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Parker: Supreme Court in December Will Hear Case on Texas Businessman Convicted of Illegally Accessing Protected Computer
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The only oral argument before the Supreme Court during the last month of 2015 on an issue involving criminal law or procedure is…
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Federal Authorities Search for Human Smuggler Who Assaulted Border Patrol Agent
Federal authorities are on the hunt for a human smuggler who struck a Border Patrol agent in the face in southern California
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AG Lynch Says No Data Supports FBI Director’s Comments on ‘Ferguson Effect’
Attorney General Loretta Lynch joined the debate over the so-called “Ferguson effect,” saying there’s no data to show that crime is on the rise because of criticism over police tactics.
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FBI Investigates Deadly Police Shooting in Minneapolis After It’s Ruled a Homicide
A deadly Minneapolis police shooting over the weekend that set off angry protests will be investigated by the FBI
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Los Angeles Times: Border Patrol Appears to Be Using Stalling Tactics with Body Cameras
Today, many police chiefs, civil rights groups and even the president are praising body cameras as an essential law enforcement tool that makes everyone safer.
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Investigation: Secret Service Employees Improperly Accessed Data to Embarrass a Critic
An internal Homeland Security investigation found that Secret Service employees improperly accessed a database 60 times in search of information that would embarrass House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz.
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Chicago’s Departing Internal Watchdog Turned Over Records to FBI
Another city hall scandal in Chicago?
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Justice Department Gets Tougher on Corporate Crime
The Justice Department is turning up the heat on cooperations.