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DOJ says Michigan shutdown of Catholic schools is unconstitutional, joins schools in lawsuit

The Justice Department on Friday sided with a group of Catholic high schools in Michigan suing the state over an emergency health order banning in-person classes at religious schools.

December 11, 2020

Alfred Bourgeois, who killed 2-year-old daughter, set to be 10th inmate executed this year

A Louisiana man who killed his 2-year-old daughter is scheduled to be executed Friday, making him the 10th federal inmate to be put to death this year, barring any last-minute intervention.

December 11, 2020

WIlliam Barr hid two Hunter Biden probes from public for months: Report

Attorney General William Barr reportedly hid two federal investigations into Hunter Biden for months and worked to keep the probes secret from lawmakers and the public ahead of the November presidential election.

December 11, 2020

Brandon Bernard executed despite appeals from Kim Kardashian West, Democrats

A Texas man convicted of killing married youth ministers before setting their car on fire while they were inside was executed Thursday night, despite last-minute appeals from Democratic officials and Kim Kardashian West.

December 10, 2020

Federal appeals court denies emergency request to halt Brandon Bernard execution

A federal appeals court Thursday denied an last-minute emergency request to halt the execution of Brandon Bernard, clearing the way for the ninth inmate death sentence carried out this year by the Trump administration.

December 10, 2020

Brandon Bernard set for execution Thursday; Dem lawmakers plead with Trump to commute sentence

Democratic lawmakers and celebrity activists are pleading with President Trump to commute the sentence of a Texas man scheduled to be executed Thursday night for the murder of two youth pastors.

December 10, 2020

Hunter Biden under federal investigation over taxes

Hunter Biden, the son of presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden, said Wednesday the U.S. attorney in Delaware is investigating his tax affairs.

December 9, 2020

GOP lawmakers demand AG Barr appoint special counsel to investigate election fraud

More than two dozen House Republicans on Wednesday demanded Attorney General William P. Barr appoint a special counsel to investigate allegations of fraud in November's presidential election.

December 9, 2020

Federal prison staffing shortages cost taxpayers $300M in overtime pay: DOJ watchdog

Staffing shortages at the Federal Bureau of Prisons are so severe that its employees worked nearly 7 million hours of overtime last year, costing taxpayers more than $300 million in excess pay, according to a report Wednesday from the Justice Department Inspector General.

December 9, 2020

Michael Flynn criminal case formally dismissed

A federal judge on Tuesday officially dismissed President Trump's former National Security Adviser Micheal Flynn's criminal case as moot because he was pardoned by Mr. Trump, ending a dramatic three-year legal fight.

December 8, 2020

Brandon Bernard, death row inmate, denied stay of execution despite claims of new evidence

A federal judge Tuesday refused to postpone this week's scheduled execution of a Texas man, despite defense attorney claims that critical evidence was suppressed during his trial.

December 8, 2020

Daniel Cameron, Kentucky AG, defends handling of Breonna Taylor case in new interview

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Monday defended his decision not to present murder charges to the grand jury hearing the case of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old Black woman who was shot and killed in her apartment by three Louisville police officers in March.

December 7, 2020

Carter Page asks to speak at sentencing for FBI lawyer who altered email in Russia probe

Former Trump campaign aide Carter Page on Sunday petitioned a federal court to speak as a victim at the sentencing hearing for an ex-FBI lawyer who falsified an email to justify surveillance of Mr. Page.

December 6, 2020

DOJ official defends foreign-lobbying prosecution record from conservative critics

A top Justice Department official on Friday said foreign lobbying violations were rarely prosecuted because of the challenges to gathering evidence in those cases.

December 4, 2020

William Barr ‘missing in action’ on election fraud allegations, GOP lawmakers charge

Tensions between Republican lawmakers and Attorney General William Barr reached a boiling point Thursday as a group of conservative congressmen decried the nation's top law enforcement official as "missing in action" in response to allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 election.

December 3, 2020

Joe Biden to keep Christopher Wray as FBI director: Report

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden will keep Christopher A. Wray as his FBI head unless President Trump fires him before he takes over, according to a report Thursday.

December 3, 2020

Five NYC transit workers charged with illegally collecting more than $1.3M in overtime

Federal prosecutors Thursday charged five New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers with fraudulently collecting a combined $1.3 million in overtime while allegedly bowling, on vacation and even running a 5K race.

December 3, 2020

Carter Page files $75M lawsuit against DOJ, FBI alleging ‘unlawful surveillance’

Former Trump campaign figure Carter Page has sued the Justice Department, FBI, and a slew of bureau officials for $75 million, saying he was unlawfully surveilled in the Russian-collusion investigation.

November 28, 2020

Holiday retail sales expected to top 2019 despite surging pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic will hurt Black Friday sales, retail analysts say, but the unofficial holiday kickoff will remain one of the busiest shopping days of the year.

November 26, 2020

Cy Vance to appeal dismissal of Paul Manafort’s state charges

The Manhattan District Attorney said Wednesday he will appeal last month's court decision dismissing state fraud charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

November 25, 2020