Justice Department to Oversee Elections in South Carolina

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department announced it will monitor primary elections in two South Carolina counties following complaints of discrimination. Tasked with ensuring fair elections, the Justice Department said in a press release that it will assure that local officials comply with the Voting Rights Act, which bans discrimination on the basis of race….

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Is NYPD ‘Stop and Frisk’ Illegal? Justice Department May Decide.

  Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department may soon investigate whether New York City’s controversial stop-and-frisk program unfairly targets racial minorities. Opponents, who say the program is illegal because it has led to countless race-based searches, met with the department Thursday to call for its involvement, according to USA Today. Mayor Michael Bloomberg defends the…

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Justice Department Kicks Off Annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Pride Month

Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com There was a time in Washington where such an event would have been unheard of. That’s all changed. Attorney General Eric Holder kicked off  the Justice Department’s annual LGBT Pride Month Program on Wednesday, celebrating contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) employees as well as the civil rights gains made…

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Tribal Special U.S. Attorney Pilot Program Will Bridge Tribal and Federal Law Enforcement, Targeting Violence Against Women

Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com The Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) announced Tuesday that four Native American Tribes will participate in a new program aimed at improving law enforcement coordination in cases of violence against Native women, which “has reached epidemic proportions” according to the OVW press release. The pilot program supports four Tribal…

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Colombo Mob Boss Pleaded Guilty to Racketeering and Firearms Charges in Boston Fed Court

Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Mob boss DeLeo’s been off the streets for a while, but that hasn’t kept the feds from coming after him. The 69-year-old Colombo Family ‘Street Boss’, of Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in Boston Federal court Thursday to racketeering conspiracy and illegal possession of firearms, the Justice Department announced in a press release. As…

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