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• A Government Lawyer Says Trump Personally Blocks People on Twitter - Slate

  26-03-2019 23:53
  A Government Lawyer Says Trump Personally Blocks People on Twitter  SlateJustice Department attorneys representing President Donald Trump said in a Manhattan federal court on Tuesday that the president personally blocks people on ...
  
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• Rep. Collins on 'politicization' of the Justice Department - PBS NewsHour

  26-03-2019 23:45
  Rep. Collins on 'politicization' of the Justice Department  PBS NewsHourA bipartisan effort from the House Judiciary Committee is pushing the Justice Department to explain why it began investigating President Trump for obstruction of ...
  
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• As Jussie Smollett proclaims innocence, mayor and police chief take aim at 'whitewash of justice' - CNN

  26-03-2019 23:40
  As Jussie Smollett proclaims innocence, mayor and police chief take aim at 'whitewash of justice'  CNNActor Jussie Smollett says he has been "truthful and consistent" from the jump. The prosecutor's office says dropping the charges was just and appropriate.
  
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• People From Across Wisconsin Gather To Urge Racial Justice - Wisconsin Public Radio News

  26-03-2019 22:57
  People From Across Wisconsin Gather To Urge Racial Justice  Wisconsin Public Radio NewsHundreds of people from around the state stood on the steps of the state Capitol Tuesday, challenging systemic racism with chants led by the Rev. Marilyn Miller: ...
  
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• Bobby Shmurda Respects Meek Mill But Won't Join Criminal Justice Reform Crusade - HipHopDX

  26-03-2019 22:47
  Bobby Shmurda Respects Meek Mill But Won't Join Criminal Justice Reform Crusade  HipHopDXIn an interview with SiriusXM, Bobby Shmurda explained why he won't join Meek Mill's crusade for criminal justice reform.
  
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• More Questions Emerge About Mueller’s Punt on Obstruction of Justice - The New Yorker

  26-03-2019 22:24
  More Questions Emerge About Mueller’s Punt on Obstruction of Justice  The New YorkerWhy didn't the special counsel, Robert Mueller, reach a judgment on whether Donald Trump has obstructed justice? Forty-eight hours after William Barr sent his ...
  
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• Andrew Block steps down as juvenile justice director after leading system transformation - Richmond.com

  26-03-2019 22:10
  Andrew Block steps down as juvenile justice director after leading system transformation  Richmond.comVirginia is losing the leader of a sweeping transformation of its juvenile justice system that has dramatically reduced the number of youth going into state custody ...
  
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• Kavanaugh Looks Like The Justice To Watch On Partisan Gerrymandering - NPR

  26-03-2019 22:06
  Kavanaugh Looks Like The Justice To Watch On Partisan Gerrymandering  NPRThe court once again appeared divided on whether redistricting could be done on the basis of politics. The newest justice seemed to be at least open to ...
  
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• Justice Department Shifts Policy, Says Entire Affordable Care Act Should Be Overturned - NPR

  26-03-2019 21:31
  Justice Department Shifts Policy, Says Entire Affordable Care Act Should Be Overturned  NPRThe Trump administration's shift in a major legal case against the Affordable Care Act could lead to the reversal of the expansive law and far-reaching effects on ...
  
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• Mueller Report Details to Be Issued in 'Weeks, Not Months': Justice Department - U.S. News & World Report

  26-03-2019 20:48
  Mueller Report Details to Be Issued in 'Weeks, Not Months': Justice Department  U.S. News & World ReportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr plans to issue a public version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on the investigation into ...
  
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• Justice League: Darkseid Killed Lois Lane in Original Script - Den of Geek US

  26-03-2019 20:25
  Justice League: Darkseid Killed Lois Lane in Original Script  Den of Geek USJustice League would have turned out a bit differently had Zack Snyder been able to film the original script...
  
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• Former Northampton County District Justice Sherwood Grigg dies - Allentown Morning Call

  26-03-2019 19:30
  Former Northampton County District Justice Sherwood Grigg dies  Allentown Morning CallSherwood R. Grigg of Bangor, a Northampton County district justice from 1969 to 1999, died Monday at age 74. “We're very saddened,” said Exalted Ruler Mike ...
  
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• Mother who lost two sons to gun violence seeks justice - NewsChannel5.com

  26-03-2019 19:20
  Mother who lost two sons to gun violence seeks justice  NewsChannel5.comNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Nashville mother continues to seek justice exactly three years since her son was shot and killed in an alley. Yolanda Mason ...
  
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• Justice? Flynn Wiped Out, Smollett Wiped Clean - RushLimbaugh.com

  26-03-2019 18:42
  Justice? Flynn Wiped Out, Smollett Wiped Clean  RushLimbaugh.comRush Limbaugh, America's Anchorman and Doctor of Democracy, is known as the pioneer of AM radio. Limbaugh revolutionized the media and political ...
  
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• When Zero-Tolerance Was Failing Students, This School Turned to Restorative Justice - EdSurge

  26-03-2019 18:41
  When Zero-Tolerance Was Failing Students, This School Turned to Restorative Justice  EdSurgeAUSTIN, Texas — Even in elementary school, Luz Annette got into a lot of fights with other girls. In the hallways, in the cafeteria, in the girls' restroom. Just about ...
  
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• Judiciary Committee seeks obstruction of justice probe records from DOJ - POLITICO

  26-03-2019 18:34
  Judiciary Committee seeks obstruction of justice probe records from DOJ  POLITICOThe House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation demanding more details from the Justice Department on the obstruction of ...
  
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• It's official: White named as new WVDOT Secretary - West Virginia MetroNews

  26-03-2019 18:00
  It's official: White named as new WVDOT Secretary  West Virginia MetroNewsCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Less than 24 hours after Gov. Jim Justice received a somewhat hastily compiled list of secondary roads most in need of repair, the ...
  
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• 'Rev up': Justice Kagan tells Alaska hunter he can pursue moose with his hovercraft - NBCNews.com

  26-03-2019 16:12
  'Rev up': Justice Kagan tells Alaska hunter he can pursue moose with his hovercraft  NBCNews.comWASHINGTON — An Alaska moose hunter can "rev up his hovercraft" in search of moose, the Supreme Court says. The court on Tuesday limited the National ...
  
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• New push for justice after 4 Dutch journalists slain in 1982 - The Associated Press

  26-03-2019 15:41
  New push for justice after 4 Dutch journalists slain in 1982  The Associated PressIt was 1982, the height of the civil war in El Salvador. Four Dutch TV journalists had linked up with leftist rebels near the town of El Paraiso, which has an army ...
  
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• Jussie Smollett Benefited from a Two-Track System of Justice - Commentary Magazine

  26-03-2019 15:34
  Jussie Smollett Benefited from a Two-Track System of Justice  Commentary MagazineJussie Smollett, the actor who was alleged to have fabricated an elaborate hate crime last February, did the nation a great *service* by focusing the public's ...
  
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• Barr is wrong: Obstruction of justice doesn’t require another underlying crime - The Washington Post

  26-03-2019 15:08
  Barr is wrong: Obstruction of justice doesn’t require another underlying crime  The Washington PostIt took special counsel Robert S. Mueller III nearly two years to conclude that President Trump may have — but may not have — obstructed justice.
  
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• U.S. chief justice rejects bid to block 'bump stocks' gun ban - Reuters

  26-03-2019 14:51
  U.S. chief justice rejects bid to block 'bump stocks' gun ban  ReutersU.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday rejected a bid by gun rights activists to put on hold a ban by President Donald Trump's administration on "bump ...
  
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• Justice Scalia’s ‘On Faith: Lessons from an American Believer’ - National Review

  26-03-2019 13:51
  Justice Scalia’s ‘On Faith: Lessons from an American Believer’  National ReviewTwo weeks from today—April 9—is the official release of another collection of Justice Scalia's writings, titled On Faith: Lessons from an American Believer.
  
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• Trump’s Justice Department is still blocking marijuana research - Vox.com

  26-03-2019 13:30
  Trump’s Justice Department is still blocking marijuana research  Vox.comAs marijuana legalization spreads, the Trump administration has resisted Obama-era reforms to allow more growers for research.
  
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• The 1994 Crime Bill Continues to Undercut Justice Reform—Here's How to Stop It - Center For American Progress

  26-03-2019 13:00
  The 1994 Crime Bill Continues to Undercut Justice Reform—Here's How to Stop It  Center For American ProgressDownload the PDF here. The legacy of the Violent Crime Control Act and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, better known as the crime bill, has re-emerged in the ...
  
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• Suffolk DA Rollins, ICE at odds over criminal justice memo - The Boston Globe

  26-03-2019 04:23
  Suffolk DA Rollins, ICE at odds over criminal justice memo  The Boston GlobeSuffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins drew the ire of US Immigration Customs and Enforcement Monday after releasing a detailed policy memo that declared ...
  
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• Justice Department Revises Its Position in Texas ACA Case - Reason

  26-03-2019 03:08
  Justice Department Revises Its Position in Texas ACA Case  ReasonLast year, the Department of Justice turned heads when it refused to defend the constitutionality of portions of the Affordable Care Act and argued that the courts ...
  
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• Barr’s Declaration on Trump Puts Justice Dept. Back in Political Crucible - The New York Times

  26-03-2019 01:50
  Barr’s Declaration on Trump Puts Justice Dept. Back in Political Crucible  The New York TimesWASHINGTON — William P. Barr was a lawyer in private practice in June when he wrote an unsolicited memo to the Justice Department that was sharply ...
  
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