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Editorial: Of course the California attorney general’s wife shouldn’t oversee his budget

A flurry of news stories in recent days exposed the questionable appointment of California Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Alameda) as chair of a budget subcommittee that will recommend funding for the state Department of Justice, which is run by her spouse, Attorney General Rob Bonta. The right response would have been…

Los Angeles Times

Texas man pleads guilty to assaulting police in Jan. 6 US Capitol riot

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Hurst man has pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement, resulting in body injury during the January 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to the Department of Justice.

Tribune News Service

Mark McGowan's 'parents need to parent' remark sparks debate about Indigenous disadvantage

The WA Premier says parents need to take responsibility for parenting their children. But advocates say it's not that simple, and solving issues of youth crime means tackling entrenched disadvantage and trauma.

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U.S. backs Moderna, says government should face COVID-19 vaccine lawsuit

The U.S. government should face a patent lawsuit over COVID-19 vaccines, not vaccine maker Moderna Inc, the Department of Justice told a Delaware federal court on Tuesday.

Reuters

Justice Dept admits not knowing how long Banksia Hill detainees have been locked in cells

The Department of Justice's Director-General says the gap in recording was only realised as a result of legal action against Banksia Hill.

ABC News

One of the deadliest federal prison units is closing

The Bureau of Prisons is shutting down a unit at its newest penitentiary in Illinois, following an investigation by NPR and The Marshall Project that exposed it was rife with violence and abuse.

WEKU

North Carolina AG won't defend abortion pill restrictions

North Carolina's attorney general won’t defend state restrictions on dispensing abortion pills that are being challenged in a federal lawsuit

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Senators fault Department of Justice for 'appalling' conditions in jails

LOS ANGELES — The federal government started investigating Los Angeles jails in 1996 — back when Bill Clinton was president, the Spice Girls were all the rage, and Tupac Shakur's killing dominated the news.

Los Angeles Times

The Pence subpoena could set up a showdown over executive privilege

Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly invoked executive privilege as attempts to block testimony about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

WEKU

FBI finds document with classified markings at Pence home

Last month, Mr Pence said he was ultimately responsible for the presence of documents with classified markings at his home during an appearance at Florida International University

The Independent UK

US confirms ‘high-altitude object’ taken down over Alaska – as it happened

John Kirby says defense department was tracking flying object, and Biden ordered military to ‘down’ it – follow all the latest news

The Guardian - US

How the Durham inquiry backfired to show weaponization of Trump DoJ

Investigation into origin of FBI Trump-Russia inquiry is ending with little to show but questions over its own political bias

The Guardian - US

Mike Pence subpoenaed by special counsel in charge of Trump probes

Move reportedly comes after months of negotiations with federal prosecutors

The Independent UK

WA inquest into Cally Graham's death criticises prison healthcare, praises 'heroic' cellmate

A WA woman who died after going into cardiac arrest in prison only received the chance for "lifesaving CPR" because of her cellmate's "heroic" actions, after a nurse rushing to help took an empty oxygen tank, a coroner finds.

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Salon

Jim Jordan is back with a vengeance

From Tea Party to Freedom Caucus to MAGA, how Jim Jordan became a respected member of the GOP establishment

The Conversation

Civil rights legislation sparked powerful backlash that's still shaping American politics

For nearly 60 years, conservatives have been trying to gut the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement. As a scholar of American voting rights, I believe their long game is finally bearing fruit.

The Independent UK

FBI to search Mike Pence’s home where classified documents were found, report says

Former vice-president’s attorneys are in talks with the FBI to schedule a search

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: How to discover impacts of local gerrymandering

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The Independent UK

George Santos treasurer jumps ship amid probes into campaign finances

The New York Republican faces intense scrutiny for campaign finance irregularities

Al Jazeera

FBI searched Biden’s beach house amid document probe, lawyer says

US president’s lawyer says search, conducted with Biden’s cooperation, did not result in finding classified documents.

The Independent UK

No classified documents found during ‘planned’ search of Biden’s beach house, lawyer says

Mr Biden’s personal lawyer says the search ‘is a further step in a thorough and timely DOJ process we will continue to fully support and facilitate’

ABC News

Goldfields prisoner waited two hours for treatment after stroke, inquest hears

A WA coroner stops short of blaming prison and hospital staff over a 48-year-old Aboriginal inmate's death in custody, but says senior staff at a regional jail need to understand preservation of life is more important than the completion of paperwork.

Reuters

Wealthy Russian undertook $90 million hack-and-trade scheme, U.S. says at trial

A wealthy Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin made tens of millions of dollars trading on secret financial information obtained by hackers about multiple companies before it was public, a U.S. prosecutor said Monday at the start of his trial.

The Independent UK

Florida woman accused of scamming Holocaust survivor out of $2.8m in dating site fraud

Ms Stergo allegedly used the money to finance expensive vacations and purchase a cars, a boat, and a house in a gated community

The Independent UK

Pence takes full responsibility after classified docs found

Former Vice President Mike Pence says he takes “full responsibility” after classified documents were found at his Indiana home

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