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Outgoing Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke speaks to an audience gathered at the U.S. Department of Justice on Jan. 13. (Cleveland Nelson/The Washington Informer)

Black Leaders Praise Assistant AG Kristen Clarke for Civil Rights Work

by James Wright Jr. January 15, 2025January 16, 2025

**FILE** U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Wikimedia Commons)

DOJ Says AG Merrick Garland Plans to Release the Special Counsel Report on Trump’s January 6 Case

by Stacy M. Brown January 8, 2025January 8, 2025

**FILE** U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

DOJ Sues Major Landlords Over Alleged Algorithmic Pricing Scheme

by Stacy M. Brown January 8, 2025January 8, 2025

A crowd of Donald Trump supporters converge on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, ultimately leading to the building being breached and several deaths and numerous injuries. (Wikimedia Commons)

DOJ Provides Update on January 6 Investigation as MAGA Republicans Spew False Claims

by Stacy M. Brown January 6, 2025January 6, 2025

senior sitting in a wheelchair in a nursing home

DOJ Targets Elder Fraud and Nursing Home Abuse in Sweeping Nationwide Actions

by Stacy M. Brown November 1, 2024November 1, 2024

**FILE** The Department of Justice has released a comprehensive plan to protect voting rights, prosecute election-related crimes, and secure upcoming elections from domestic and foreign threats. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Justice Department Expands Protections for Voting Rights and Election Integrity Ahead of Upcoming Elections

by Stacy M. Brown October 30, 2024October 30, 2024

In this postcard from the collection of McFarlin Library at the University of Tulsa, a photo from on top of the Santa Fe Freight office at 1st Street and Elgin Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is seen, showing the fires on Archer towards Greenwood. The Goodner-Malone company (1 N. Frankfurt) building is in the center of the photo. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

MORIAL: Federal Review of Tulsa Race Massacre ‘Will Prevent These Victims … From Being Lost to History’

by Marc H. Morial October 16, 2024October 16, 2024

**FILE** This week marks 45 months since the January 6 attack, where over 140 police officers were assaulted as rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, delaying the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. Since then, the Department of Justice said it has launched one of the most extensive investigations in U.S. history. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

45 Months After January 6, DOJ Charges Over 1,500 with Focus on Trump

by Stacy M. Brown October 7, 2024October 7, 2024

**FILE** U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons)

Justice Department Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Rankin County Sheriff’s Department

by Stacy M. Brown September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

**FILE** TD Bank branch in Chinatown in Washington, D.C. (Matthew G. Bisanz via Wikimedia Commons)

Financial Literacy

$148 Million Returned to Consumers in Two CFPB Actions

by Charlene Crowell, Special to The Informer September 18, 2024September 23, 2024

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