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The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security Propose Rule on Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal
The Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security (collectively, the Departments) submitted a proposed rule change to help…
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Harvard University Professor Indicted in China Investigation
The former Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department was indicted today on charges of making false statements…
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Rioter Faces Federal Arson Charges in Connection to Nashville Courthouse Fire During Protest
A criminal complaint issued today charged Wesley Somers, 25, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, with malicious destruction of property using fire or…
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Department of Justice Gets Involved in Fight Against Michigan Governor’s Irrational Restrictions
The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in a Michigan federal court in support of a lawsuit…
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Here’s How The DOJ Fought For Religious Freedom During The Pandemic
Governors across the United States have issued orders during the coronavirus pandemic that restrict or prohibit religious services. The Department…
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Calexico City Officials Charged with Accepting Bribes to Expedite Marijuana Permits
A Calexico City, California councilman and mayor pro tem, along with a commissioner on the city’s Economic Development and Financial…
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Hollywood Film Producer Charged with $1.7 Million COVID-Relief Fraud
A California man has been charged with allegedly filing bank loan applications fraudulently seeking more than $1.7 million dollars in…
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Texas Man Charged with Fraud in $5 Million COVID-Relief Scam
A Texas man has been charged in the Eastern District of Texas with allegedly filing bank loan applications fraudulently seeking…
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Government Agency Makes Changes to Protect Bankruptcy System During Covid-19 Emergency
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) has taken a number of steps…
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Executive Branch Agencies Recommend the FCC Revoke and Terminate China Telecom’s Authorizations to Provide International Telecommunications Services in the United States | OPA
Today, the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, Defense, State, Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative unanimously recommended that the…
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Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Attack the White House with Explosives
Today Hasher Jallal Taheb, 23, of Cumming, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to destroy, by fire…
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Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services Partner to Distribute More Than Half a Million Medical Supplies Confiscated from Price Gougers | OPA
The U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the distribution of hoarded…
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Court Enters Final Judgment in T-Mobile/Sprint Transaction
A federal district court in Washington, D.C., concluded that the settlement reached with the merging parties and Dish Network Corp.…
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Court Orders Injunctions against Two Telecom Carriers for Facilitating Hundreds of Millions Robocalls in the United States
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered orders in two separate civil actions, barring eight…
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DOJ Charges Maduro, 14 Venezuelan Officials with Narco-Terrorism, Corruption, Drug Trafficking and More
Fomer President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro Moros, Venezuela’s vice president for the economy, Venezuela’s Minister of Defense, and Venezuela’s Chief…
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