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Memphis Police Used Excessive Force and Discriminated Against Black Residents, Justice Dept. Finds
The Police Department has been under scrutiny since January 2023, when officers fatally beat Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, after pulling him over on his way home from work.
Memphis police discriminate against Black people, US Justice Dept finds
The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday following an investigation, calling on the Tennessee city's police to undertake significant reforms.
Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, Justice Department finds
The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S.
Memphis will not agree to federal oversight of police department after DOJ investigation
The City of Memphis, in a letter sent Wednesday, refused federal oversight stemming from a civil rights investigation of the Memphis Police Department.
Memphis says it won’t agree to federal oversight of police department ahead of investigation report
Memphis will not agree to negotiate federal oversight of its police department until it can review and challenge results of a yet-to-be-released Department of Justice investigation into how its officers use force and treat minorities,
Memphis police ‘unlawfully discriminates,’ uses excessive force against Black people, Justice Department says in report
The U.S. Department of Justice released a report Wednesday following a 17-month investigation into the practices of the Memphis Police Department in Tennessee.
Justice Dept. says Memphis police used systemic excessive force
Memphis officials rebuffed Justice Department attempts to place its police force on federal supervision nearly two years after the fatal beating of a Black man.
What is a consent decree? Everything to know about Memphis' refusal of federal oversight over police reforms
The City of Memphis refused federal oversight via a consent decree Wednesday. Here's what to know about consent decrees of police departments.
City’s attorney says Memphis won’t enter consent decree with DOJ over police reform
The city’s chief legal officer says Memphis will not enter into a consent decree over police reform with the Department of Justice, until the city has had time to review the agency’s report. The letter from City Attorney Tannera George Gibson to the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division was sent Wednesday,
City of Memphis releases letter telling DOJ it will not agree to enter consent decree amid investigation
In a letter released by the city, the City of Memphis wrote that such an agreement could be in place for more than a decade and cost taxpayers "hundreds of millions of dollars."
President Biden bypassed Justice Department in pardoning son Hunter: court records
President Joe Biden had unlimited power to pardon his son Hunter, but legal experts said the Justice Department typically ...
Reporter vs. KJP: If Biden Believes The Justice System Is "Infected," "He's Saying His Own Justice Department Is Broken"
In a White House gaggle on Monday, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre what President Biden meant ...
Justice Department announces sweeping reforms to curb suicides in federal prisons and jails
The Justice Department is ramping up efforts to address a crisis of suicides and systemic failures in federal prisons and ...
Trump transition signs agreement with Justice Department, paving the way for FBI background checks on Trump picks
Donald Trump’s transition team has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Justice Department, paving the way for the ...
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Where Justice Department lawyers go when they need guidance of their own
It’s not a big group. Only 21 members. But it has national impact. And it recently marked 25 years in business. It’s the Professional Responsibility Advisory Office of the Justice Department to advise ...
Justice Dept.’s Apolitical Tradition Is Challenged by 2 Presidents
The post-Watergate norm that political leaders should steer clear of criminal cases is being tested from opposite ends of the ...
The Press Still Pretends the Justice Department Is Pristine
No one should be surprised that President Joe Biden lied when he said he would not pardon his corrupt son Hunter before ...
Discovery continues in case of Holyoke detective suing feds over car crash
Jessica Roy is suing the U.S. Dept. of Justice for $10 million after an FBI task force member collided with her car in 2021.