/tags/justice-department Justice Department en-US WLRN Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:17:54 GMT /law-justice/2023-12-04/former-us-ambassador-accused-agent-cuba The Associated Press has learned that a former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation and is accused of secretly serving as an agent of the Cuban government. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:17:54 GMT /law-justice/2023-12-04/former-us-ambassador-accused-agent-cuba Joshua Goodman | Associated Press, Eric Tucker | Associated Press /national/national-politics/2023-02-22/unlikely-alliances-in-supreme-court-opinions-on-overtime-death-penalty The cases involved who qualifies for overtime pay, and Arizona's refusal to apply a Supreme Court precedent in death penalty jury instructions. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 02:14:43 GMT /national/national-politics/2023-02-22/unlikely-alliances-in-supreme-court-opinions-on-overtime-death-penalty Nina Totenberg /news/national-politics/2022-11-03/guards-who-sexually-abuse-inmates-havent-been-punished-harshly-enough-doj-memo-says The Justice Department report urges an overhaul in the way the Bureau of Prisons works to prevent and investigate sexual abuse by prison employees against women in their custody. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:00:00 GMT /news/national-politics/2022-11-03/guards-who-sexually-abuse-inmates-havent-been-punished-harshly-enough-doj-memo-says Carrie Johnson /news/2022-11-03/a-theft-ring-that-allegedly-made-millions-from-catalytic-converters-has-been-busted Thefts of catalytic converters has skyrocketed over the last few years, as they contain rare metals. The federal government is seeking $545 million in forfeitures from the defendants. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:00:00 GMT /news/2022-11-03/a-theft-ring-that-allegedly-made-millions-from-catalytic-converters-has-been-busted Ayana Archie /education/2022-09-16/the-supreme-court-rules-yeshiva-university-must-recognize-student-lgbtq-group-for-now The opinion left in place a New York state court ruling requiring the university to recognize the YU Pride Alliance while it continues to argue its case. Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:00:00 GMT /education/2022-09-16/the-supreme-court-rules-yeshiva-university-must-recognize-student-lgbtq-group-for-now Joe Hernandez /news/2022-09-13/justice-department-says-it-is-open-to-one-of-trumps-picks-for-mar-a-lago-arbiter The Justice Department said Monday that it was willing to accept one of Donald Trump's picks for an independent arbiter to review documents seized during an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago last month. Tue, 13 Sep 2022 16:00:00 GMT /news/2022-09-13/justice-department-says-it-is-open-to-one-of-trumps-picks-for-mar-a-lago-arbiter The Associated Press /local-news/2022-08-16/feds-oppose-unsealing-affidavit-for-mar-a-lago-warrant The Justice Department on Monday refused to make public the affidavit for the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. Tue, 16 Aug 2022 12:30:00 GMT /local-news/2022-08-16/feds-oppose-unsealing-affidavit-for-mar-a-lago-warrant Michael Balsamo / The Associated Press /news/2022-08-15/some-capitol-rioters-try-to-profit-from-their-jan-6-crimes Facing prison time and personal consequences for storming the U.S. Capitol, some defendants are trying to profit from their participation in the deadly riot. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 14:47:55 GMT /news/2022-08-15/some-capitol-rioters-try-to-profit-from-their-jan-6-crimes The Associated Press /news/2022-07-21/how-prosecuting-war-crimes-in-ukraine-compares-to-hunting-nazis Eli Rosenbaum spent his career hunting down Nazis after World War II. Now, he will use those skills to seek out war criminals in the Russia-Ukraine war. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:15:00 GMT /news/2022-07-21/how-prosecuting-war-crimes-in-ukraine-compares-to-hunting-nazis Ari Shapiro, Elena Burnett, Patrick Jarenwattananon /news/2022-07-18/nearly-400-officers-were-in-uvalde-before-the-gunman-was-killed-a-new-report-finds The scathing new report by lawmakers in Texas says "systemic failures" created a chaotic scene that lasted more than an hour before the gunman at Robb Elementary School was finally confronted. Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:45:09 GMT /news/2022-07-18/nearly-400-officers-were-in-uvalde-before-the-gunman-was-killed-a-new-report-finds The Associated Press