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Federal investigators find horrific ‘pattern of abuse’ at juvenile detention centers in Texas

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said the centers violate the US constitution

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024

Texas lockups violate minors’ constitutional rights, says US justice department

Department of Justice report found pattern of sexual abuse and mistreatment in the state’s juvenile justice facilities

The Guardian - US · Aug 2, 2024

DOJ finds Phoenix Police discriminated against minorities in historic investigation

The DOJ found, among other things, the Phoenix Police Department violates constitutional rights, particularly those of homeless, Hispanic and Black people

Latin Times · Jun 14, 2024

Top US justice department official says she is domestic abuse survivor

Kristen Clarke also tells CNN she was once arrested for expunged offense, sparking calls from rightwingers for her resignation

The Guardian - US · May 2, 2024

Justice Department Finds Unconstitutional Conditions in 3 More Mississippi Prisons

Mississippi's prisons are falling apart, run by gangs, and riddled with sexual assaults, a Justice Department report says.

Reason · Feb 28, 2024

Justice Department sues Texas developer accused of luring Hispanic homebuyers into predatory loans

The Justice Department has filed its first predatory mortgage lending case against a Texas developer accused of luring tens of thousands of Hispanic homebuyers into “bait and switch” sales through platforms like TikTok

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023

Justice Department opens probe of police in small Mississippi city over alleged civil rights abuses

The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into alleged civil rights violations by police in a majority Black Mississippi city

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023

DOJ opens civil rights probes into South Carolina jails beset by deaths and violence

Jails in Charleston and Columbia where incarcerated people have died violently at the hands of employees or others held behind bars are under federal investigation, the U.S. Justice Department said.

WEKU · Nov 2, 2023

Man linked to white supremacist group pleads guilty to US church firebombing

Officials say Aimenn Penny, 20, threw molotov cocktails at church in Chesterland, Ohio because it planned to host two drag shows

The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2023

US Department of Justice sues SpaceX for hiring discrimination

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing SpaceX, alleging that Elon Musk's company discriminated against job applicants who are refugees or asylum recipients.

Space · Aug 25, 2023