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Obama Administration Stretches Definition of Congressional Approval for War
The Obama administration is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it.
DOJ Overruled Recommendation to Indict Money-Laundering Bank Over Too-Big-to-Fail Worries
The Obama administration has consistently protected banks.
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Trump Is Using His Campaign as a Personal Piggy Bank
The Trump campaign looks like a Mobius strip, with campaign money folding back on itself and ending up in the hands of Trump businesses and his family.
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Loretta Lynch and the Criminalization of Trans People
In her historic address, the US attorney general didn't mention trans people who are currently incarcerated or detained.
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Former White Supremacists Urge Hate Group Members to Renounce Their Bigotry
Several former white supremacists are developing strategies to deter membership in hate groups and encourage others to leave.
DOJ Resurrects Policing-for-Profit Program
A suspended policy that allowed local police to keep much of the assets they confiscate from fellow suspects was reinstated by the Department of Justice.
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How Civil Rights Groups Are Unraveling Illegal Bail Schemes That Fill Jails With Poor People
Advocates are working to stop the illegal practice of jailing people simply because they can't afford to post bail.
The DOJ’s Plan to Empty (and Refill?) US Prisons
The Department of Justice recently announced a decision to release 6,000 people from federal prison.
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Beyond the Patriot Act: The Most Harmful State Policy Enacted in the Wake of 9/11
The National Security Entry-Exit Registration System allowed the ongoing, state-sanctioned persecution of non-white Americans.
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Shame on Eric Holder, Wall Street’s Attorney General
Eric Holder never convicted anyone for the crimes that spawned the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.