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A juvenile resident sits in a classroom at the Department of Juvenile Justice's Metro Regional Youth Detention Center in Atlanta.

National

Fewer Youths Incarcerated, But Gap Between Blacks And Whites Worsens

12:18pm September 27, 2017

by Jose Olivares

In 2015, black youths were five times more likely than white youths to be incarcerated — the widest disparity since the start of the century. But advocates say crime rates are not to blame.

A man takes a selfie on the hood of a destroyed limousine during an Inauguration Day protest against President Trump on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. The Department of Justice has been cleared to search through website records related to organizing protests

Politics & Government

Government Can Search Inauguration Protest Website Records, With Safeguards

8:01pm August 24, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The Department of Justice wants access to website records related to the protests during President Trump's inauguration. A judge approved the warrant but asked for procedures to protect privacy.

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The Department of Justice has narrowed the scope of a warrant it served to web hosting company DreamHost. The government has demanded information about DisruptJ20.org, a website used to organize protests in Washington, D.C., during the Inauguration in Jan

Justice Department Narrows Request For Visitor Logs To Inauguration Protest Website

7:51pm August 23, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Dropping a request for some 1.3 million IP addresses, the Trump Administration says its will instead focus "on evidence of the planning coordination and participation in a criminal act."

The Department of Justice has issued a warrant for a web hosting company to turn over all records related to the website of #DisruptJ20, a group that organized actions to disrupt President Trump's inauguration in January.

DOJ Demands Files On Anti-Trump Activists, And A Web Hosting Company Resists

10:20pm August 15, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Legal experts called the government's demand for information unusually broad. DreamHost says the warrant would require it to hand over logs of 1.3 million visits to its customer's website.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces the takedown of AlphaBay, a massive darknet marketplace "used to sell deadly illegal drugs" and procure stolen and counterfeit goods, according to the Justice Department. He delivered the news to reporters in Washi

National

Justice Department Announces 'Largest Darknet Takedown In History'

1:33pm July 20, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

A joint operation by the department, the FBI and international law enforcement has shut down AlphaBay and Hansa, two of the world's largest anonymous marketplaces for illicit drugs and goods.

National

Federal Report Criticizes Harsh Treatment Of Lewisburg Prisoners

7:58pm July 13, 2017

by Joseph Shapiro

A Justice Department review says the federal prison violates its own rules that men with serious mental illnesses should be removed from its Special Management Unit.

Former President Barack Obama signed the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015, surrounded by the families of two New York police officers who were killed in an ambush attack.

National

FCC Moves To Streamline Emergency 'Blue Alerts' For Threats To Law Enforcement

2:48pm June 22, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

Created in 2015, Blue Alerts are similar to Amber Alerts, but aim to catch people who threaten or harm police officers. The DOJ asked the FCC to add a special code to the broadcast emergency system.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein leaves the U.S. Capitol following a closed-door briefing with members of the House of Representatives on Friday.

Rosenstein On Comey Memo: 'I Wrote It. I Believe It. I Stand By It'

4:42pm May 19, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told Congress that he knew the president planned to fire James Comey before he wrote a memo that the White House had cited to justify the termination.

President Trump speaks at a rally in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday. During the speech, he criticized a court that blocked his new travel executive order. And that, lawyers say, could be a problem for him.

Trump Violating Lawyers' First Rule For Clients: Keep Your Mouth Shut

4:23pm March 16, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

The president and his advisers are playing into lawyers' worst nightmare: digging their legal case into a deep hole by making remarks outside the courtroom.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks at his swearing in earlier this month. He said Monday he will focus on issues such as violent crime and police morale.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Focuses On Violent Crime And Police Morale

5:58pm February 27, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

The new AG held his first on-record briefing as head of the Justice Department on Monday. He said he's "not a fan" of legalized marijuana use, and threats against Jewish centers are unacceptable.