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The Justice Department is suing D.C. police, calling the District’s ban on AR-15s and other weapons unconstitutional.

The US capital doesn't allow people to register ownership of semi-automatic guns as a way to keep the weapons out of ...

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued the Virgin Islands Police Department for what it described as "unconstitutional ...

A draft report of the investigation concluded that D.C. police crime statistics were "likely unreliable and inaccurate," and the city's current police chief created a "coercive culture of fear." ...

The Justice Department is investigating whether D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department manipulated crime data to make crime rates appear lower, two senior law enforcement officials tell NBC News. About ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday sued the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) over Second ...

Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. Less than five years after ...

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a... Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 ...