Tag: Loretta Lynch

$When low-income defendants are unable to pay fines for misdemeanors or civil infractions or basic court fees, those individuals become trapped in "cycles of poverty," Justice Department officials wrote. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)$ Crime

Justice Department: Stop criminalizing poverty

Kelly Cohen · March 14, 2016 7:47 pm

"The owner of the phone is the county, the employer of one of the terrorists who is now dead." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Lynch tells Colbert, ‘We’re not asking for a backdoor’ into Apple

Rudy Takala · March 11, 2016 5:04 pm

"In no way does the Department of Justice feel that children of that age or, frankly, children who are older, can or should represent themselves individually," Attorney General Loretta Lynch told Sen. Patrick Leahy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Lynch: Illegal immigrant children shouldn’t represent themselves in court

Kelly Cohen · March 9, 2016 5:11 pm

Lynch indicates DOJ not required to charge Clinton

Lynch indicates DOJ not required to charge Clinton

Kelly Cohen · March 9, 2016 5:11 pm

"What we are asking for is for Apple to comply with a valid court order," Lynch said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Lynch: ‘We do not want a backdoor’ into Apple

Kelly Cohen · March 9, 2016 4:25 pm

"The law currently prohibits a transfer to U.S. soil, and the president would have to work with Congress," Lynch told the Senate Judiciary Committee. "Congress would have to consider any relevant changes that could be made to the law before any transfers could be taken." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Lynch: No Gitmo transfers to U.S. without a law change

Kelly Cohen · March 9, 2016 3:57 pm

Ferguson City Council approved the first reading of a measure that would reverse the government's lawsuit. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Ferguson throws in the towel in Justice Department lawsuit

Anna Giaritelli · March 9, 2016 3:54 am

"Given the urgent issues before the Department of Justice," Attorney General Loretta Lynch "asked not to be considered for the position," said a department spokeswoman. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Report: Loretta Lynch doesn’t want a seat on the Supreme Court

Anna Giaritelli · March 9, 2016 12:11 am

Attorney General Won’t Say If Grand Jury Has Been Convened in Hillary Investigation

Daniel Halper · February 29, 2016 11:28 pm

Lynch: Justice Not Briefing White House on Hillary Investigation

Lynch: Justice Not Briefing White House on Hillary Investigation

Daniel Halper · February 29, 2016 11:17 pm

What if Clinton’s indicted?

Sarah Bedford · February 29, 2016 5:01 am

Jim Steinle, second from left, father of Kathryn Steinle, in photograph, testifies next to Montgomery County (Md.) Police Department. Chief J. Thomas Manger, right, before a Senate Judiciary hearing to examine the Administration's immigration enforcement policies, in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Kathryn Steinle was killed on a San Francisco pier, allegedly by a man previously deported several times. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Washington Secrets

Justice to punish ‘sanctuary cities’ for harboring illegal criminal immigrants

Paul Bedard · February 24, 2016 8:36 pm