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The Ferguson, Mo., police department is criticized in a new Justice Department report. The department says there is no evidence to warrant civil rights charges over the death of Michael Brown last August.

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Ferguson Report: Former Officer Won't Face Civil Rights Charges

7:00pm March 04, 2015

by Bill Chappell

While Darren Wilson will avoid federal charges for the death of Michael Brown, the Justice Department did find racial bias in the Ferguson, Mo., police and justice system.

A Justice Department investigation of the Ferguson, Mo., police department concluded that black residents of the city were disproportionately targeted by police and the courts.

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A Few Reactions To The DOJ's 'Scathing' Report On Ferguson Cops And Racial Bias

6:42pm March 04, 2015

by Rigoberto Hernandez

Racist emails and shocking statistics will be on display when the Justice Department (officially) releases a report about the Ferguson, Mo., police department.

People rally in Union Square before marching through the street in protest to the Ferguson grand jury decision to not indict officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown case.

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Ferguson Documents: Justice Investigation Backs Former Officer Wilson

4:34pm March 04, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The grand jury documents left doubt, but federal investigators say they found "no credible evidence to disprove [Officer Darren] Wilson's perception that Brown posed a threat."

Opponents of the Affordable Care Act protest outside the Supreme Court Wednesday before oral arguments in the second major challenge to be heard by the justices.

Few Clues On Health Law's Future Emerge In Supreme Court Arguments

3:30pm March 04, 2015

by Julie Rovner

Will the Supreme Court strike down tax credits that help moderate-income Americans afford coverage in the three dozen states where the marketplace is being run by the federal government?

When lawyer Thomas Goldstein contended that innkeepers keep guest information anyway to stay in touch with their customers, Justice Scalia cut in: "Motel 6 does this? Jeez, I've never received anything from them!"

Should Hotel Owners Be Forced To Hand Over Guest Records To Police?

11:46am March 04, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

Hypotheticals about hunting lodges and Motel 6 saved the oral argument at the Supreme Court Tuesday from being strangled by legal weeds.

Protesters gather in front of the Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters Tuesday, to express anger over the fatal shooting of an unarmed homeless man Sunday.

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Man's Identity Questioned In LAPD Skid Row Shooting

9:48am March 04, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Officials say the man killed Sunday was the subject of a federal warrant for violating probation for a 2000 bank robbery. There's also word that he lived under a stolen identity.

Round 2: Health Care Law Faces The Supreme Court Again

7:52am March 04, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

In King v. Burwell, Obamacare's opponents are challenging the ACA again, this time contending that a section of the law doesn't authorize subsidies to make mandated insurance affordable in 34 states.

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Federal Findings Don't Surprise Ferguson Protesters

7:52am March 04, 2015

by Emanuele Berry

Civil rights investigators say police In Ferguson arrest African Americans and charge them more often than white people. Ferguson residents say they're happy that someone finally heard the complaints.

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Opening Statements To Begin Nearly 2 Years After Boston Bombing

7:52am March 04, 2015

by Tovia Smith

Twelve jurors and six alternates will spend the next several months considering the 30 federal charges against alleged bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev. Prosecutors say they have a mountain of evidence.

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Attica Prison Guards Plead Guilty To Misconduct After Beating Inmate

6:25pm March 03, 2015

In 2011, the three guards in New York state beat inmate George Williams so badly that he suffered two broken legs, broken ribs, a broken shoulder and a severe fracture of his eye socket.

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