Tag: Justice Department
AG Jeff Sessions will bring dedication, honor to Justice Department, says...
The National Sheriff’s Association is giving thumbs-up to Jeff Sessions as Donald Trump’s pick for Attorney General, saying that federal support will be a “key component” in...
Steve Flowers: Alabama political stories that flew under the radar in...
While the presidential race played out this year, several things happened in Alabama politics that went under the radar.
First, a federal appeals court upheld...
Cyberattacks put new focus on search-warrant rule change
The Justice Department says last week's internet outages caused by widespread cyberattacks show why investigators need to be able to search internet-connected devices in...
Federal judge OKs $20 billion settlement from 2010 BP oil spill
A federal judge in New Orleans granted final approval Monday to an estimated $20 billion settlement over the 2010 BP oil spill in the...
Opening statements to begin in trial of former BP rig supervisor
Federal prosecutors and lawyers for a Deepwater Horizon rig supervisor are ready to tell jurors what they expect to prove as 65-year-old Robert Kaluza...
Hillary Clinton questions plans for health insurers to merge
Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Wednesday that two major health insurers preparing multibillion dollar acquisitions could tip "the balance of power" too far away from...
Landmark settlement with BP over 2010 Gulf oil spill finalized
The Justice Department and five states have finalized a settlement worth more than $20 billion arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in...
Hillary Clinton campaign seeks to calm supporters about emails
Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign is assuring supporters that the Democratic presidential candidate did not send any classified materials over her personal email server.
Clinton campaign...
State, feds reach agreement on women’s prison abuse, conditions
Alabama has reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department over a state prison for women that federal officials said subjected inmates to a...
US says decade-old Gulf oil leak could last another century
For more than a decade, oil has been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico where a hurricane toppled a drilling company's platform off the...
