednesday, February 28. Officials announced that the conditions of confinement at three Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) facilities violate the 8th and 14th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. The department’s 60-page report details its findings from an investigation of the
WJTV 12Nov 08 2023
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Justice Department investigating Lexington Police Department
LEXINGTON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Justice Department announced they have opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into the City of Lexington, Mississippi, and the Lexington Police Department (LPD). According to officials, the investigation will seek to determine whether there are systemic violations of the Constitution and federal law. They said the focus will be on the
WJTV 12Apr 03 2024
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Justice Department sues Utah after transgender inmate ‘removed her own testicles’
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the state of Utah and its prison system after a transgender inmate “removed her own testicles” in response to “unnecessarily delayed” treatment for her gender dysphoria. The lawsuit alleges that the incarcerated transgender woman – unnamed in the complaint – was discriminated against by the Utah Department of Corrections following “
New York Post (News)Apr 08 2024
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Justice Department rejects House GOP bid to obtain audio of Biden interview with special counsel
Washington — The Justice Department rejected a request from two Republican-led House committees that it turn over an audio recording of former special counsel Robert Hur's interview with President Joe Biden. The department said the committees had not identified an "investigative purpose" for their request of the audio and accused them of "escalation" and of seeking conflict "for conflict's
CBS News (Online)Apr 25 2024
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The Justice Department admitted a Navy jet fuel leak in Hawaii caused thousands to suffer injuries. Now, victims are suing the government.
The U.S. government, in what an attorney says is a "monumental admission," said last year that it caused injury to thousands of people on the Hawaiian island of Oahu when jet fuel from its storage facility leaked into the drinking water system. On Monday, thousands of military family members and locals are headed to trial seeking financial compensation. Kristina Baehr, one of the attorneys
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