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DOJ Reports Excessive Force Used by Chicago PD

Summary: The Justice Department concluded their year-long report to find that the Chicago Police Department frequently uses excessive force. After…

Deutsche Bank Settles Misselling Allegations for $7 Billion

Summary: Germany's largest bank has agreed to pay the federal government billions of dollars to settle a misselling case. Deutsche…

Judge Concerned Over Unethical Actions in FBI Child Porn Investigation

Summary: The federal judge vocalized his uneasiness with the actions of the FBI last year in a child pornography investigation…

Washington Prosecutors Reportedly Plan to Charge Eric Garner’s Killer

Summary: A Washington-based group of federal prosecutors reportedly plan to charge the NYPD officer who killed Eric Garner. "I can't…

Department of Justice Will Collect Police Shooting Data

Summary: The Department of Justice will start collecting police shooting data on a national level.  As tensions build between minority…

Deutsche Bank Fights $14 Billion Order

Summary: Deutsche Bank is the latest bank to enter into negotiations with the Department of Justice over their part in…

Mozilla Joins Fight against Justice Department

Summary: Mozilla is the latest company to join in support of Microsoft in their lawsuit against the Department of Justice…

Law Firms’ Use of Trust Accounts under Scrutiny

Summary: After the Department of Justice seized assets in an alleged misappropriation of public funds scheme, some major American law…

FBI Director Blasts Hillary Clinton But Announces No Indictment for Email Scandal

Summary: The Director of the FBI stated that the bureau will not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton.  Tuesday began a…

DOJ Attorneys Don’t Want to Attend Ethics Classes

Summary: A judge ruled that Department of Justice attorneys went against his directions during a case regarding the executive action…

Chicago Police to be Investigated by Department of Justice

Summary: The Department of Justice will look into how Chicago has been handling the misconduct of their police officers in…

BP to Pay $138 Million in Attorney Fees

Summary: Attorney fees in the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster case have reached $138 million. According to Bloomberg, BP’s settlement with…