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Justice Dept. Reaches $144.5 Million Deal With Victims of Texas Church Massacre
The department had appealed a decision that found the Air Force liable for a mass shooting in Sutherland Springs in 2017 that killed 26 people.
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Just Dept. Sues Norfolk Southern Railroad East Palestine Train Fire
The lawsuit, seeking to claw back cleanup costs under the Clean Water Act, accuses the Georgia-based rail company of putting profits over safety.
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State Dept. Proposes Joint Tribunal to Try Russian Leaders
The proposed court, a joint effort by Ukraine and other nations, would investigate the Kremlin for the crime of aggression, but there’s a catch: Presi [...]
Dollar General Is Deemed a ‘Severe Violator’ by the Labor Dept.
Since January 2017, OSHA has cited the company for 111 instances of workplace safety violations and imposed more than $15.5 million in penalties.
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Trump Investigations Test Justice Dept. and Divided Nation
Attorney General Merrick Garland and other prosecutors have sought to demonstrate that politics should not infect the justice system. Those efforts fa [...]
Justice Dept. Embraces Supporting Role in Pursuing War Crimes in Ukraine
Prosecutors are investigating war crimes against Americans but are mainly focused on helping Ukraine to hold Russians accountable for atrocities.
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Justice Dept. Investigating TikTok’s Owner Over Possible Spying on Journalists
The inquiry appears to be tied to an admission by the app’s owner, ByteDance, that employees had inappropriately obtained Americans’ data. The company [...]
Justice Dept. Finds Pattern of Discriminatory Policing in Louisville
The review, undertaken after a specialized unit killed Breonna Taylor in a botched raid in 2020, paints a damning portrait of a department in crisis.
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Lawsuit Against Trump Over Capitol Attack Should Proceed, Justice Dept. Says
The department told an appeals court that if President Donald J. Trump’s speech incited the Jan. 6 riot, he was not shielded by immunity.
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Lab Leak Most Likely Caused Pandemic, Energy Dept. Says, as Spy Agencies Remain Split
The conclusion, which was made with “low confidence,” was based on new intelligence. The information didn’t lead other agencies to change their assess [...]
Justice Dept. Struggles to Enforce Early Release Program for Abused Inmates
Prison officials and judges have been reluctant to support “compassionate releases” unless an inmate is ill, dying or incapacitated by age.
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Justice Dept. Declines to Charge Gaetz in Sex-Trafficking Inquiry, Officials Say
An investigation had examined whether Representative Matt Gaetz broke federal laws, focusing on his relationships with women recruited online, and whe [...]
Agriculture Dept. Proposes Limits on Sugar and Salt in School Meals
The proposed guidelines are part of the Biden administration’s push to address childhood obesity, diabetes and other diet-related diseases.
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Justice Dept. Drops Investigation of Retired U.S. General
John R. Allen, a retired four-star Marine general who was the president of the Brookings Institution, had been accused of secretly lobbying for the go [...]
Justice Dept defends motion to bar SBF from accessing FTX, Alameda assets
United States prosecutors in the criminal case against former FTX chief executive officer Sam Bankman-Fried have released text and email messages from [...]