According to the DOJ’s 86-page report, the incident involving the 14-year-old boy was one of two similar violations Louisville officers committed on Wednesday. An officer spotted the teen lying on the ground and allowed the dog to attack and gnaw “the child’s arm,” the report states. “The officer was leading his dog to search for […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Families of nine victims killed in a racist attack at a Black South Carolina church have reached a settlement with the Justice Department over a faulty background check that allowed Dylann Roof to purchase the gun he used in the 2015 massacre. The Justice Department will pay $88 million, which includes $63 million for the families of the nine […]
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the State of Georgia, the Georgia Secretary of State and the Georgia State Election Board, accusing them of passing laws that make it harder to vote in predominately Black areas. The DOJ is specifically focused on striking down Senate Bill 202, which includes several provisions that hinder voters, […]
Former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, convicted on Tuesday for killing George Floyd, now finds himself in more turmoil as the U.S. Justice Department looks into his alleged assault against a Black teenager three years ago. Prosecutors first learned about the 2017 incident last year as they were preparing to present their argument in Floyd’s case, ABC News […]
A day after former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty for the murder of George Floyd, the Justice Department announced its plan to launch a federal civil rights inquiry into Minneapolis police operations and its use of lethal force. Making the announcement on Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland said there will be a deeper investigation to examine […]