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US Justice Dept takes next steps to merge ATF and DEA, sources say
The U.S. Justice Department plans to press ahead with a merger of its two agencies that investigate drug and firearms ...
Justice Department deal ends a ban on an aftermarket trigger. Gun control advocates are alarmed
The Trump administration will allow the sale of forced-reset triggers, which make semiautomatic rifles fire more rapidly.
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US Department of Justice ends 3-year racial discrimination settlement early at Twin Valley Middle-High School
While federal officials said the district improved its practices, the executive director of the Vermont Human Right Commission said the decision is “reflective of a national shift in civil rights ...
US judge questions Justice Department over efforts to return wrongly deported man
A U.S. judge expressed frustration on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration had failed to provide sufficient ...
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Fmr. Nat’l Guard member charged for planning mass shooting at US military base for ISIS
A former Army National Guard member was arrested for attempting to execute a "mass-shooting" on behalf of ISIS at a U.S. military base.
Senior Justice Department officials tapped by Trump to run Library of Congress are denied access
Two senior Justice Department officials appointed by President Donald Trump to run the Library of Congress were denied access ...
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US Justice Department to end monitoring of Worcester Public Schools, says progress made
WORCESTER ― After more than 15 years, the U.S. Department of Justice will no longer monitor the Worcester Public Schools' ...
Family members of drug lord El Chapo enter US, Mexican officials say
Several relatives of El Chapo have entered the United States in what a Mexican official said is part of negotiations over his ...
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Justice Department lawyers face skeptical judges upset by ‘shoddy work’
“This exchange does not reflect the diligence the Court expects from any litigant,” Kollar-Kotelly wrote in her opinion, “let alone the United States Department of Justice.” “We’re not ...
Justice Department’s ending of grants for domestic violence programs is likely unconstitutional, judge finds
A federal judge said Wednesday that the Trump Justice Department likely engaged in unconstitutional retaliation when it cut ...