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20 Mar 2015, 7:12 pm by Ezra Rosser
Although for at least four decades legal scholars, economists, public policy experts, and politicians have denounced the inequities in existing housing policy, no one has provided a detailed analysis of the specific ways in which this policy departs from norms of distributive justice and of how it might be made more equitable. [read post]
20 Jan 2015, 11:06 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Here are some changes which may interest Grits readers:Juvenile justice was taken out of the Corrections Committee's domain and given its own committee: Juvenile Justice and Family Matters, which will have seven members. [read post]
17 Sep 2024, 2:06 am by Howard Bashman
“TikTok faces skeptical judges in court fight over looming national ban; Justice Department cites national security, Chinese-owned app stresses First Amendment in hearing on future of a platform both presidential campaigns are embracing”: Drew Harwell and Eva Dou of The Washington Post have this report. [read post]
10 Jun 2015, 8:38 am
"Obama lawyers asked secret court to ignore public court's decision on spying; Justice Department's national security chief cites six-month transition period in the USA Freedom Act as a reason to turn the bulk surveillance spigot back on": Spencer Ackerman of The Guardian (UK) has this report. [read post]
13 Jan 2009, 5:15 am
"Supreme Court deals setback to cable TV firms on video recording; Companies want to offer customers a service that doesn't require a set-top box; The court asks the Justice Department to determine whether it would violate the Copyright Act": David G. [read post]
9 Jul 2024, 7:30 pm by Howard Bashman
“Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling shows risk of Jack Smith’s approach; The conservative high court often disapproves of how the Justice Department charges public corruption; Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 case was no exception”: Devlin Barrett of The Washington Post has this report. [read post]
2 May 2024, 10:42 am by Rick Hasen
The post “The Justice Department has filed 18 statements of interest and amicus briefs in federal district courts and courts of appeals since January 2021 supporting the right of private parties to file suits under the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act to protect the right to vote. [read post]
16 Jan 2020, 8:33 am by Howard Bashman
“The Trump Administration Doesn’t Get to Decide What’s in the Constitution: Somebody has to determine whether the ERA is valid or not, and without quite saying so, the Department of Justice is claiming that person is none other than Attorney General William Barr. [read post]
23 Jan 2021, 5:24 pm by Howard Bashman
“Trump Pressed Justice Department to Go Directly to Supreme Court to Overturn Election Results; The former president dropped the efforts to replace the acting attorney general after top DOJ officials agreed to resign en masse in protest if he succeeded, people familiar said”: Jess Bravin and Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal have this report. [read post]
6 Dec 2020, 6:46 pm by Howard Bashman
“Barr Is Said to Be Weighing Whether to Leave Before Trump’s Term Ends; The attorney general’s future came into doubt after he acknowledged that the Justice Department had not found evidence of widespread voter fraud in the president’s election loss”: Katie Benner, Michael S. [read post]
21 Sep 2021, 6:04 pm by Howard Bashman
“Lawsuits Filed Against Texas Doctor Could Be Best Tests of Abortion Law; Legal experts said two lawsuits filed this week might test the constitutionality of the Texas law more than federal challenges by abortion providers and the Justice Department”: Ruth Graham, Adam Liptak, and J. [read post]
26 Sep 2017, 5:32 pm
"With Trump In Charge, Federal Lawyers Are Now Fighting Each Other Over Gay Rights; A Justice Department attorney told a panel of federal judges on Tuesday that a 1964 civil rights law doesn't protect gay workers from discrimination; A lawyer for an autonomous federal agency disagreed": Dominic Holden of BuzzFeed News has this report. [read post]