Tag: Kelly Cohen

Syrian Civil Defense workers help an injured man after airstrikes in the village of Hass in the Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

National Security

Report: Russian airstrikes kill 22 in Syria, including children

Kelly Cohen · October 26, 2016 2:00 pm

Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson — who also was a Baltimore mayoral candidate this year — wrote that the former secretary of state's "platform signals both deep understanding of the challenges and a plan to move us forward." (AP Photo/Max Becherer, File)

Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson endorses Clinton

Kelly Cohen · October 26, 2016 1:27 pm

Eric Garner, 43, died in 2014 after two police officers put him into a chokehold after accusing him of selling untaxed cigarettes. The confrontation was caught on tape, which went viral, and his last words of "I can't breathe" became a slogan of the Black Lives Matter movement. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Justice Department replaces FBI team in chokehold case in push to bring charges

Kelly Cohen · October 25, 2016 3:17 pm

The Justice Department released statistics on Thursday showing criminal victimization in the United States showed a drop in violent crimes from 2013 to 2015. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

DOJ survey shows drop in violent crime from 2013 to 2015

Kelly Cohen · October 20, 2016 10:31 pm

A federal law criminalizes female genital mutilation as a federal felony.

Justice Dept. to intervene in race lawsuit against Maryland police

Kelly Cohen · October 20, 2016 3:11 pm

It got statistically safer to be a cop in 2015. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)

FBI data: Fewer police officers were killed in 2015

Kelly Cohen · October 19, 2016 8:47 pm

Although the Fair Housing Act does not stop landlords from considering applicants' criminal records, the Justice Department brief said "categorical prohibitions that do not consider when the conviction occurred, what the underlying conduct entailed, or what the convicted person has done since then run a substantial risk of having a disparate impact based on race or national origin." (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Justice Dept. warns landlords on the use of criminal background checks

Kelly Cohen · October 19, 2016 8:16 pm

According to a new study, black women with criminal records are treated less fairly than their white counterparts when looking for housing in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)

Study finds racial discrimination in D.C. housing market

Kelly Cohen · October 19, 2016 5:36 pm

A federal judge in Texas has rejected a request to scale back his decision to block Obama administration's directive that transgender students should be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Judge upholds ban on Obama’s transgender bathroom rules

Kelly Cohen · October 19, 2016 3:19 pm

The Justice Department will send out fewer election observers this year due to the Supreme Court's 2013 gutting of the Voting Rights Act. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Justice Dept. sending out fewer election observers

Kelly Cohen · October 19, 2016 12:44 pm

"We need to stop the widespread use of face recognition technology by police until meaningful safeguards are in place," said Neema Singh Guliani, ACLU legislative counsel. (AP Photo)

ACLU urges DOJ to investigate use of facial recognition technology

Kelly Cohen · October 18, 2016 5:39 pm

Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced the new Police-Mental Health Collaboration Toolkit, which will give law enforcement departments resources on how to police people in mental health crises. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Justice Department starts online mental health initiative

Kelly Cohen · October 18, 2016 3:49 pm