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Trump’s new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases

The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration.

The New York Times · 1d

Trump Crushes Justice Department’s Biggest Investigation In an Instant

President Trump’s pardons in the Jan. 6 case abruptly ended the most complex investigation in U.S. history. It also raised questions about what he will do next against a department he has said is full of his enemies.

The Washington Post on MSN · 5h

Justice Department freezes all cases in civil rights division

The memo doesn’t state how long the freeze will last, but it essentially shuts down the civil rights division for at least the first weeks of the Trump administration.

Reuters · 3h

US Justice Dept freezes its civil rights litigation

The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered its civil rights division to pause any ongoing litigation left over from the administration of former President Joe Biden, according to an internal memo reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday.

The New York Times · 4h

Justice Department Orders a Halt to Civil Rights Work

It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or violence.

Trump's Jan 6 pardon frees hundreds of Capitol rioters

floridaphoenix · 12h

U.S. Senate Republicans have little to say about Trump pardons of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants

The Florida context From Florida Phoenix When States Newsroom summarized the 334-word Jan. 6 pardon proclamation and underscored that it was highly publicized by major news outlets, Rick Scott replied “I haven’t looked at the executive order yet.

ABC News on MSN · 11h

Trump's pardons for rioters 'disturbing,' former top Jan. 6 prosecutor says

A former top prosecutor from the D.C. U.S. attorney's office called Trump's pardons for those charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol "disturbing."

Reuters · 18h

Trump’s Jan 6 pardon frees hundreds of Capitol rioters from prison

Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were freed on Tuesday, after the new president pardoned more than 1,

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Hot Springs man charged with assaulting officers during Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach

A Hot Springs man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers and committing other offenses during ...

4hon MSN

Justice Department orders investigation of local compliance with Trump immigration crackdown

The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate for potential criminal charges against any state ...

15hon MSN

Trump’s orders have a common theme: Have the Justice Dept. handle it

Donald Trump signed orders dealing with the border, criminal justice and the Biden administration. In many cases, he assigned ...

11hon MSN

Capitol riot defendant rearrested on firearm charge one day after Jan. 6 case dismissed

WASHINGTON — A Jan. 6 defendant has been rearrested on a firearm charge just one day after federal prosecutors moved to ...

10hon MSN

'Bogus additional charges': Pardoned Jan. 6 rioters who fled justice or were sentenced for separate crimes are not out of the woods

A number of pardoned Jan. 6 defendants who got hit with additional charges that weren't directly related to the U.S. Capitol ...

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Trump pardons two officers involved in 2020 death of Black man and cover-up

In continuing a stream of controversial pardons, President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued clemency to two former police ...

Justice Dept. to Investigate Local Officials Who Obstruct Immigration Enforcement

A memo asserts that state and local officials are bound to cooperate and could face criminal prosecution or civil penalties ...

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Merrick Garland says farewell to the Justice Department with praise, encouragement and an urgent warning for staffers

After a tumultuous tenure clouded by two failed criminal prosecutions against the incoming president, Attorney General ...

Justice Department begins dismissing hundreds of remaining Jan. 6 cases

The U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. began filing motions to dismiss pending Capitol riot cases late Monday following President Donald Trump's executive order.

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