State awards grants to help domestic violence victims in our area
The State of Alabama is awarding more than $1.5 million in federal grants to local agencies to help victims of domestic violence and to prosecute suspects.
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Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump’s urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
U.S. Justice Department: Jeffrey Epstein client list doesn’t exist
Jeffrey Epstein did not maintain a “client list,” the U.S. Justice Department said today, saying no more files related to the wealthy financier’s sex trafficking investigation would be made public.
Former Crenshaw County Jail administrator facing charges in alleged assault on handcuffed inmate
A former Crenshaw County Jail administrator faces a federal indictment in the alleged assault on a handcuffed inmate, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
President Trump grants pardon for Jan. 6 defendants
President Trump has pardoned, commuted the prison sentences or vowed to dismiss the cases of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.
Man sentenced to nine years for setting off bomb outside Alabama attorney general’s office
The man who pleaded guilty to setting off a bomb outside of the office of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison.
Justice Department wants break up of Google, sale of Chrome browser
U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from squashing competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade.
Google loses massive antitrust case over its search engine dominance
A judge has ruled that Google’s search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies.
U.S. Justice Department sues TikTok, claiming it illegally collected children’s data
The lawsuit claims TikTok and its China-based parent company broke federal law that requires child-oriented apps and websites to get parental consent before collecting personal information of children under 13.
U.S. Justice Department files statement of interest in Alabama prison lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice, which sued Alabama over prison conditions, filed a statement of interest in a lawsuit by prisoners who said they are subjected to unconstitutional levels of violence and excessive force.
