U.S. Department of Justice – Black Enterprise

Federal Judge Orders Redrawing Of Galveston County Voting Maps, Citing Violations Of Voting Rights Act

Daniel JohnsonOctober 14, 2023October 17, 2023

by Daniel JohnsonOctober 14, 2023October 17, 20233064

Federal Judge Jeffrey V. Brown ruled that Galveston County's commissioner courts maps violated the federal Voting Rights Act when they were drawn in 2021, and...

News

Breaking: DOJ Opens Civil Rights Investigation After Reviewing Tyre Nichols’ Death

Iman MilnerJuly 27, 2023July 27, 2023

by Iman MilnerJuly 27, 2023July 27, 2023401

The Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the Memphis Police Department citing racial bias and excessive force...

News

‘Red Flags Everywhere’ According to Shanquella Robinson’s Family Attorney

Stacy JacksonMay 19, 2023May 19, 2023

by Stacy JacksonMay 19, 2023May 19, 2023902

Shanquella Robinson's father believes justice will be served....

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Sgt. Kyle Meany Terminated After He Gave False Info to Get Warrant to Raid Breonna Taylor’s Apartment

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 23, 2022August 23, 2022

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 23, 2022August 23, 202231273

Justice is served....

Education

Feds Sue Yale University Claiming Discrimination Against White and Asian Students

Derek MajorOctober 10, 2020October 10, 2020

by Derek MajorOctober 10, 2020October 10, 20201767

The Justice Department is suing Yale University after prosecutors alleged that the school illegally discriminated against white and Asian applicants....

News

DOJ Requests Emergency Powers That Critics Say Would Violate Civil Rights

Derek MajorMarch 23, 2020March 23, 2020

by Derek MajorMarch 23, 2020March 23, 2020884

The Department of Justice asked Congress to give it the authority to allow chief justices to hold people indefinitely without a trial during an emergency....

Education

What Do Jobless Youth Need More Than Anything Else?

BlackEnterprise.comFebruary 4, 2016September 28, 2017

by BlackEnterprise.comFebruary 4, 2016September 28, 2017317

Urban Alliance, a nonprofit in Washington, D.C., matches jobless youth who are high school students with internships, mentors, and a path to the workforce....

Money

Credit Suisse Confesses to Helping Clients Evade Taxes

Sheiresa NgoMay 20, 2014May 20, 2014

by Sheiresa NgoMay 20, 2014May 20, 2014294

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says Credit Suisse AG agreed to plead guilty to assisting some of its clients with tax evasion. This comes after...