Tag Archives: Department of Justice

  • News GUN

    REPORT: U.S. gun violence down drastically

    Gun violence is down over the past two decades according to the Justice Department.

  • News Orange cloud spotted in Hopewell

    DOJ slaps Honeywell plant in Hopewell with $3 million fine

    The Department of Justice has slapped a Hopewell plant with a $3 million fine for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act.

  • News

    Proposed Southside mental health home upsets neighbors

    They’re not pleased with the news that the Richmond Behavioral Health Authority wants to put a mental health facility on Forest Hill Avenue.

  • News Lance Armstrong

    Feds join whistle-blower lawsuit against Lance Armstrong

    The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday it has joined the whistleblower lawsuit against cyclist Lance Armstrong that was originally filed by a former teammate.

  • Politics Voting

    DOJ sends voting rights monitors, observers to 23 states

    The Justice Department Friday announced that it is dispatching more than 780 federal observers and monitors to 23 states to watch for potential problems.

  • News e-book

    E-book settlement will bring lower prices for readers

    A federal judge approved an anti-trust settlement Wednesday with a trio of major publishers that could pave the way for lower e-book prices.

  • News The voter ID bill would require voters to carry formal identification to the polls.

    Justice Department OKs Virginia voter ID law

    In the midst of a heated national debate over voter identification laws nationwide, the Justice Department approved Monday of Virginia’s new voter identification law.

  • News

    Judge: State’s disabled population will not be ‘tossed out’ of institutions

    U.S. District Court Judge John Gibney ruled to “conditionally uphold” a settlement agreement between the state and the Department of Justice.

  • News / Special Reports

    DOJ: Virginia fails citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities

    In between plucking beads from a weathered plastic bag and etching florescent yellow marks on an empty white cap, Sharon looks up and flashes her signature smile.