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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus introduced the Jobs and Justice Act, which aims to improve economic opportunity in underserved communities and bring about criminal justice reform.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus held a news briefing on the status of their police reform legislation in response to the death of George Floyd while in custody of Minneapolis polic…

President Trump signed two criminal justice reform bills, the First Step Act and the Juvenile Justice Reform Act, in an Oval Office ceremony with lawmakers, faith leaders, law enforcement of…

Congressional Black Caucus members spoke to reporters at the Department of Justice about a letter they wrote to Attorney General Loretta Lynch calling for an investigation into the deaths of…

Representatives Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Andre Carson (D-IN), and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke to reporters about the police shootings of Alto…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke to reporters about the release that day of the results of the Department of Justice’s investigation into the fatal police shooting of unarmed …

Joseph Clancy updated the House Judiciary Committee on Secret Service operations in the wake of a string of September security lapses that led to the October resignation of former director J…

Attorneys representing the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, congressional leaders, and social justice advocates talked about policing behavior toward minorities. They focused on…

James Comey testified at an FBI oversight hearing. He answered questions on the investigation of the IRS for targeting conservative groups; the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Liby…

Secretary Jeh Johnson testified at an oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Topics included immigration policy and deportations, which had reached record numbers in…

Attorney General Eric Holder testified at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Department of Justice operations. Topics included the department’s use of prosecutorial discretion …

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations held a hearing of its Over-Criminalization Task Force. The task force was created in 2013 with a m…

Legal experts spoke about the impact of the government shutdown on the federal judiciary and the U.S. Department of Justice. The forum was sponsored by Democratic members of the House Judici…

Robert Mueller testified at an FBI oversight hearing. Among the topics he addressed were the Boston Marathon bombings, the disclosure of National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs …

Attorney General Eric Holder testified about Justice Department investigations, including revelations that the Justice Department had gathered two months of telephone records of Associated P…

Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA) talked abouit FBI and Homeland Security conduct in the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing. He focused on the type of information available about t…

Secretary Janet Napolitano testified at an oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland Security. Many questions focused on Secretary Napolitano’s June 15th memo on deferring deportation …

Attorney General Holder testified at a Justice Department oversight hearing. Much of the hearing focused on national security leaks and the government’s “Fast and Furious” operation aimed at…

Robert Mueller testified at an oversight hearing of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He urged Congress to renew federal surveillance authority (FISA) to prevent plots such as a recent al…

Attorney General Eric Holder testified on the government’s gun smuggling sting “Fast and Furious” operation." The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ran the operation betwee…