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Justice Department halts funds for programs for victims of hate crimes, child abuse, school violence and more
The Justice Department told CBS News at least two of the grant funds, however, for the National Center for Victims of Crime ...
Democratic senators question US Justice Department on civil rights changes
Seven Democratic senators are asking the U.S. Justice Department for information about changes to its civil rights division ...
Justice Department Guts Voting Rights Unit: Report
Officials within the voting section of the Justice Department's civil rights office have been reassigned, according to The ...
Justice Department to cut grants supporting Southern California victim services, crime prevention programs
Advocates warn the loss of federal funding will jeopardize programs that help crime survivors heal and prevent cycles of ...
US judge skeptical about Trump defense of Education Department layoffs
A federal judge on Friday sharply questioned a lawyer from President Donald Trump's Justice Department who was defending the ...
Justice Department Memo Claims Alien Enemies Act Allows Warrantless Home Searches and No Judicial Review
The memo says "Alien Enemies" aren't subject "to a judicial review of the removal in any court of the United States." ...
US Justice Department unit for drug and food safety cases being disbanded
A Justice Department unit that handles criminal and civil enforcement of U.S. food and drug safety laws is being disbanded as ...
American Bar Association sues US Justice Department, claiming retaliation over grants
The American Bar Association sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday, claiming it illegally terminated federal ...