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Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says

Courtesy: FOX 9, ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis 01/07/26WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department does not believe there is currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, a top department official said Tuesday. The decision to keep the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division out of…

Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds

NEW YORK (AP) — The requests have come in letters, emails and phone calls. The specifics vary, but the target is consistent: The U.S. Department of Justice is ramping up an effort to get voter data and other election information from the states. Over the past three months, the department’s voting section has requested copies of voter registration lists from state election…

Holmberg sentenced to 10 years in prison, legislative leaders react

FARGO (KVRR) – Former state Senator Ray Holmberg, who pleaded guilty to traveling overseas with intent to engage in commercial sexual activity, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Hovland sentenced Holmberg following a lengthy sentencing hearing in a packed courtroom that included testimony from prosecution and defense witnesses. Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer Puhl…

Justice Department directs prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is directing its federal prosecutors to investigate any state or local officials who stand in the way of beefed-up enforcement of immigration laws under the Trump administration, according to a memo to the entire workforce obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday. Written by Emil Bove, the acting deputy attorney general, the memo also…

Attorney General Ellison joins antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/FOX) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined 30 other attorneys general in the fight against live entertainment costs. Attorney General Ellison said, “One of the major drivers of inflation in this country is corporate greed and illegal behavior and Live Nation and Ticketmaster are prime examples.” The Justice Department announces it has filed an antitrust…

Federal judge voids national mask mandate for travel

The Justice Department declined to comment Monday when asked if the government planned to appeal the ruling.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials. The decision Monday by U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa also said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention improperly failed to justify its decision and did not…

District Election Officer for North Dakota To Monitor Election Day Fraud

FARGO, N.D. — The Justice Department is ready to respond to reports of voter fraud and other misdeeds on Election Day. Rick Volk will serve as the District Election Officer for North Dakota and handle complaints of election fraud and voting rights abuses. He will be in contact with the Justice Department Headquarters in Washington, D.C. It is part of…

Attorney General Barr Says Mueller Probe Did Not Establish Trump Coordination With Russia

Lawyers for President Donald Trump reviewed the final redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report before its public release.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Attorney General William Barr says he will give Congress a redacted copy of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative report at 11 a.m. He told reporters at the Justice Department that he would transmit to Congress copies of the public version of Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election and President Donald Trump’s campaign. Democrats complained…

12 Russian Military Intelligence Officers Indicted For DNC Hacking

The indictments were announced Friday by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as part of the ongoing special counsel probe into potential coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Justice Department has announced charges against 12 Russian intelligence officers for hacking offenses during the 2016 presidential election. The indictments were announced Friday by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as part of the ongoing special counsel probe into potential coordination between the Trump campaign and Russia. The Russians are accused of hacking into the computer networks…

Attorney General Sessions Will Visit Fargo Friday

The Justice Department says Sessions will make a "law enforcement related" announcement and deliver remarks on the opioid crisis.

FARGO, ND – Attorney General Jeff Sessions is coming to Fargo on Friday. Details regarding what Sessions plans to talk about are not being released. The Justice Department says Sessions will make a “law enforcement related” announcement and deliver remarks on the opioid crisis. Sessions said in a trip to North Carolina last week that the federal government will continue to…