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"Tacoma Woman Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Arson at Downtown Seattle Protest"

From a Justice Department press release distributed yesterday: A 26-year-old Tacoma, Washington, woman was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 5 years in prison for arson for burning five Seattle Police vehicles parked around Sixth and Pine in downtown Seattle on Saturday, May 30, 2020, announced U.S.…

Reason

US Justice Department launches ‘Task Force KleptoCapture’ to crack down on oligarchs and seize assets

‘Oligarchs be warned: we will use every tool to freeze and seize your criminal proceeds’

The Independent UK

U.S. launches 'KleptoCapture' task force aimed at Russian oligarchs

A new U.S. federal "KleptoCapture" task force will work to further strain the finances of Russia's oligarchs to pressure the country to cease its invasion of Ukraine, the Justice Department said on Wednesday.

Reuters

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Justice Department expands effort to tackle tech-enabled threats - Roll Call

The Justice Department is expanding its effort to prevent and counter foreign tech-enabled threats beyond China.

Roll Call

Matt Gaetz, reportedly under investigation for sex trafficking, attacks Justice Department at CPAC

Florida congressman has denied any wrongdoing

The Independent UK

Justice Department sues to block UnitedHealth Group acquisition of Change Healthcare

The Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit Thursday to block UnitedHealth Group's proposed acquisition of Change Healthcare, a $13 billion deal the federal government says could potentially harm millions of Americans by lowering the quality of health insurance while making coverage more costly.

Tribune News Service

US drops name of Trump's 'China Initiative' after criticism

The Justice Department is scrapping the name of a Trump-era initiative intended to crack down on economic espionage by Beijing but criticized as unfairly targeting Chinese professors at American colleges because of their ethnicity

The Independent UK

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Biden Administration Files Dubious Lawsuit Challenging Missouri's Gun Sanctuary Law [Updated with a Note on State Courts]

The suit deserves to fail for much the same reasons as Trump-era attacks on immigration sanctuaries.

Reason

Families of American captives frustrated with Justice Dept.

Families of American hostages and detainees say they're frustrated with the Justice Department over what they see as the agency's refusal to consider prisoner exchanges that could get their loved ones home

The Independent UK

The Men Who Killed Ahmaud Arbery Were Convicted of Murder. Now They Are on Trial for Racism.

According to a former federal prosecutor, the seemingly redundant case sends "the message that the Justice Department won't tolerate this type of racist hatred."

Reason

Justice Department to investigate companies exploiting supply chain snafus

The Justice Department announced on Thursday it was launching an initiative to identify companies that are exploiting supply chain disruptions in the U.S. for increased profits in possible violation of antitrust laws.

Los Angeles Times

Why The Justice Department Is Going After Short Sellers

Federal prosecutors are reportedly ramping up a probe into the activities of short sellers, serving subpoenas and seizing hard drives and mobile phones of prominent "activist" short sellers.

Benzinga

Justice Dept. to take on exploitation of supply chain issues

The Justice Department is launching a new initiative aimed at identifying companies that exploit supply chain disruptions in the U.S. to make increased profits in violation of federal antitrust laws

The Independent UK

Biden administration sues Missouri to overturn act that declares federal gun laws ‘invalid’

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Missouri in federal court, seeking to overturn the state’s Second Amendment law that prohibits local police from helping enforce certain federal gun restrictions.

Tribune News Service

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Nolan Finley: Durham exposing real threat to democracy

In weighing threats to our democracy, it's hard to imagine one greater than political operatives spying on a sitting president and feeding the information to a compliant Justice Department with the goal of destroying him.

Reuters

Trump's targeting of Chinese academics likely will not last after DOJ review

(Refiles to reflect the official name of the advocacy group)

The Independent UK

On voting rights, Biden's power to act on his own is limited

With the November elections creeping up and Republicans imposing new restrictions on ballot access, President Biden has no easy options for safeguarding voting rights despite rising pressure from frustrated activists

Los Angeles Times

Could Trump be charged for not turning over records? Yes, but it’s complicated

WASHINGTON — The National Archives and Records Administration recently recovered 15 boxes of official records from former President Donald Trump’s home at the Mar-a-Lago beach club in Palm Beach, Florida, some of which were reportedly labeled classified or top secret, others of which were reportedly ripped into pieces. What happens…

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The Independent UK

A look at issues surrounding Trump and presidential records

Revelations that Donald Trump took government records with him to Mar-a-Lago is a political headache for the former president and a potential legal one too

Miami Herald

Editorial: Trump scorned presidential records act. National Archives came to Florida and said: Nah!

The National Archives recently had to retrieve 15 boxes of presidential records from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Palm Beach and now has asked the Justice Department to investigate Trump’s handling of White House records, The Washington Post reported.

The Independent UK

Trump’s political future – and even his freedom – may be threatened by documents found at Mar-a-Lago, experts say

Former president may have broken the law by taking 15 boxes of documents to Florida with him – and his own explanation could prove especially damning, writes Andrew Feinberg

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter gets prison as feds reach 100 sentencings

The Justice Department has reached another milestone in its sweeping investigation of last year's riot at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Police responded to nearly 2,000 calls where ambulance service could not attend

Chief Constable briefs Justice Department on PSNI budget pressures.

The Independent UK

Report: Archives asks Justice to probe Trump record handling

The National Archives and Records Administration is asking the Justice Department to investigate whether former President Donald Trump violated federal law in the handling of documents

Salon

Trump "possibly violated laws": report

Officials with the National Archives reportedly ask Justice Department to probe Trump's handling of government docs

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