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Protesters gather outside the Albuquerque Police Department following the shooting deaths of James Boyd and others on March 25. The Justice Department accused the police of engaging in a pattern of excessive force.

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Where Activists See Gray, Albuquerque Police See Black And White

11:54am October 01, 2014

by Kelly McEvers

If a suspect threatens officers, police say, they have a right to defend themselves. But a Justice Department report said police in Albuquerque have used force unnecessarily; two ex-officers agree.

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New York City police officers stand guard in Times Square earlier this month after a blog affiliated with the so-called Islamic State militants mentioned the area as a target for bombing.

For Police, A Debate Over Force, Cop Culture And Confrontation

5:00pm September 29, 2014

by Martin Kaste

When it comes to police using force, what is acceptable and when? And are police too aggressive? Cops say they're trying to survive, but reformers say aggressive cop culture is making things worse.

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In the past year, the U.S. prison population fell by roughly 4,800, the first time in decades the number has gone down, according to the Justice Department. Attorney General Eric Holder discussed the findings in New York on Tuesday.

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Crime Falls As U.S. Locks Up Fewer People, Attorney General Holder Says

6:20pm September 23, 2014

by Bill Chappell

For the first time in more than 40 years, both the overall crime rate and the overall incarceration rate have fallen by around 10 percent in a roughly five-year span, the attorney general says.

Judge Orders Bank Of America To Pay $1.3 Billion Fine

5:08pm July 30, 2014

by Alan Greenblatt

A jury had found the bank liable for fraud related to mortgages sold by its Countrywide Financial unit last October. Bank of America may appeal.

Debo Adegbile, special counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, speaks with the media outside the Supreme Court in Feb. 2013 after presenting arguments in the Shelby County, Ala., v. Holder voting rights case.

Senate Democrats Defect On Obama Civil Rights Nominee

8:42pm March 05, 2014

by Carrie Johnson

The clash over attorney Debo Adegbile's Justice Dept. nomination pitted powerful law enforcement interests against the civil rights community.

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Politics & Government

Governor Will Fight DOJ Lawsuit Against Voter ID Law

11:41am October 01, 2013

On the last day of September, US Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Department of Justice is filing a lawsuit against the State of North Carolina.

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