DOJ Uses Vague Court Request to Try to Demand People Unlock Any Fingerprint-Locked Phones
Amid debate over encryption access, feds try to just sneak right through.
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Justice Department Says It Will Finally Collect Police Use of Force Data
But will the DOJ actually penalize police departments that don't share data by withholding federal grant money?
Clinton Is Not the Tech Privacy Candidate. Not Your Privacy Anyway.
Podesta leak acknowledges her 'instincts' are to accept law enforcement's claims on encryption access and surveillance.
Trump's Call for Clinton's Prosecution Is Only Deemed 'Outrageous' Because of the Target
The nominee can protect herself with ease. What about everyday Americans?
Civil Rights Orgs Press Justice Department to Enforce Data Collection on Police Shootings
Nearly 100 civil rights groups say the Justice Department needs to withhold grants from police departments that refuse to fork over data.
The Justice Department Won't Stop Going to Bat for Bad Science
Forensic science is firmly weighted in favor of prosecutors and law enforcement, and the Justice Department intends on keeping it that way.
Mississippi Police Chief Kills Self Amid Federal Asset Forfeiture Investigation (UPDATED)
Justice Dept. was trying to track down $300,000 missing from fund
Big Corporations Band Together to Fight the Government's Secrecy in Collecting Citizen Data
The Justice Dept. doesn't think we need to know when they're looking at info about us.
Justice Dept. Offers Cops Advice on Not Being Jerks Toward Transgender Citizens
Useful training or basic manners?
Justice Department Says Jailing Poor People For Being Unable to Pay Bail is Unconstitutional
Bails that don't consider defendants' ability to pay "are not only unconstitutional, but they also constitute bad public policy," the Justice Department said.
Justice Department to End Contracts with Private Prison Companies
The move will only affect 13 prisons, or about 12 percent of the federal prison population.
9th Circuit Says Feds May Not Prosecute State-Legal Medical Marijuana Suppliers
The appeals court rules that Congress has forbidden such interference.
Unreasonable Searches Are Unconstitutional—and Common
Justice Dept. report on Baltimore Police shows little respect for the Fourth Amendment.
Read the Most Blood-Boiling Parts of the Justice Department's Scathing Report on Baltimore Police
Unconstitutional stops, excessive force, racist slurs, and little internal oversight.
FBI Head Says Prosecuting Hillary Clinton for 'Gross Negligence' Would Be Unfair
James Comey says justice demands proof of criminal intent, even when the law doesn't.
Hillary Clinton Saved From Prosecution Thanks to FBI's Word Games
FBI Director James Comey fails to understand that extreme recklessness is gross negligence.
It's Official: No Charges for Hillary Clinton over Email Scandal
A.G. Loretta Lynch accepts FBI recommendation.
Hillary Clinton's Extreme Carelessness Sure Seems Like a Federal Felony
Why did the FBI recommend against prosecuting her for gross negligence in handling classified material?
If You Want the Government to Forgive Your Criminal Mistakes, Run for President
Intent matters, but sometimes only when authorities decide it does, like if it turns out you're Hillary Clinton.
Secretive National Security Letters Can Help FBI More Easily Snoop on Journalists
It's not about fighting terrorism; it's about finding leakers.
Controversial North Carolina Bathroom Law Could Change, but May Make Life More Difficult For Transgender People
Facing pressure from the NBA, the bill would create sex reassignment certificates.
Confessions of an Ex-Prosecutor
Culture and law conspire to make prosecutors hostile to constitutional rights.
Where Did the Justice Dept. Learn to Censor Info About Violent Attacks? From the Public (Updated: Redactions Reversed)
Here are your unintended consequences for demanding media censor info about mass killers.
Lying By the Government is as Terrifying as it is Contagious
Lawyers representing the federal government have lied to the courts in a number of recent cases.
More States Join N.C. in Fighting Federal Transgender School Accommodation Orders
Eleven sue the Departments of Justice and Education.
Feds and South Carolina Both Want to Execute Dylann Roof
Do they plan to kill the Charleston shooter twice?
Bipartisan Pack of Lawmakers Fights Legal Theft by Police with New House Bill
Reforms would give people more protections from asset forfeiture abuse.
Obama to Issue Demand That Schools Accommodate Transgender Bathroom Access
Possible threat of legal action?
Why Are the Feds Using the Civil Rights Act to Stop N.C.'s Transgender Bathroom Law?
A decision forbidding gender stereotyping gets stretched by court rulings.
How a FOIA Request into Hillary Clinton's Emails Revealed a Criminal Investigation
Clinton had characterized the FBI's investigation as "routine," but the DOJ now refers to it as a "law enforcement proceeding."
Feds Agree to Tolerate the Country's Largest Medical Marijuana Dispensary
After trying to shut down the Harborside Health Center for years, the DOJ gives up.
Obama Administration Doesn't Want Us to Hold Its Overzealous Prosecutions Against Its Targets
A week to try to help ex-prisoners return to communities follows years of relentlessly putting them away.
DOJ Accepts Decision Saying It May Not Target State-Legal Medical Marijuana Suppliers
The feds had argued that a spending rider left them free to shut down dispensaries.
White House Allegedly Not Supporting Senate's Anti-Encryption Legislation
Beware assuming this means the administration is pro-encryption.
Police Misconduct Led to a Federal Monitor in Cleveland, Which Will Host July's GOP Convention
The same PD that led city to accept a federal consent decree will be responsible for keeping peace at Republican convention.
Don't Forget: Apple Still Has an Encryption Fight Going in New York
The fight over government access to your private data will not be ending anytime soon.
Bad News: The Justice Dept. Has Restarted Its Program to Share Seized Property with Police
Incentives bolstered to find reasons to take private property in the name of fighting crime.
Justice Department Tells Prisons to Take Gender Identity Seriously
Prison and jail policies "must allow for housing by gender identity when appropriate" say new federal guidelines.
Justice Dept. to Apple: Never Mind on That Encryption Thing, Maybe
In the 11th hour, feds ask to delay court hearing over access to terrorist's work phone.
Justice Dept. Attempts to Block Newspaper Sale for the Absurdest of Reasons
Fears of media 'monopolies' over the joining of two chains that have separately declared bankruptcy
Obama and the Justice Dept. May Be Losing the P.R. Battle over Encryption, but Watch the Larger War
Nobody believes it's 'just one phone.'
DOJ Report: 'Males, Whites, Republicans' and Porn Watchers Hold 'Incorrect Beliefs' About Sex Trafficking
Don't worry, the feds will fix those for you.
DOJ Attempts to Force Apple's Cooperation, Calls Our Data Security a 'Marketing' Concern, Hopes We Ignore the Big Picture
The government wants what it wants, consequences be damned.
Justice Dept. Wastes No Time Filing Civil Rights Suit Against Ferguson
City Council wanted some changes to agreement to reform police and courts.
Ferguson Resists Federal Demand They Raise Police Wages. Justice Dept. Threatens Legal Action.
Order has nothing to do with city's civil rights problems.
The Justice Dept. Wants to Punish Abusive Ferguson Police with Massive Raises
City that preyed on citizens to fund itself told to cough up even more money.
After Returning the Money They Stole, Feds Will Pay Interest and Legal Expenses Too
A convenience store owner accused of "structuring" will get some compensation for his forfeiture ordeal.
