July 9, 2021 DOJ to provide grants from $7M fund for bodycams for small and rural law enforcement The Justice Department (DOJ) announced this week it will provide more than $7 million in funding for body cameras so smaller law enforcement agencies can abide by increasing demands and standards of policing.
July 6, 2021 Biden admin's attempt to 'micromanage' elections will be defeated in court: Arizona AG Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich told “The Faulkner Focus” Tuesday that the Biden administration is attempting to appease the far-left party, and “micromanage” upcoming elections, as Attorney General Merrick Garland is considering more lawsuits over voting laws.
July 4, 2021 Alvin Bragg poised to be Manhattan's first Black DA Alvin Bragg is on the cusp of becoming the first Black Manhattan district attorney after his top rival, Tali Farhadian Weinstein, conceded the race Friday, marking the end of a contentious campaign from eight Democratic candidates.
July 1, 2021 Attorney General Garland pauses federal executions U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday issued a memorandum that imposes a moratorium on federal executions.
June 30, 2021 Immigration judges union moves toward regaining authority The U.S. Justice Department has dropped its opposition to reviving a union for immigration judges that had been stripped of authority during the final months of the Trump administration.
June 29, 2021 MSNBC legal analyst praises Attorney General Garland for personally scooping ice cream for DOJ employees MSNBC legal analyst Joyce Alene praised Attorney General Merrick Garland for personally scooping ice cream to employees of the Justice Department to show his appreciation.
June 29, 2021 Sen. Cotton argues Biden's picks of Clarke, Gupta to lead DOJ reveals his support of decreasing police funding Senator Tom Cotton, R-Ark., argued that President Biden’s picks for two of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) top positions illustrate the president’s stance on defunding the police.
June 29, 2021 Georgia secretary of state calls DOJ voting lawsuit a 'political stunt,' says state will 'prevail' in court EXCLUSIVE: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said the Biden administration is using the state as a “whooping post,” calling the Justice Department’s lawsuit against its new voting law a “political stunt” and expressing confidence that the measure will “prevail” in court.
June 29, 2021 Derek Chauvin closing in on plea deal on federal civil rights charges: report Derek Chauvin -- the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in April of murder and manslaughter for the death of George Floyd -- is reportedly nearing a plea deal on federal civil rights charges that would allow him to avoid spending the rest of his life in prison.
June 28, 2021 Georgia AG Carr responds to Biden lawsuit: Americans should be concerned about 'weaponized' DOJ Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr slammed the lawsuit filed by the Biden administration's Department of Justice against the state's new election law on Monday, calling it “blatantly political.”
