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Justice Department legal opinion backs Matthew Whitaker's naming as acting AG
The Justice Department on Wednesday released an internal legal opinion supporting the legality of Matthew Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general as Democrats press the case that President Donald Trump violated the law and Constitution by making Whitaker the country's chief law enforcement officer. The ...
The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it will hold a "listening session" with officials from more than a dozen states on Tuesday to discuss consumer protection and the technology industry, an agency official said. The meeting, first announced on Sept. 5, was called by ...
Trump orders declassification of more documents related to FBI's Russia probe
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday declassified a trove of documents related to the early days of the FBI's Russia investigation, including a portion of a secret surveillance warrant application and former FBI Director James Comey's text messages. Trump made the extraordinary move in response ...
U.S. investigators tried to cultivate Russian oligarchs since 2014, had Paul Manafort on radar: NYT
U.S. justice officials secretly sought cooperation from a few of Russia's richest men as they investigated Russian organized crime and possible aid from Moscow to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, The New York Times has reported. Nearly all the half-dozen Russian oligarchs approached between 2014 ...
U.S. Justice Department to seek appeal of approval for AT&T to acquire Time Warner for $85 billion
The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it would appeal a federal judge's approval of AT&T Inc's $85.4 billion acquisition of Time Warner, raising the prospect that the deal could be undone. The Justice Department opted in June not to seek an immediate stay of ...
RT America, the U.S. arm of the Kremlin-backed TV station RT, has registered as a "foreign agent" in the United States, the outlet's editor in chief said on Monday. The U.S. Department of Justice has said RT needed to register as a "foreign agent" after ...
Federal law doesn't ban discrimination against gay workers, U.S. Justice Department tells court
The Trump administration told a U.S. appeals court that federal law does not ban discrimination against gay employees, a sharp reversal of the position former President Barack Obama took on a key civil rights issue. The U.S. Department of Justice, in a friend of the ...
Microsoft sues for right to tell customers if U.S. is prying into their online data
In the latest clash over privacy rights in the digital age, Microsoft is suing the U.S. government over a federal law that allows authorities to examine customer emails or online files without the individual's knowledge. The lawsuit comes as the tech industry is increasingly butting ...
U.S. sues VW over Clean Air Act violations; liabilities could theoretically top $90 billion
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday filed a civil lawsuit against Volkswagen AG for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by installing illegal devices to impair emission control systems in nearly 600,000 vehicles. The allegations against Volkswagen, along with its Audi and Porsche units, carry ...
Chicago police use of force faces Justice Department scrutiny
The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it will investigate Chicago's police department following protests over the 2014 police shooting death of a black teenager, on the same day local prosecutors said they would not seek charges in another police shooting case. U.S. authorities will ...
Auto parts-maker Kayaba agrees to $62 million fine for fixing shock absorber prices
Automotive and hydraulic equipment maker Kayaba Industry Co. has agreed to pay a $62 million fine for its role in a price fixing scheme for shock absorbers for cars and motorcycles sold in the United States, the Justice Department said Wednesday. The Tokyo-based company, better ...
Honda settles with Justice Department over minority-buyer bias claims, will cap rates
Honda reached a settlement Tuesday to resolve allegations that the company discriminated against minority car buyers by marking up interest rates on loans, a practice industry experts describe as common because of the discretion given to individual dealerships. Honda's settlement with the U.S. Department of ...
