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News Articles: Department of Justice

The Department of Justice and a group of 35 states sued Google in 2020 for allegedly using anticompetitive tactics to monopolize online search. The trial is over and closing arguments are under way.

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U.S. v. Google: As landmark 'monopoly power' trial closes, here's what to look for

Is Google an illegal monopoly that's thwarted rivals to remain on top or is it simply a beloved search engine? Now it's up to the judge to decide.

May 02, 2024
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By:
  • Dara Kerr
A person prepares a marijuana cigarette in New York City on April 20, 2024.

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  • Politics

The Biden administration is moving to reclassify marijuana. Here's what that means

The Justice Department is expected to propose a new, lower classification for marijuana that would lessen restrictions on the drug. But there's another review process to come.

May 01, 2024
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
The Justice Department is suing Apple over antitrust violations.

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  • Business

The U.S. sues Apple, saying it abuses its power to monopolize the smartphone market

The federal government accuses Apple of using its monopoly power to stomp out competitors and keep customers from switching phones.

March 21, 2024
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By:
  • Dara Kerr
A view of a lectern at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on April 18, 2019. A retired U.S. Army officer has been accused accused of leaking classified national defense information related to the Russia-Ukraine war on a foreign dating website.

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  • National Security

Air Force employee accused of sharing classified info on a dating website

David Franklin Slater, a retired U.S. Army officer, was accused of leaking top classified national defense information related to the Russia-Ukraine war on a foreign dating website.

March 06, 2024
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By:
  • Diba Mohtasham
The Family Dollar logo is centered above one of its variety stores in Canton, Miss., Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. More than 1,000 rodents were found inside a Family Dollar distribution facility in Arkansas, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 as the chain issued a voluntary recall affecting items purchased from hundreds of stores in the South.

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  • Business

Family Dollar is fined over $40 million due to a rodent infestation in its warehouse

The Food and Drug Administration found dead and live rodents, and their feces and urine. More than 1,200 rodents were exterminated after fumigation at the warehouse, which serves more than 400 stores.

February 29, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks at a press conference on the Israel-Hamas war outside of the Capitol late last year.

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  • Politics

Rep. Cori Bush is under investigation after hiring husband as security

Missouri Democrat Rep. Cori Bush says she is under federal investigation for using campaign funds to hire her husband to provide her security. She denied wrongdoing and says she is cooperating fully.

January 30, 2024
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By:
  • Eric McDaniel
Protesters block traffic as they rally against the fatal police assault of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 27, 2023.

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  • Law

DOJ issues new guide for specialized police units in the wake of Tyre Nichols' death

In a report to be made public Wednesday, federal officials call for mayors and police chiefs to assess whether such specialized units are even necessary to solve community problems.

January 10, 2024
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai is set to testify in major antitrust trial brought by the Department of Justice.

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  • Business

Google to present its star witness, the company's CEO, in landmark monopoly trial

The Justice Department has wrapped its side of the case, alleging Google used its dominance to quash rivals. Now Google's CEO Sundar Pichai takes the stand.

October 29, 2023
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  • Dara Kerr
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks in the Fulton County Government Center during a news conference, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. Donald Trump and several allies have been indicted in Georgia over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state.

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  • News

Judge will hold hearing on ex-DOJ official's request to move Georgia election case to federal court

A federal judge who rejected efforts by Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his charges in the Georgia election subversion case to federal court is set to hear arguments from ex-Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark on the same issue.

September 18, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Sen. Jon Ossoff

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  • Politics

Sen. Jon Ossoff asks Attorney General for investigation into Clayton County jail

Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff shared on Wednesday that he is calling for Attorney General Merrick Garland to launch a Department of Justice investigation on Clayton County's jail examining the mistreatment of inmates

September 15, 2023
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
A dirty jail cell with trash strewn on the floor.

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  • News

Family of man who died in bedbug-infested cell in Georgia jail reaches settlement with county

Lawyers for the family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in a Georgia jail's psychiatric wing say they've reached a settlement with the county. Lashawn Thompson died in September, three months after he was booked into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.

August 04, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Fulton County Jail sign is pictured here

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  • News

Justice Department to investigate jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into jail conditions in Georgia’s most populous county, with officials citing violence, filthy conditions and the death last year of a man whose body was found covered in insects.

July 13, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Dekalb District Attorney Sherry Boston speaks at a press conference March 22, 2023 announcing new funding for the county's cold case task force.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: DeKalb DA leaves 'Cop City' prosecution, DoJ investigates false electors

Monday on Political Rewind: DeKalb Co. DA Sherry Boston announced she's withdrawing her office from criminal cases against "Cop City" protestors, citing prosecutorial differences with the Attorney General's office. Plus, the Department of Justice turns their attention to states' false electors.

 

June 26, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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This artist depiction shows Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, right, appearing in U.S. District Court in Boston, April 14, 2023. Teixeira has been indicted on federal felony charges. The Justice Department says Teixeira faces six counts in the indictment of willful retention and transmission of national defense information.

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  • Politics

Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira is indicted by a federal grand jury

The Air National guardsman is facing six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information, according to the Department of Justice.

June 15, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 23.

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  • Law

Pence won't be charged in DOJ classified documents investigation

Two sources confirm the Justice Department sent a letter to former Vice President Mike Pence saying the investigation would close without any finding of criminal wrongdoing.

June 02, 2023
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  • Carrie Johnson
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