DOJ Closes Police Inquiry

APD needs to close 'gaps in use-of-force reports'

"...the request, saying the city welcomed the review. The DOJ told officials it would undertake the review in 2007...."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

DOJ: 160 Ways Austin Police Can Improve

Department of Justice issues recommendations for improving APD

"...A majority of the DOJ recommendations involve policies governing police use of force. The..."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

UPDATE: Ott Asks DOJ For Review of Police Tactics

Request comes on heels of Jackson shooting death

"...the heels of a similar request made of the DOJ by the Texas Civil Rights Project and Austin NAACP...."

Aug. 5, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Lakeway Hospital Investors Settle With DOJ, HUD

Fraud settlements backed by whistleblower complaint

"...The settlements follow another 2019 settlement concerning DOJ allegations of LRMC fraud against the U.S. Department of..."

Sept. 30, 2020 News Post by Michael King

DOJ Won't Review APD Tactics

Feds say Austin has tools to review its own work

"...3 letter to Ott, Jonathan Smith, chief of the DOJ's special litigation section, wrote that as a result of..."

Sept. 6, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

DOJ Plays Peacemaker

Public meeting to address slate of officer-involved shootings

"...request was ultimately denied. In September 3 letter, the DOJ's Special Litigation Section chief Jonathan Smith explained that a..."

Sept. 24, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

DOJ Declares FDA Unable to Regulate Execution Drugs

Ruling could put an end to the legal fight between Texas and the FDA

"...and Drug Administration. On Tuesday evening, May 14, the DOJ posted a 26-page memo declaring the FDA unable to..."

May 17, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

DOJ Declares Truce in War on Pot

Attorney General declines to act against states legalizing marijuana

"...before – notably after Obama took office and the DOJ in 2009 said it would make policing pot in..."

Sept. 6, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Jane Doe v. the DOJ, Continued

Trump admin appeals ruling in undocumented minor's abortion case

"...But Trump’s defeated DOJ is looking for retribution, and on Nov. 3 filed..."

Nov. 13, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Jane Doe v. the DOJ, Continued

Trump admin appeals ruling in undocumented minor’s abortion case

Nov. 17, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

DOJ on Redistricting: Tell It to the Judge

The DOJ refuses to preclear U.S. and Texas House redistricting

Sept. 23, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

DOJ Says No to Texas Maps

Feds reject GOP end run around courts for redistricting

Sept. 19, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

A Consent Decree for APD?

Civil rights activists say it's needed

"...with the Texas Civil Rights Project, have asked the DOJ to reopen the case, alleging that excessive force is..."

June 27, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

The feds give their blessing to the new map, though the courts may still object

"...federal judges hearing the case to inform them that DOJ does not "impose any objection" to the enforcement of..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: ... And Two Steps Back

Firefighters fulfill threat to contest DOJ decree

"...delay the decision for a week might provoke a DOJ lawsuit. A tentative move to do that, for negotiating..."

July 4, 2014 News Column by Michael King

APD Shooting Called 'Accidental'

Officer claims accidental shooting, and DOJ asked to investigate

"...the people of Austin are in great need of [DOJ] intervention yet again."..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Feds Escalate Legal Intervention Over SB 8

Biden's DOJ sues, files emergency motion to block Texas abortion ban

"...On Tuesday, Sept., 14, the DOJ filed an emergency motion in the U.S. District Court..."

Sept. 17, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Naked City

The feds want their public documents to become un-public

"...federal depository program, now says they were meant for DOJ's internal use only. "Both GPO and the [DOJ] regret..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lege Lines: Deliberately Discriminatory

Voter ID's future in Texas, without the DoJ

"...[It was] SB 14's purpose." But on Jan. 27, DOJ spokesman Mark Abueg said that the federal government will..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Crank

Jason Statham's Crank – despite the fact that its ever-revving mayhem is ultraviolent, sexist, and frequently offensive enough to warrant a look-see by both the ACLU and the DOJ – is pure action-film bliss.

"...warrant a look-see by both the ACLU and the DOJ – is pure action-film bliss. It's so stupid, often..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Undeterred by the courts, the feds continue California grower raids

"...compliance with state law. Nonetheless, on Sept. 8 the DOJ moved forward with a plan to seize the CCC's..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Will Medi-Pot Caregiver Go to Prison?

Federal judge wants feds to clarify position on medi-pot raids before sentencing California man

"...sentencing hearing for Lynch pending the response of the DOJ to his inquiries about the policy change...."

March 24, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Redistricting Lands in the Feds' Hands

Texas Democrats make their case in court and at the Dept. of Justice

"...case against redistricting. Austin Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos visited the DOJ last week, and said that, like several of his..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Excessive Force Has Increased, NAACP Leader Says

Groups ask DOJ to reopen APD investigation

"...with the Texas Civil Rights Project have asked the DOJ to reopen the case, alleging that excessive force is..."

July 6, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Fixing What Ain't Broke

Does city want fair hiring, or to break the union?

"...decree is indeed imposed by a federal court, the DOJ will assume overall responsibility for AFD hiring for the..."

May 23, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

So What's Going on?

"...an aide to Attorney General John Ashcroft, said the DOJ had ended its criminal investigation regarding Tulia. When Herbert..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Who You Gonna Call? Dem-Busters!

A U.S. Dept. of Justice report chronicles the 'wacko' attempts to trace and trap the Killer Ds.

"...their May flight to Ardmore, Okla. Issued by the DOJ's Office of the Inspector General, the report concludes that..."

Aug. 22, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Maps, Balls, and Testifying

The testimony gets mighty strange at the re-redistricting trial.

"...Gov. Rick Perry and other Republican officeholders hailed the DOJ decision as vindicating the state plan, but Democrats charged..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

On the Lege

The Democrats file federal lawsuits against the new congressional map.

"...lawyers for preclearance under the Voting Rights Act. The DOJ normally allows three months to review new maps but,..."

Oct. 24, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Feds Sue Owners, Investors of Lakeway Hospital

The group is charged with defrauding the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

"...eventually cost HUD $172 million. The lawsuit follows a DOJ June settlement with a group of seven investors less..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

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