justice department

• Biden administration will appeal mask mandate ruling if CDC deems it necessary

  The Justice Department said it will not appeal a federal district judge's ruling to drop a mask mandate on public transit unless the CDC believes it is still necessary.

  Health

  Apr 19
  
• U.S. Justice Department sues Texas over new abortion law

  The lawsuit argues that the law was enacted ``in open defiance of the Constitution.''

  World

  Sep 9, 2021
  
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• Former Quebec judge convicted of killing wife liberated pending new murder trial

  A former Quebec judge who was found guilty in 2012 of fatally shooting his wife has been released from prison ahead of a new murder trial.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2021
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• New trial ordered for former Quebec judge convicted of first-degree murder

  Canada's federal justice minister is ordering a new trial for Jacques Delisle, a former Quebec Superior Court judge who was convicted of first-degree murder.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2021
• Federal government halts sale of decommissioned RCMP cruisers in wake of N.S. shooting

  The federal government made the announcement more than nine months after a mock police cruiser was used in the Nova Scotia mass killing that claimed the lives of 22 people.

  Crime

  Jan 22, 2021
• Feds ‘completely unwilling’ to hold political parties to account on privacy, expert says

  The Justice Department recently issued a discussion paper on revising the Privacy Act, which regulates the federal public sector's collection, use and disclosure of personal data.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2020
• Nova Scotia appoints former watchdog head as new police complaint commissioner

  Patrick Curran has previously served as the interim head of the Serious Incident Response Team, the independent police watchdog in Nova Scotia. 

  Crime

  Nov 27, 2020
• Epstein plea deal in 2008 result of ‘poor judgment’: Justice Department

  Under the terms of the deal, Epstein pleaded guilty to lesser state charges and served a brief stint in jail where he was granted daily work release.

  World

  Nov 13, 2020
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• Portland, Oakland sue U.S. federal government over use of agents at protests

  The cities allege that the government overstepped its constitutional limits in its use of federal law enforcement officers to tamp down on protests.

  World

  Oct 15, 2020
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• N.S. premier seeks probe of possible criminality by police in Assoun case

  Glen Assoun spent almost 17 years in prison for the 1999 murder of Brenda Way before being declared innocent.

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2020