Justice’s action comes after the feds reopened the inquiry into the 1955 killing. The Black teen’s murder energized the civil rights movement.
Author: Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY
DOJ targets Texas again; lawsuit challenges voting restrictions in new state law
The federal lawsuit contends that the Texas law violates the Voting Rights Act by restricting some voters from seeking help to cast their ballots.
Igor Danchenko, Trump dossier source, charged with lying to FBI in special counsel John Durham’s Russia inquiry
DOJ special counsel John Durham, who began the Russian investigation inquiry during the Trump era, nets the arrest.
Darknet drug operation nets 150 suspects, $32 million in cash, 4 million lethal fentanyl doses
‘Operation Dark HunTor prevented countless lives from being lost to this dangerous trade in illicit and counterfeit drugs, because one pill can kill’
Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas convicted on all counts for illegal campaign contributions
Part of the case alleged Lev Parnas made illegal donations to America First Action, a super PAC supporting former President Donald Trump.
Capitol Police officer charged with obstruction in January 6 case
Veteran officer assigned to K-9 unit during insurrection allegedly told a rioter to remove evidence he was inside the Capitol.
4 police died by suicide after the Capitol riot; it’s the reason their names won’t be memorialized
“The defining standard for a line-of-duty death should be when police officers die as a result of events that occurred during the performance of duty,” a police union leader says.
Navy engineer, wife detained on espionage charges, allegedly concealed nuclear sub secrets in peanut butter sandwich
Jonathan and Diana Toebbe, who allegedly hid data cards in a peanut butter sandwich and gum wrapper for a foreign nation, could face life in prison.
FBI: Record surge in 2020 murders; nearly 30% increase drives spike in violent crime
FBI reported a nearly 30% increase in murders in 2020, the largest single-year jump since the bureau began recording crime statistics six decades ago.
DOJ: Rep. Mo Brooks should not be dismissed from Capitol riot lawsuit; actions not ‘within scope’ of duties
The Justice filing found Alabama GOP Rep. Mo Brooks failed to establish he was acting “within the scope of his office” when he spoke at Jan. 6 rally.