Feds open investigation into Aaron Schock

The Illinois representative abruptly resigned from his congressional seat this week after questions were raised by the media about his office and campaign spending

• Mar 21, 2015

​DoJ heads to Ferguson with a sense of urgency and optimism

After the Justice Department's scathing report on Ferguson's police force, the city must now decide whether it wants to reform the police department or disband it

• Mar 20, 2015

Recall effort launched against Ferguson mayor

Scathing DOJ report leads five residents to form committee to start recall effort; so far 6 Ferguson officials have resigned or been fired over it

• Mar 17, 2015

White House criticizes GOP's "unconscionable" delay of AG vote

Hillary Clinton joins the White House in criticizing Sen. McConnell's threat to delay Loretta Lynch's confirmation as attorney general

• Mar 16, 2015

At odds with Google, DOJ seeks easier computer access

The U.S. is pushing for easier access to locate and hack into computers in criminal investigations

• Mar 13, 2015

Ferguson city manager removed after scathing DOJ report

Probe that accused city's cops and courts of racism also concluded John Shaw encouraged police to aggressively ticket motorists, to get revenue for the city

• Mar 11, 2015

Judge assigned to make changes to Ferguson city courts

The Missouri Supreme Court is assigning a judge to hear municipal court cases in Ferguson after a critical Justice Department report

• Mar 9, 2015

DOJ Ferguson report could be about many U.S. towns

Mostly white cops overseeing mostly minority communities; questionable uses of force; poor dealings with mentally ill: many say these are nationwide issues

• Mar 9, 2015

Don't sanitize shootings of black teens, attorney says

Benjamin Crump, the lawyer for the families of three black teens killed in police shootings, said more action needed on apparent "epidemic"

• Mar 8, 2015

Obama administration to Supreme Court: Back same-sex marriage

The court will hear a case in April that could determine whether same-sex couples in all 50 states are allowed to wed

• Mar 6, 2015

Obama: Racial bias in Ferguson police is not isolated

The president casts law enforcement reform as a chief struggle for today's civil rights movement

• Mar 6, 2015

Senate Democrats: Stop delaying Lynch confirmation

Loretta Lynch has waited longer for a vote than her predecessors for the last three decades

• Mar 5, 2015

Ferguson police employee fired for racially charged e-mails

The embattled city, whose law enforcement was found to have consistent bias against African Americans, says it is taking measures to improve

• Mar 4, 2015

DOJ clears Darren Wilson in Michael Brown killing

There was no way to disprove former Ferguson officer's testimony that he feared for his life, officials say

• Mar 4, 2015

Holder details "racial bias" by Ferguson cops

"It is time for Ferguson's leaders to take immediate, wholesale and structural corrective action," the attorney general says

• Mar 4, 2015

Will Ferguson change after scathing federal report?

Department of Justice finds sweeping sweeping patterns of discrimination in Mo. town roiled by police killing of unarmed black teen

• Mar 4, 2015