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As Election Looms, Justice Dept. Tries to Steer Clear of Politics
A department memo seeks to formalize a pre-election “quiet period” in which senior officials should avoid unnecessary high-profile moves.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
What the Justice Department could look like under a Kamala Harris presidency
Kamala Harris’ team is quietly considering potential nominees for attorney general to lead the Justice Department if she beats Donald Trump in the 2024 election.Top stories - NBC News - October 24 -
UK ‘open to discussing non-cash forms of reparatory justice’ for former colonies
Starmer under pressure from Caribbean countries at Commonwealth talks but is refusing payments or apology. Keir Starmer has opened the door to non-financial reparations for the UK’s role in the ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Elon Musk defends $1 million giveaway after Justice Department warning
Elon Musk spoke in a virtual townhall event Friday and said that his petition giveaway wasn't meant to register voters.Top stories - NBC News - October 26 -
Risk of vigilantes as justice system ‘on the brink’, warns Law Society head
Danger that people in England and Wales take matters ‘into their own hands’, says Richard AtkinsonBusiness - Financial Times - October 27 -
House Republicans, Justice Department face off over Biden audiotapes
The House Judiciary Committee sued Attorney General Merrick Garland to try to force him to turn over recordings of the president's special counsel interview.Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
Justice Gorsuch's recusal may have doomed a man to death
Under the Supreme Court’s jumbled recusal practices, Gorsuch effectively voted to execute Glossip without reading the briefs or hearing the argument, disqualifying himself even from the petition to ...Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
Rodri’s Ballon d’Or is an act of justice for an unsung category of footballer | Sid Lowe
Real Madrid were angry that Vinícius Júnior missed out but crowning the Spain midfielder marks a shift in thinking. When Rodrigo Hernández was a student, living in a hall of residence and reading ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Rio courtroom may see belated measure of justice for murdered Marielle Franco
The high-profile city councillor was gunned down with her driver in 2018 – now two of her confessed killers go on trial. It was not even 10pm and the football match she was watching on TV had still ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
8 Supreme Court Justices in Mexico to Resign Ahead of Contentious Election
All but three of the country’s Supreme Court justices announced they would quit rather than partake in the controversial elections mandated by a judicial overhaul.World - The New York Times - October 31 -
Will Justice Department and FBI officials carry out Trump’s prosecutions of his rivals?
Former officials fear that Donald Trump, if elected, will force out DOJ and FBI officials who defy him and replace them with loyalists. Chaos, division and paralysis could ensue.Politics - NBC News - October 31 -
Mexico Supreme Court Justice Seeks to Ease Political Tensions, but Obstacles Persist
A lone voice on Mexico’s Supreme Court has proposed a way to ease the political tensions that have arisen over a judicial overhaul. But big obstacles could prevent any deal.World - The New York Times - November 2 -
Senegalese women take aim at polluting countries in march for climate justice
Senegalese women marched in Dakar for climate justice Saturday, calling for what they call “polluting countries” to curb greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference ...World - ABC News - November 2 -
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Murray Sinclair, First Nation advocate for justice and Canadian senator, has died
Murray Sinclair, a former First Nation judge, senator and chair of the commission that delved into Canada’s troubled history of residential schools for First Nations students, has diedWorld - ABC News - November 4 -
Jim Justice wins West Virginia Senate race, flipping the seat for Republicans
NBC News projects the state's Republican governor Jim Justice flipped the seat currently held by Democratic-turned-independent Joe Manchin, who is retiring.Top stories - NBC News - November 6 -
West Virginia attorney general wins governor's race to replace Jim Justice
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) is the projected winner of the state's gubernatorial race, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ. Morrisey defeated Democratic nominee Steve ...Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
‘If We Care About Justice in America, There’s Going to Be a Lot of Work to Do’
Two Opinion writers consider a second term for Donald Trump.Top stories - The New York Times - November 6 -
The Justice Department policy that could end some Trump prosecutions
A longstanding Justice Department policy could be applied to some of former President Donald Trump's legal cases as conversations are underway about winding down the prosecutions before Trump takes ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Trump poised to appoint conservative justices if Thomas, Alito step down
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House puts him in a position to influence the make-up of the Supreme Court and the effects could be felt for decades. CBS News legal contributor ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Justice Department files charges in murder-for-hire scheme targeting Donald Trump
The Department of Justice announced charges against an Iranian man and two others in a plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump.Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Justice Department unseals alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump
The Justice Department on Friday revealed an alleged Iranian plot to kill President-elect Trump during his campaign this fall. A newly unsealed criminal complaint reveals that Farhad Shakeri, 51, ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Justice Department files charges in murder-for-hire scheme targeting Trump
The Department of Justice charged an Iranian man in a murder-for-hire plot to assassinate President-elect Trump while he was still a candidate and two others in a plot to kill an American ...Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Supreme Court unlikely to see justices retire before Trump takes office
Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic justice and at 70, is not the oldest member of the Supreme Court.Politics - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Top Justice Department official worries Putin could target enemies in America
Mysterious deaths of Putin critics around the world highlight Russia's long and violent reach. A top U.S. Justice Department official explains his concerns for the U.S.Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Justice Department sues to block UnitedHealth Group's $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys
The Justice Department is suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s $3.3 billion purchase of AmedisysHealth - ABC News - 2 days ago -
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 - Yesterday -
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 - Yesterday -
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 - Yesterday -
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 - 17 hours 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 - 15 hours 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 - 15 hours 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 - 14 hours 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 - 11 hours 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 hours ago
