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Wells Fargo Pays Big Time To Settle Discriminatory Lending Claims

Reuters | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Foreclosures, Video, Home Renovation, Foreclosure Crisis, Predatory Lending, Bv-Politics, Discriminatory Lending, Wells Fargo, Memphis, Reuters, Justice Department, Business News

* City of Memphis had accused Wells of discriminatory lending * Bank has denied allegations, citing commitment to responsible lending...

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Darrell Issa Fights Subpoenas After Chastising Eric Holder For Doing The Same Thing

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Video, DOJ Fast and Furious, Doj, Darrell Issa Subpoena, Steven Chu, Darrell Issa Subpoena Power, Darrell Issa, Issa Subpoena, Elections 2012, Issa Holder Subpoena, Eric Holder Fast and Furious, Fast and Furious, Justice Department, Subpoena, Eric Holder, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who for more than seven months has been chastising Attorney General Eric Holder for failing to comply with...

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Florida Plan to Purge Voter Rolls Triggers New Voter Rights Showdown

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Voter Purge, Latino, Elections 2012, Immigrants, Minority Voters, Hispanics, Justice Department, Non-Citizens-Voting-in-Florida, Purge, Voter ID, Latino Voters, Latino Politics, Voting Rights, Voter ID Laws, Florida, Non-Citizen Voter, Latino Voices News

Florida officials made it clear Friday that the state will continue to purge as many as 182,000 suspected noncitizens from the state’s voter rolls -...

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Obama Avoiding Controversy Over Pool Access For Disabled

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Disabled, Video, Obama, Americans With Disabilities Act, Pool Access for Disabled, Justice Department, Disabled People, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is sidestepping an election-year confrontation with the hotel industry and other pool owners to give them more ...

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Hackers Apparently Made Off With Government Data

Reuters | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Cybersecurity, Video, Justice Department, Anonymous Justice Department Emails, Anonymous, Anonymous Justice Department, Reuters, Hackers, Technology News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One or more unauthorized users gained access to the inner workings of a website run by the U.S. Justice Department, a departmen...

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An Overdue Step in Protecting Detained Immigrants From Rape and Sexual Assault, But More Work Remains

Katharina Obser | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Immigrant Rights, Rape, Justice Department, Rape Statistics, Prea, Immigration, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Impact News

That the Obama administration has articulated in no uncertain terms that the Prison Rape Elimination Act should apply to all confinement is a huge victory for the countless detained individuals around the country.

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Homeland Security Watchdog May Close Troubled Texas Office

Andrew Becker | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Corruption, Department of Homeland Security, Fbi, Inspector General, Texas, Justice Department, Politics News, Washington, Politics News

The Homeland Security Department's beleaguered watchdog might close a troubled Texas office amid a federal probe into its agents' investigative practices, the Center for Investigative Reporting has learned.

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White House Aims To Curb Prison Rape

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: u.s. Prison Systems, Sexual Violence, Video, Rape, Prison Rape Elimination Act, Incarceration, U.S. Prisons, Obama Administration, Prison Rape, Justice Department, Sexual Assault, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration ordered federal, state and local officials Thursday to adopt zero tolerance for prison rape as it issued m...

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State Lawmaker Under Fire For Fraud Charges

Reuters | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Ben Arredondo, Politics News, Video, 2012 Election, Reuters, Paul Ben Arredondo, Elections 2012, Department of Justice, Arizona Politics, Justice Department, Politics News

By Tim Gaynor PHOENIX, May 16 (Reuters) - An Arizona legislator was indicted on Wednesday on bribery, fraud and attempted extortion c...

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When a Marijuana Loss Is Actually a Victory

Rob Kampia | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Congress, Libertarian, Sam Farr, Marijuana, Democrat, Medical Marijuana, Obama, Green, Justice Department, Republican, Dana Rohrabacher, Maurice Hinchey, Rob Kampia, Nancy Pelosi, Tom McClintock, U.S. House of Representatives, Marijuana Policy Project, Politics News

The vote on a major medical marijuana amendment on the floor of the U.S. House on Wednesday night was an exciting development, even though the amendme...

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Pardon Attorney Torpedoes Plea for Presidential Mercy

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Pardons, White House, Video, Bush Administration, Clarence Aaron Case, Presidential Pardons, Prison, Prisoners, George W. Bush, Justice Department, Clarence Aaron, Ronald Rodgers, Crime News

ProPublica's Dafna Linzer reports: A version of this story was co-published with The Washington Post. Clarence Aaron seemed to be especially deservin...

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Department of Justice Lawsuit Against Arpaio Sends Strong Message

Marielena Hincapié | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Latinos, Joe Arpaio, Immigration, Arizona, Justice Department, Sb 1070, Arizona Immigration Law, Civil Rights, Latino Voices News

By ensuring that complementary policies are working in concert, the federal government can help restore a sense of community among law enforcement and all those they're sworn to protect and serve.

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Arpaio Suit Reveals Disturbing Details

HuffingtonPost.com | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Video, Arpaio Sued, Doj, Arpaio Lawsuit, Doj Arpaio, Joe Arpaio, Racism, Joe Arpaio Lawsuit, Arizona, Arizona Immigration Law, Justice Department, Arpaio, Politics News

The Justice Department filed suit Thursday against Maricopa County, Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office for unlawfully discriminating against Lati...

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Justice Department Announces Plan To Move On Arpaio

AP | WALTER BERRY | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Department of Justice, Video, Doj, Justice Department, Joe Arpaio Civil Rights, Joe Arpaio Department of Justice, Joe Arpaio Lawsuit, Joe Arpaio Case, Arpaio, Joe Arpaio, Joe Arpaio Sued, Joe Arpaio Justice Department, Politics News

PHOENIX — Federal authorities said Wednesday that they plan to sue Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office over allegations of civil rights vi...

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Sex Enhancement Drug Maker Pays Millions Back To Customers

AP | DAN SEWELL | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Fraud, Sex Drugs, Enzyte, Consumer Fraud, Sexual Enhancement, Justice Department, Sexual Enhancement Drugs, Enzyte Fraud, Money News

CINCINNATI — The U.S. Justice Department has released $24 million to pay people who bought products promising sexual enhancement and other benef...

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Homeland Security Office to Unload Hundreds of Corruption Probes

Andrew Becker | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, Inspector General, Justice Department, Fbi, Corruption, Politics News

Officials with the inspectors general's office believe bypassing the watchdog agency by going directly to Customs and Border Protection for information could hamper their investigations. Other agents, however, view the inspector general as ill-equipped to root out corruption.

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80 Rape Cases Mishandled? Justice Department Investigates College Town

Reuters | Laura Zuckerman | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Montana, University of Montana Rape Cases, Video, Rape, Justice Department Investigates Montana Rape Cases, University of Montana, University of Montana at Missoula, Thomas E. Perez, Justice Department, Sexual Assault, University of Montana Rape, University of Montana Sexual Assault, Crime News

(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department unveiled a broad probe on Tuesday into complaints that authorities were failing to aggressively investigate se...

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5 Arrested In Bomb Plot Outside Cleveland

AP | THOMAS J. SHEERAN and KANTELE FRANKO | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Cleveland Bomb Plot, Video, Mug Shots, Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland Ohio, Anarchists, Department of Justice, Justice Department, Nato Summit, Crime News

CLEVELAND — Five men described by federal authorities as anarchists angry with corporate America and the government were charged Tuesday with pl...

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Price-Fixing Is Bad for Both Readers and Authors

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Independent Publishing, Kindle, E-Books, Barnes and Noble, New York Review of Books, Readers, Norton, Bookstores, Hachette, Amazon, Authors, Apple, Simon and Schuster, Literary Agent, Ipad, Macmillan, Google, Books, Penguin, Justice Department, Facebook, Publishing, Doubleday, Harper Collins, New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Publishers, Indie Publishing, Nook, Books News

The truth is that this dispute is not about saving literature or the sanctity of the literary world, it is about the publishers' business model.

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Latina Transgender Given Award By The Justice Department

The Huffington Post | Laura Steiner | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Video, New York City Anti Violence Project, Transgender, Gay Rights, Latina Transgender, Gay Advocate, Victoria Cruz, Justice Department, East Flatbush, Gay Latinos, Latino Voices News

The Justice Department's National Crime Victim Service Award honors individuals and programs that provide services to victims of crime. Many of the se...

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Dem On SB 1070 Argument: 'Felt Better Going In Than I Did Coming Out'

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Jan Brewer, Raul Grijalva, Luis Gutierrez, Doj, Kris Kobach, Supreme Court Sb 1070, S.B. 1070, Arizona, Justice Department, Sb 1070, Arizona Immigration Law, Russell Pearce, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Two top Democratic opponents of Arizona immigration law SB 1070 said Wednesday they were less confident that contested provisions of the...

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Walmart Took Part In Lobbying Campaign To Amend Anti-Bribery Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Retail Industry Leaders Association, Walmart, Thomas D. Hyde, Michael B. Mukasey, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Wal-Mart Bribery Scandal, Bribery, Justice Department, Institute of Legal Reform, Wal-Mart, Business News

Some top Walmart executives have been active in a lobbying group that is pushing to weaken the country's main anti-bribery law, as first reported in t...

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Justice Department Responds To Victim Of 1970 Shootings

AP | THOMAS J. SHEERAN | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Kent State, Justice Department, Kent State Shootings, Thomas Perez, Video, Politics News

CLEVELAND — The U.S. Justice Department, citing "insurmountable legal and evidentiary barriers," won't reopen its investigation into the deadly ...

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Arpaio Doubles Down On Birther Charges

Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Birthers, Politics News, Video, Obama Birth Certificate, Joe Arpaio, Joe Arpaio Investigation, Arizona Politics, Joe Arpaio Birth Certificate, Justice Department, Politics News

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans to release new findings in his ongoing investigation of President Obama's birth certificate, which he believe...

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Wal-Mart Faces Federal Criminal Probe

The Washington Post | Sari Horwitz and Jia Lynn Yang | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Walmart, Elijah E. Cummings, U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Wal-Mart De Mexico, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Justice Department, Wal-Mart, Jeff Gearhart, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, Henry A. Waxman, Joe Hansen, Construction, Sec, Wal-Mart Bribery, David Tovar, Securities and Exchange Commission, Thomas Hyde, Business News

The Justice Department has been conducting a criminal probe of Wal-Mart for allegations of systematic bribery in Mexico, according to three people fam...

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