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The Justice Department filed a lawsuit seeking to block a major U.S. sugar manufacturer from acquiring its rival.
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Justice Department sues to halt sugar merger
New ‘rocket docket’ for migrant families raises old concerns
November 11, 2021
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Nearly six months ago, the Biden administration established a “dedicated docket” for immigration cases in about a dozen cities.
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Read More »Justice Department charges two suspected major ransomware operators
November 8, 2021
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Two suspected criminal hackers have been charged in the United States in connection with a wave of ransomware attacks, U.S. officials said Monday.
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Read More »Biden administration sues Texas over new voting restrictions
November 5, 2021
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The Biden administration sued Texas over new election laws that outlasted a summer of dramatic protests by Democrats.
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Read More »Justice Department conducting crackdown on ransomware, promises ‘more arrests’
November 4, 2021
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The Justice Department is stepping up actions to combat ransomware and cybercrime through arrests and other actions, its No. 2 official said.
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Read More »Justice Department files antitrust suit to stop major book publisher merger
November 2, 2021
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The Justice Department is suing to block a $2.2 billion book publishing deal that would reshape the industry, saying consolidation would hurt authors and readers.
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Read More »Justice Department to expand redlining investigation efforts
October 22, 2021
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The Justice Department announced a cross-government effort to investigate and prosecute redlining, the discriminatory banking practice.
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Read More »Cash, shredded documents found at Maryland couple’s home in submarine espionage case
October 20, 2021
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A Maryland couple arrested on charges of trying to sell information about nuclear-powered submarines have been indicted, the Justice Department said.
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Read More »Jan. 6 committee subpoenas former Justice Department lawyer
October 13, 2021
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The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol issued a subpoena to a former Justice Department lawyer who aided Trump’s efforts to challenge the results of the presidential election.
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Read More »Trump’s all-out bid to undo election results detailed in Senate report
October 7, 2021
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Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat brought the Justice Department to the brink of chaos, a Senate report found.
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