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U.S. Justice Department alleges bias at Glen Burnie used car dealership

September 30, 2019 Comments Off on U.S. Justice Department alleges bias at Glen Burnie used car dealership

FILE - This May 14, 2013, file photo shows the Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington early in the morning. The Justice Department is shaking up the legal team fighting for the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 census but offered no specifics on why the change was being made. The change announced Sunday, July 7, 2019, comes days after the department vowed to continue to try to find a legal path forward to include the question on the census. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

The U.S. Department of Justice alleges a used car dealership in Glen Burnie has a history of discriminatory practices against African Americans looking to purchase a car, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S. District Court of Maryland.

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DOJ: Baltimore County’s old police exam was discriminatory

August 27, 2019 Comments Off on DOJ: Baltimore County’s old police exam was discriminatory

Baltimore
County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. said Tuesday that the county had stopped using the test in question, though it continues to deny liability for the actions of prior administrations. He took office in December. (File)

The U.S. Department of Justice filed an employment discrimination suit against Baltimore County on Tuesday, alleging the county police department uses a screening tool that disproportionately excluded African American applicants. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, claims ...

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Community advocate joins Baltimore police monitoring team

January 7, 2019 Comments Off on Community advocate joins Baltimore police monitoring team

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2018 file photo, a patch depicting the Baltimore Police Department seal is seen on Interim Commissioner Gary Tuggle's uniform as he speaks at a news conference in Baltimore. The city has been casting for its fourth police leader in a year while the flailing department faces pressure to bring down violent crime levels that are among the nation's worst. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Baltimore has a new lead community liaison for the monitoring team overseeing the federal consent decree mandating the reform of the city's police department.

Tagged with: Baltimore Baltimore Community Mediation Center Baltimore Police Department department of justice Ray Kelly

Justice lawyers try, again, to stop Trump’s records release

December 3, 2018 Comments Off on Justice lawyers try, again, to stop Trump’s records release

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2016 file photo, the Trump International Hotel in Washington. An electrical subcontractor who worked on the Trump International Hotel in Washington has sued a company owned by President Donald Trump for more than $2 million, alleging it was not fully paid. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Justice Department lawyers appeared on Friday to be challenging a decision to allow a case accusing President Donald Trump of violating the U.S. Constitution to move forward.

Tagged with: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington department of justice Donald Trump Peter Messitte

Justice legal opinion backs Whitaker’s naming as acting AG

November 14, 2018 Comments Off on Justice legal opinion backs Whitaker’s naming as acting AG

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker speaks to state and local law enforcement officials at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Iowa, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

The Justice Department on Wednesday released an internal legal opinion supporting the legality of Matthew Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general.

Tagged with: department of justice Donald Trump Jeff Sessions Matthew Whitaker Rod Rosenstein

Military recruiter indicted in language interpreter scheme

November 8, 2018 Comments Off on Military recruiter indicted in language interpreter scheme

A former recruiter of U.S. military language interpreters is accused of recruiting unqualified language interpreters for deployment alongside U.S. combat forces in Afghanistan in 2011 and 2012.

Tagged with: Abdul Aman Department of Defense department of justice interpreter

DOJ investigates alleged abuse by Catholic clergy in Pennsylvania

October 18, 2018 Comments Off on DOJ investigates alleged abuse by Catholic clergy in Pennsylvania

The Justice Department has launched an investigation into alleged sexual abuse of youth by Catholic clergy across the state of Pennsylvania, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Baltimore consent decree judge stresses importance of new commissioner, community trust

October 9, 2018 Comments Off on Baltimore consent decree judge stresses importance of new commissioner, community trust

Baltimore Police Department Interim Commissioner Gary Tuggle. (AP photo/Patrick Semansky)

Baltimore officials on Tuesday assured the federal judge overseeing the implementation of the consent decree that they still expect to name a new police commissioner by the end of the month.

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Kavanaugh impartiality to be tested in blue state lawsuits

October 8, 2018 Comments Off on Kavanaugh impartiality to be tested in blue state lawsuits

Retired Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, right, administers the Judicial Oath to Judge Brett Kavanaugh in the Justices' Conference Room of the Supreme Court Building. Ashley Kavanaugh holds the Bible. At left are their daughters, Margaret, background, and Liza. (Fred Schilling/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States via AP)

Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court has put a spotlight on the dozens of federal cases pitting the Trump administration against Democratic-leaning states.

Tagged with: Brett Kavanaugh department of justice Donald Trump Ellen Rosenblum Paul Nolette senate judiciary committee

Baltimore police say reform on track amid leadership turmoil

May 24, 2018 Comments Off on Baltimore police say reform on track amid leadership turmoil

A Baltimore police officer wraps up a line of yellow tape after blocking off Eastern Avenue in Greektown earlier this year. “I think we’re trending in the right direction,” Mayor Catherine Pugh told reporters Wednesday about the city’s crime-prevention efforts. ‘I’m excited by the work.’ (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record)

Despite command shake-ups that have roiled the already troubled Baltimore Police Department, top officials say the force is adhering to the reform schedule set under its consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice.

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