Biden Call for Resignation of Trump-Appointed U.S. Attorneys Applauded
By Hongyi Wen WASHINGTON D.C. – After news reports that the U.S. Department of Justice would ask…
Analysis: Court Documents and Hearings Show That Most Capitol Rioters Were Trumpists, Looters Weren’t Protesters
By David M. Greenwald While there have been conspiracy theories to the contrary, most of the people…
Criminal Justice Leaders Calling For Injunction Against Federal Troop Deployment to American Cities
Washington, DC – The pushback against Trump administration policies on federal law enforcement deployment and tactics continued…
AG Barr Announces Resumed Scheduling of Federal Executions
by Henry Stiepleman DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – Attorney General William Barr this Monday ordered the Federal Bureau…
Immigration Courts Move Bay Area Immigration Cases from San Francisco to Southern California
San Francisco and Alameda County Public Defenders condemn DOJ decision to remove detention cases out of San…
The First Step Act Freed People – Now Prosecutors Are Trying to Lock Some of Them Up Again
By Sarah Lustbader Monae Davis, a beneficiary of the First Step Act, left prison on March 7….
State DOJ Report Analyzes Use of Force in Sac PD
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today announced the release of a California Department of Justice (DOJ) report on use of force-related polices, training, and practices within the Sacramento Police Department (SPD).
How An Overstretched Deportation System Has Become Even Less Fair
By Katrina Eiland Let’s say you came to this country as a 3-year-old with your parents and…
DOJ Reverses Course on Debtors’ Prisons
By Nusrat Choudhury During the holiday season, many of us think about what we can do to…
Former Officer’s Guilty Verdict for Killing Walter Scott Is the Exception, Not the Rule
By Shaundra Young Scott Police officer Michael Slager shot and killed an unarmed Black man, Walter Scott,…
Justice Department Continues to Roll Back Civil Rights Protections
By Jesselyn McCurdy On Friday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions strongly hinted that he isn’t done trying to…
ACLU Supports the Appointment of a Special Prosecutor
By Anthony D. Romero May 9, 2017 — has the potential to be one of the most…
Officer Pleads Guilty in the South Carolina Death of Walter Scott
Back in December, a Charleston jury deadlocked in the case of Michael Slager, who shot and killed…
Monday Night Massacre?
In what critics are likening to former President Richard Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre” in 1973, President Trump…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Dawn of a New Era
Starting on Friday and continuing over the weekend, millions of people came out to protest the new…
The Trouble with Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
By Michael Waldman Donald Trump just picked Sen. Jeff Sessions, Republican of Alabama, to be his nominee…
Analysis: What Trump Means for Criminal Justice Reform
The election of Trump on Tuesday probably stalls, if not outright reverses, criminal justice reform gains across…
DOJ Sides with Former Officer in False Claims Suit
The Justice Department has weighed in on the side of a Boston area law enforcement whistleblower in…
DOJ Calls For End of Private-Prison Contracts; ICE Must Do the Same
By Carl Takei In a bluntly-worded memo issued last week, the U.S. Department of Justice directed the…
DOJ Argues Bail Schedules Unconstitutional, as Studies Reveal How Discriminatory Bail Is
The US Department of Justice filed an amicus brief in a Georgia case last week, challenging the…
