Justice Department to investigate Memphis police’s use of force and possible discriminatory policing
The Justice Department is investigating the city of Memphis and its police department for possible violations in its use of force, searches and arrests and whether it engaged in discriminatory policing. Federal officials announced the civil pattern or practice inquiry Thursday, seeking to determine whether there are systemic constitutional or المزيد
Justice Department seeks immediate removal of floating barrier in Rio Grande as Texas lawsuit plays out
The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to order Gov. Greg Abbott to remove a floating barrier that Texas placed in the Rio Grande River while a lawsuit on the matter is litigated. In a 25-page filing Wednesday, federal prosecutors said that a preliminary injunction was needed to prevent المزيد
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books
WASHINGTON — For colleges and libraries seeking a boldfaced name for a guest lecturer, few come bigger than Sonia Sotomayor, the Supreme Court justice who rose from poverty in the Bronx to the nation’s highest court. She has benefited, too — from schools’ purchases of hundreds, sometimes thousands, of the books she المزيد