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Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases amid simmering court fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on investigations into President-elect Donald Trump as an appeals court weighs a challenge. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon made the ruling Tuesday, the morning...
Trump's sentencing still on for Friday after judge rebuffs his push for a delay while he appeals
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump remains on track to be sentenced this week in his hush money case after a judge on Monday denied his request to halt proceedings while he appeals a ruling that upheld the historic verdict. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan ordered...
Minneapolis agrees to overhaul police training and force policies after George Floyd's murder
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved an agreement with the federal government to overhaul the city's police training and use-of-force policies in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. The deal incorporates and builds on changes the Minneapolis Police...
Trump promises to replace national archivist after the agency's role in documents case against him
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is promising to replace the head of the National Archives, thrusting the agency back into the political spotlight after his mishandling of sensitive documents led to a federal indictment. “We will have a new archivist,"...
San Francisco Bay Area police department mired in racist text scandal agrees to reforms
ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — A San Francisco Bay Area police department under federal investigation for racist and sexist texts has agreed to hire a consultant to update its policies, procedures and training on various topics, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. According to the...
Hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions are in limbo as a DC court awaits Trump's White House return
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's the largest prosecution in Justice Department history — with reams of evidence, harrowing videos and hundreds of convictions of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now Donald Trump's return to power has thrown into question the future of the more...
DOJ finds Oklahoma City police discriminate against people with behavioral disabilities
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City and its police department have discriminated against people with behavioral health disabilities, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday after releasing the latest in a series of investigations into state and local law enforcement agencies. In...
Justice Department enters consent decree with Fulton County over jail conditions
ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that it has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia's most populous county after finding that violence and filthy conditions in county lockups violated the constitutional rights of people held in jail. The...
Federal courts won't refer Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to attorney general over ethics
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal courts will not refer allegations that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas may have violated ethics laws to the Justice Department, the judiciary's policymaking body said Thursday. Thomas has agreed to follow updated requirements on reporting trips...
New Mexico State parts with AD Moccia in wake of report on sex abuse in hoops program
New Mexico State is moving on from athletic director Mario Moccia in the wake of an investigation that criticized the school's handling of the sexual abuse scandal that temporarily shut down the Aggies men's basketball program. Valerio Ferme, who took over as university president to...
