/tags/merrick-garland Merrick Garland en-US WLRN Tue, 14 Feb 2023 13:30:00 GMT /national/2023-02-14/doj-giving-states-231m-for-gun-violence-prevention-programs The Justice Department is sending out more than $200 million to help states and the District of Columbia administer “red-flag laws” and other crisis-intervention programs. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 13:30:00 GMT /national/2023-02-14/doj-giving-states-231m-for-gun-violence-prevention-programs Lindsay Whitehurst | The Associated Press /news/2022-08-04/4-current-and-former-officers-federally-charged-in-raid-that-killed-breonna-taylor The charges announced by Attorney General Merrit Garland on Thursday include civil rights violations, conspiracy, use of excessive force offenses and obstruction. Fri, 05 Aug 2022 14:49:24 GMT /news/2022-08-04/4-current-and-former-officers-federally-charged-in-raid-that-killed-breonna-taylor Emma Bowman /news/2022-07-21/how-prosecuting-war-crimes-in-ukraine-compares-to-hunting-nazis Eli Rosenbaum spent his career hunting down Nazis after World War II. Now, he will use those skills to seek out war criminals in the Russia-Ukraine war. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:15:00 GMT /news/2022-07-21/how-prosecuting-war-crimes-in-ukraine-compares-to-hunting-nazis Ari Shapiro, Elena Burnett, Patrick Jarenwattananon /news/2022-07-15/suspect-in-the-buffalo-mass-shooting-has-been-indicted-on-federal-hate-crime-charges The white gunman has been held without bail since his arrest after the May 14 shooting that killed 10 Black people and injured three others. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:20:55 GMT /news/2022-07-15/suspect-in-the-buffalo-mass-shooting-has-been-indicted-on-federal-hate-crime-charges Jonathan Franklin /news/2022-07-04/the-supreme-court-marshal-asks-state-officials-to-act-on-protests-at-justices-homes The protests have carried on for weeks since the leak of a draft of the court's eventual decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. State officials had previously called on federal law enforcement for help. Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:40:05 GMT /news/2022-07-04/the-supreme-court-marshal-asks-state-officials-to-act-on-protests-at-justices-homes Becky Sullivan /news/2022-02-17/prosecutors-push-u-s-to-limit-life-sentences-for-juveniles A group of former prosecutors from both political parties wants limits on federal prison sentences for juveniles convicted of homicide. They say most young people have the ability to change. Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:00:42 GMT /news/2022-02-17/prosecutors-push-u-s-to-limit-life-sentences-for-juveniles Carrie Johnson /news/national-politics/2022-01-05/merrick-garland-vows-to-keep-following-leads-to-hold-jan-6-rioters-accountable In a speech delivered Wednesday, the attorney general said the Justice Department "will follow the facts wherever they lead. ...The actions we have taken thus far will not be our last." Wed, 05 Jan 2022 20:19:09 GMT /news/national-politics/2022-01-05/merrick-garland-vows-to-keep-following-leads-to-hold-jan-6-rioters-accountable Carrie Johnson /news/2021-09-15/the-justice-department-wants-a-federal-judge-to-block-texas-new-abortion-ban The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to temporarily block the new Texas abortion ban while its lawsuit against the state continues. Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:33:04 GMT /news/2021-09-15/the-justice-department-wants-a-federal-judge-to-block-texas-new-abortion-ban Jaclyn Diaz /news/2021-06-25/in-suing-georgia-justice-department-says-states-new-voting-law-targets-black-voters The lawsuit marks the first major action from the Biden administration to combat a series of new restrictive voting measures passed by Republican-led state legislatures. Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:47:18 GMT /news/2021-06-25/in-suing-georgia-justice-department-says-states-new-voting-law-targets-black-voters Barbara Sprunt /news/national-politics/2021-04-21/doj-to-investigate-minneapolis-police-over-possible-patterns-of-excessive-force Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the inquiry a day after a jury convicted former officer Derek Chauvin on murder charges in the death of George Floyd. Wed, 21 Apr 2021 14:09:00 GMT /news/national-politics/2021-04-21/doj-to-investigate-minneapolis-police-over-possible-patterns-of-excessive-force Carrie Johnson