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Advocates urge Ohio to restore voter registrations removed in alleged violations of federal law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voter advocacy organizations have put Ohio's Republican elections chief on notice that voters are being systematically removed from the rolls in several counties in alleged violation of federal law. A letter sent Thursday to Secretary of State Frank LaRose,...
Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes in policing. Jurors deliberated...
Senators ask Justice Department to take tougher action against Boeing executives over safety issues
Two U.S. senators have asked the Department of Justice to take tougher action against Boeing executives by holding them criminally accountable for safety issues that have impacted its airplanes. In a letter dated Wednesday and sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Democratic...
Wisconsin Department of Justice investigating mayor's removal of ballot drop box
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice confirmed Thursday that its criminal investigators are looking into the removal of Wausau's only absentee ballot drop box by the mayor last month. The Marathon County district attorney had asked for assistance from DOJ about...
Some New Orleanians skeptical of city and DOJ’s request to exit consent decree
Community members and elected officials are reacting to the city of New Orleans and U.S. Department of Justice’s attempt to close a yearslong chapter of federal oversight of the New Orleans Police Department. On Sept. 27, the city and DOJ asked U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan to...
Maryland approves settlement in state police discrimination case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials approved a $2.75 million settlement on Wednesday to resolve a federal investigation into discriminatory hiring practices affecting Black and female applicants to the Maryland State Police. The settlement, approved by the Maryland Board of...
Federal prosecutors file new indictment against ex-Louisville police officers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Federal prosecutors filed a new indictment Tuesday against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Taylor’s door before they fatally shot her. The Justice Department's superseding indictment comes weeks...
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange says he pleaded 'guilty to journalism' in order to be freed
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday that he was freed after years of incarceration because he "pled guilty to journalism.” In his first public remarks since he was released from prison in June, Assange gave evidence of the impact of his...
Wisconsin prisons agree to help hearing-impaired inmates under settlement
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has agreed to provide more help to hearing-impaired inmates as part of a settlement with federal investigators. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that its investigators had been probing complaints from...
Justice Department will launch civil rights review into 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Justice Department announced Monday it plans to launch a review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, an attack by a white mob on a thriving Black district that is considered one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history. The...
