Tag: DOJ
Justice Department to dispatch more than 500 staffers to polls
The Justice Department said Monday it will send more than 500 staffers to 28 states on Election Day to monitor the polls, a 35...
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...
U.S. Justice Department to dispatch fewer election observers
Justice Department officials are warning that they will be dispatching fewer specially trained election observers this year as a result of a Supreme Court...
14 senators call for criminal investigation of Wells Fargo
Fourteen senators are calling on the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation of Wells Fargo executives after revelations that bank employees opened millions...
Dept. of Justice opens investigation into conditions of Alabama’s male prisons
The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday it has opened a statewide investigation into violence, rape, overcrowding, among other problems and conditions in Alabama’s prisons for men.
Specifically, the investigation...
Richard Shelby to DOJ: Hillary Clinton is not above the law
Following FBI Director James Comey's decision not to recommend charges against Hillary Clinton over her use of a private email server at the State Department,...
Grant funding to support programs for sexual assault victims
Grants from the U.S. Department of Justice will be used to fund programs throughout Alabama to support victims of sexual assault.
Alabama Department of Economic...
Martha Roby: Defending the sanctity of life
Abortion is a topic many people really don’t want to think about or talk about. Rarely are Americans confronted with the gruesome realities of the abortion industry,...
DOJ announces investigation of Jefferson County Jail
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday announced an investigation into the treatment of adolescent inmates at the Jefferson County Jail in Birmingham, including if...
DHS, DOL refuse to investigate lawmaker claims of abuse in visa...
A second federal agency has refused to look into claims that companies are using a popular visa program to displace American workers with cheap...