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Those who have lost loved ones in shootings involving federal officers have little recourse in the nation’s courts, but Caleb Slay’s family is trying anyway.

Report: DOJ Agencies 'Opaque' on Use of Force Data

The ATF, DEA, FBI and U.S. Marshals have been slow to adopt reforms embraced by big city police departments, like body cameras and detailed use-of-force data.

Officers with the United States Marshals Service were involved in nearly 150 shootings between 2019 and 2021, according to the agency’s first shooting report.

Payton Gendron, an 18-year-old white man, was charged Wednesday with federal hate-crime violations and a federal gun offense in the mass shooting at a Buffalo, N.Y., grocery store that left 10 Black people dead.

Civil rights advocates faulted Pasquotank County’s district attorney for attempting to “shape a narrative” at a news conference in which he defended the deputies’ use of lethal force.

Federal grand jury brings indictments against former Minneapolis police officers who murdered George Floyd The four former Minneapolis police officers who participated in the murder of George Floyd last year were indicted on Friday by a grand jury with charges of federal civil rights crimes. Separately, Derrick Chauvin—who was found guilty on April 20 of all three counts of murder for kneeling on George Floyd’s neck and causing his asphyxiation—was also indicted on two counts of civil rig...

Jobs Report Tests Biden’s Economic Strategy Last Updated May 8, 2021, 2:16 p.m. ETMay 8, 2021, 2:16 p.m. ET Business groups and Republicans argue that a $300 weekly supplement to unemployment benefits is hurting the economy, but administration officials disagree. Four former Minneapolis police officers are accused of depriving George Floyd of his civil rights. Texas lawmakers advanced a bill restricting voting rights. Here’s what you need to know: -0:00 Disappointing Jobs Report Tes...

Table of Contents The Feds Are Investigating Local Police Departments Again. Heres What to Expect. New Orleans police officers line up during a Black Lives Matter protest last June. New Orleans law enforcement has been under a federal consent decree since 2013. Gerald Herbert The U.S. Justice Department is back in the business of policing local police. After a four-year hiatus under President Donald Trump, the federal government will once again investigate local law enfo...

Law enforcement across the country pull drivers over for alleged, minor traffic infractions with the intent to look for possible criminal activity. Pennsylvania is no exception.