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Jack Smith plans to leave Justice Department by the time Trump takes office
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly said he plans to fire special counsel Jack Smith.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
India’s Top Court Bans ‘Bulldozer Justice’ Often Used Against Muslims
The tactic, in which state governments raze the homes and businesses of people as acts of retribution, has been on the rise in recent years.World - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
How Gaetz as attorney general would impact Justice Department
NBC News' senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett discusses the impact Matt Gaetz, President-elect Trump's choice for attorney general, might have on the Justice Department. Current and former DOJ ...Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago -
Justice Department officials react to Trump picking Matt Gaetz for attorney general
President-elect Donald Trump's pick of Rep. Matt Gaetz as his future attorney general has sent shockwaves through the Justice Department.Top stories - ABC News - 4 days ago -
What a Matt Gaetz Justice Department Would Mean for Business
The Trump loyalist supports an “aggressive” antitrust approach and has called for breaking up Big Tech. But can the controversial nominee win Senate approval?Business - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
India court warns against "bulldozer justice" allegedly targeting Muslims
India's Supreme Court has warned state authorities that bulldozing illegally constructed homes in an "arbitrary pick and choose" way is an abuse of their powers.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Justice Dept. Reports Broad Civil Rights Abuses at Georgia Jail System
In a blunt report released on Thursday, the department said officials in Fulton County have had “deliberate indifference to the risks of harms.”Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Trump’s Matt Gaetz Pick Unnerves an Already Jittery Justice Department and FBI
Senior law enforcement officials face a wave of uncertainty as Donald J. Trump moves to nominate a fierce partisan and a longtime ally to fill one of the most powerful cabinet posts.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
A Surprise at the Federalist Society Gala: Justice Breyer, a Retired Liberal
The conservative legal group’s annual dinner featured a conversation between Justices Stephen G. Breyer and Neil M. Gorsuch, a conservative. Both stressed the importance of an independent judiciary.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
GOP senators: Gaetz nomination to head Justice in serious trouble
Republican senators are warning that Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) nomination to serve President-elect Trump’s attorney general is in serious trouble, even though Republicans will control 53 seats ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Trump Turns to His Personal Lawyers to Stock Top Ranks of Justice Dept.
The president-elect intends to nominate three members of his criminal defense team to senior roles, raising further concerns about politicization of the department.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is trying to obstruct justice from jail, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has tried to reach out to prospective witnesses and influence public opinion from jail in a bid to affect potential jurors for his upcoming sex trafficking trialEntertainment - ABC News - Yesterday -
Justice Department demands records from sheriff after killing of Sonya Massey
The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter Thursday to the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
'I never thought I would make it to this stage'
Film school graduate Shamiam suffered 70% burns as a baby and had her forearms turned into "fingers".Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
I knew I could have a stroke, but not at 31
Angharad Dennis said she was upset in hospital after her stroke, but now has a new outlook on life.Top stories - BBC News - October 29 -
'This is my face and I will embrace what I have'
Cancer survivor Robin Fahey is taking part in an art exhibition highlighting facial prosthetics.Top stories - BBC News - November 10 -
Pentagon Seeks Silicon Valley Elite to Join Reserves
A new Defense Department initiative would recruit top technical minds as part-time military officers.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 21 -
Miyamoto: I Am No Genius
Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto is one of the most famous and groundbreaking creative types across all of entertainment, but the man himself doesn't agree that he's a genius. As part of ...Tech - GameSpot - November 8 -
Lidia Thorpe shrugs off Dutton’s call to resign, saying she’s looking for ‘justice’ not re-election
Independent senator, who made international headlines for heckling King Charles about Indigenous injustices, says people should ‘get used to truth-telling’. Follow our Australia news live blog ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
DOJ warns Elon Musk's America PAC that $1M voter giveaways could be illegal
Elon Musk's America PAC has been giving away $1 million daily, an effort it debuted in conjunction with Musk's push to register swing-state voters.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
‘Time has come’: Commonwealth heads agree to reparatory justice dialogue despite reluctant UK
UK government stresses it does not pay reparations and said before Chogm summit that issue was not on agenda. Commonwealth leaders have resolved that “the time has come” for a conversation on ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Commonwealth nations adopt their first ocean declaration
Commonwealth countries have adopted their first ocean declaration during their summit held for the first time in the Pacific island nation of SamoaWorld - ABC News - October 26 -
Republican Jim Justice wins West Virginia Senate race, CBS News projects
Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice will win his state's Senate race, flipping the seat red, CBS News projects. Scott MacFarlane looks at other key races that could determine control of ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Justice Dept., special counsel in talks about how to wind down Trump prosecutions
President-elect Trump faced two federal prosecutions brought by special counsel Jack Smith last year.Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
Rounded up, massacred and posted on social media: can Ethiopia bring justice for atrocities in Tigray?
The country is about to start investigating crimes reported in a brutal regional war. But trust is at an all-time low and survivors feel forgotten. Meaza Teklemariam was seven months pregnant when ...World - The Guardian - November 7 -
US justice department files charges over alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump
Trump campaign said US officials warned him in September about suspected Iranian assassination plot. The US justice department is bringing criminal charges over an Iranian plot to kill the ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Justice Department says Mississippi Senate paid a Black attorney less than her white colleagues for years
The discrimination lawsuit said Kristie Metcalfe was paid "significantly less" than her white co-workers for 8 years.Politics - NBC News - November 9 -
Justice Dept. to focus on 'most egregious' Jan. 6 cases until Trump is inaugurated
The Justice Department plans to focus on Jan. 6 felony arrests before President-elect Donald Trump is back in the White House.Top stories - NBC News - November 9 -
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he doesn't support urging Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday defended keeping Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the Supreme Court, after some Democrats have reportedly considered pressuring her to step down while President Joe ...Top stories - NBC News - November 10 -
Bernie Sanders says he doesn’t support urging Justice Sotomayor to step down
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Meet the Press says he doesn’t support urging Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is 70, to step down from her post while President Joe Biden can nominate a liberal ...Top stories - NBC News - November 10 -
How fierce Trump ally Kash Patel could help reshape the FBI or Justice Department
Trump ally Kash Patel, a former Defense Department official who wants to end the "Deep State," could make big changes if he's given a top spot at the FBI or DOJ.Top stories - ABC News - November 11