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Everett Matthews of Baton Rouge, holds up a sign outside the Triple S Food Mart, where Alton Sterling was killed last year, in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, May 2, 2017. The U.S. Justice Department has decided not to charge two white Baton Rouge police officers in the death of Alton Sterling, whose death was captured on cell phone video, fueling protests in Louisiana's capital and beyond. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Alton Sterling case: DOJ expects not to file charges against Baton Rouge officers: Reports

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 22, 2015 file photo, a member of the Baltimore Police Department stands guard outside of the department's Western District police station as men hold their hands up in protest during a march for Freddie Gray in Baltimore. In a city that became emblematic of police abuse, excessive force and callous treatment of young black men, Baltimore's mayor and commissioner say they are eager and ready to change not only the culture of law enforcement, but the practice. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Judge approves Baltimore consent decree outlining police reform

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks about crime to local, state and federal law enforcement officials Friday, March 31, 2017, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ** FILE **

DOJ review of court-ordered police reform plans worries advocates

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FILE - This March 12, 2013 file still image taken from United States Courts shows Judge James Robart listening to a case at Seattle Courthouse in Seattle. Robart has granted an extension to the Justice Department in a lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump's immigration order is blocking efforts by legal residents to reunite with their children who are trapped in war-torn countries. Robart also said he understood the frustrations of plaintiffs over Trump administration statements that seemingly contradict those made by federal government lawyers. After being repeatedly postponed, a White House official said Thursday, March 2, 2017, a replacement order now won't be unveiled until next week at the earliest. (United States Courts via AP, File)

Trump revised travel ban ‘substantially different’ justice department says

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

San Francisco interim police chief Toney Chaplin addresses the media in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. Chaplin was discussing the results of a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice that showed blacks are significantly more likely to be pulled over and have force used against them by San Francisco police than any other racial group. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala)

Federal report cites bias by San Francisco police

By SUDHIN THANAWALA - Associated Press

San Francisco interim police chief Toney Chaplin addresses the media in San Francisco, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. Chaplin was discussing the results of a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice that showed blacks are significantly more likely to be pulled over and have force used against them by San Francisco police than any other racial group. (AP Photo/Sudhin Thanawala)

Federal report cites bias by San Francisco police

By SUDHIN THANAWALA - Associated Press

People attend the national memorial ceremony for fallen firefighters in Emmitsburg, Md., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/PennLive.com, Ivey DeJesus) ** FILE **

Justice Dept.: No ‘sufficient justification’ for delay in benefits to fallen first responders

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 9, 2016 file photo, Attorney General Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Lynch is urging the nation's governors to make it easier for convicted felons to obtain state-issued identification after they get out of prison, part of a broader plan being announced Monday to help smooth the path for state and federal inmates who are preparing to re-enter society. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Ex-convicts may reenter society better with state ID cards

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

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Public Enemy logo prompts racial-profiling scandal at Oregon DOJ

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Protesters chant and yell after the Ferguson, Mo., city council meeting in Ferguson on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, where the council voted to approve a modified consent decree with the United States Department of Justice. It is unclear if the Department of Justice will agree to the modifications. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Ferguson asks for changes to reform deal, drawing criticism

By Jim Salter - Associated Press

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Matthew Keys verdict yields new calls for computer law reform, retaliation

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this July 8, 2015, photo, FBI Director James Comey testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Comey says Dylann Roof, the gunman in the Charleston church massacre should not have been allowed to purchase the gun used in the attack, and on July 10 attributed the problem to incomplete and inaccurate paperwork related to an arrest of Roof weeks before the shooting. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Justice Dept., encryption experts square off over FBI’s digital eavesdropping efforts

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom speaks during the Intelligence and Security select committee hearing at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, July 3, 2013. (Associated Press)

Megaupload forfeiture ruling fallout: Legal experts worry about DOJ’s reach

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2014 file photo, girls play on a soccer field near the L.V. Sutton Complex operated by Duke Energy in Wilmington, N.C. Documents and interviews collected by The Associated Press show how Duke’s lobbyists prodded Republican legislators to tuck a 330-word provision in a regulatory reform bill running nearly 60 single-spaced pages. Though the bill never once mentions coal ash, the change allowed Duke to avoid any costly cleanup of contaminated groundwater leaching from its unlined dumps toward rivers, lakes and the drinking wells of nearby homeowners. (AP Photo/Randall Hill, File)

PETE SEPP: Why are governments fining businesses for politically-correct causes?

By Pete Sepp

Protesters block traffic on the street outside the Ferguson, Mo., police department in Ferguson in this March 4, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Ferguson manager is 5th out after DOJ report alleging bias

By Jim Salter - Associated Press

FILE- In this Nov. 25, 2014 file photo, police watch the street as protesters gather outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Mo. The city of Ferguson is making progress in attracting African-American applicants to police jobs, including the position left vacant by the resignation of Darren Wilson, the officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, Mayor James Knowles III said. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Justice Dept.: U.S. report finds racial bias in Ferguson police

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

The Justice Department is seen in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Justice Dept. reaches $38 million settlement with nursing homes over allegations of abuse

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

The Justice Department, headed by Eric Holder (pictured), is being sued by legal watchdog group in relation to the Fast and Furious whistle-blower scandal.

Justice Dept. sued by legal watchdog on behalf of Fast and Furious whistle-blower

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Officials: Colleges set to meet sex assault rules

Associated Press