U.S. Transportation Department Rolls Back Disparate Impact Civil Rights Rule
The U.S. Transportation Department announced on Wednesday that it is rescinding part of its long-standing civil rights regulations that prohibited actions resulting in an unintentional disparate impact on protected groups. The move marks a...
Bill Gates to Testify Before Congress in Epstein Case Probe
Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is scheduled to appear before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of an ongoing investigation into the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey...
DOJ Launches Criminal Probe Into E. Jean Carroll
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into writer and columnist E. Jean Carroll over allegations that she may have committed perjury during testimony connected to her civil lawsuits against U.S....
US Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Criminal Case Against Boeing Over 737 MAX Crashes
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling approving the U.S. Justice Department’s decision to dismiss a criminal case against Boeing related to two fatal 737 MAX crashes that claimed 346...
DOJ Settles Michael Flynn Lawsuit Over Dropped Russia Probe Case
The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by Michael Flynn, resolving a long-running dispute over his abandoned prosecution for lying to the FBI about contacts with a Russian official. The...
US Jury Convicts Former Syrian Prison Chief of Torture
A U.S. federal jury in Los Angeles has convicted former Syrian government official Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 73, on charges of torture and conspiracy to commit torture, the Department of Justice announced. Alsheikh, who headed...