Justice Department Tries to Force Sanctuary Cities to Cooperate Under Budget Proposal
President Trump is not giving up on his plan to strip federal funding from so-called sanctuary cities.
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Justice Department Vows to Crackdown on Leakers
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Some critics have said President Donald Trump has often been more obsessed with leaks than the substance involving possible improprieties. Now, the the Justice Department is responding, vowing to aggressively prosecute government officials who leak classified information, the Daily Beast reports. “As the Attorney General has said, the Department of…
Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, The Canary in the Coal Mine, Already Gasping for Air
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, a former U.S. Attorney from Baltimore, is the canary in the coal mine for the Justice Department. In very short time, in that role, he’s already gasping for breath, having been put smack in the middle of the firing of FBI Director James Comey. The…
Justice Department Declines to Charge Baton Rouge Cops in Alton Sterling’s Death
The Justice Department is expected to announce today that it has closed the investigation into the death of Alton Sterling and won’t prosecutor Baton Rouge officers for possible wrongdoing in a case that sparked unrest across the city.
AG Jeff Sessions Warns against ‘Harmful Federal Intrusion’ of Local Police
Violent crime is surging in American cities. To combat this wave of violence and protect our communities, we need proactive policing. Yet in some cities, such policing is diminishing — with predictably dire results.
President Trump’s Administration at Odds Over Marijuana
President Trump’s administration has no consistent position on marijuana.
AG Sessions Pledges ‘New Era’ of Stiffer Penalties for Some Illegal Immigrants
Attorney General Jeff Sessions pledged to crackdown on illegal immigration by ushering in “a new era” of stiffer criminal charges against repeat offenders.
Boulder Editorial: Justice Department Undermines Police Reforms in Numerous Cities
More than a dozen cities, including Ferguson, Mo., have spent arduous months hammering out consent decrees with the U.S. Justice Department to institute much-needed police and judicial reforms aimed in large part at reducing enforcement disparities that unfairly target poor and minority communities.