After a scathing report by the U.S. Justice Department, the Independent Police Review Authority on Jan. 18 was accused of leaking a confidential memo...
Page 15 of the USDOJ consent decree with Cleveland, OH
Continuing its examination of the Chicago Police Department's (CPD) policies, the U.S. Department of Justice,...
...but says nothing about the over 36,000 youth arrested in Chicago
In a press release issued late Sunday afternoon, the Cook County Bar Association (CCBA),...
The Justice Department as part of its pattern or practice investigation into Chicago Police Department's (CPD) possible violations of constitutional and federal laws is hearing...
The ballooning cost of the overcrowded federal prison system is an "increasingly critical threat" to the Justice Department’s ability to fulfill its mission, the...
On Sunday, the Department of Justice confirmed that they would review the George Zimmerman case, one day after the rogue volunteer watchman was found not guilty of all charges. Tuesday afternoon, Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) spoke at the NAACP at their annual convention in Orlando, Fla., about the controversial killing of Trayvon Martin, how the murder affected his own life, and upholding the Voting Rights Act. From the outset, Holder aligned himself with President Barack Obama’s initial statement but assured the audience that the department was looking in to the case diligently: Today, I’d like to join President Obama in urging all Americans to recognize that – as he said – we are a nation of laws, and the jury has spoken. I know the NAACP and its members are deeply, and rightly, concerned about this case – as passionate civil rights leaders, as engaged citizens, and – most of all – as parents. This afternoon, I want to assure you ...
WASHINGTON — Calls for the Justice Department to look in to the shooting death of Trayvon Martin reverberated as soon as George Zimmerman (pictured) was acquitted of state charges in a Florida courtroom, but it may be even tougher to mount a federal case against Zimmerman. The department says it’s reviewing evidence to determine whether criminal civil rights charges are warranted, but legal experts see major barriers to a federal prosecution – including the burden of proving that Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch leader, was motivated by racial animosity – and say Justice officials would likely be saddled with some of the same challenges that complicated the unsuccessful state case. “The Justice Department would face significant challenges in bringing a federal civil rights case against Mr. Zimmerman,” said Alan Vinegrad, the former U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York. ...
