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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a meeting with all of the U.S. Attorneys in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

U.S. attorney general to visit Minneapolis for ‘civil rights matter’ announcement

By Steve Karnowski and Jim Salter - Associated Press

The Rev. Linda Barnes Popham, right, prays with a member of Fern Creek Baptist Church during a service, Sunday, May 21, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. In February, Fern Creek was one of five churches disfellowshipped from the Southern Baptist Convention because they have female pastors. But Fern Creek and Saddleback Church of California have decided to appeal. The challenge will be voted on at the upcoming SBC annual meeting. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

In a last-ditch effort, longtime Southern Baptist churches expelled for women pastors fight to stay

By Peter Smith - Associated Press

Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour, right, speaks alongside Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall following oral arguments in Merrill v. Milligan, an Alabama redistricting case that could have far-reaching effects on minority voting power across the United States, outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Supreme Court tossed out the heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago. Next ruling could go further

By Christina A. Cassidy and Ayanna Alexander - Associated Press

Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour, right, speaks alongside Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall following oral arguments in Merrill v. Milligan, an Alabama redistricting case that could have far-reaching effects on minority voting power across the United States, outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) **FILE**

Supreme Court opened the door to states’ voting restrictions. Now a new ruling could widen them.

By Christina A. Cassidy and Ayanna Alexander - Associated Press

Michael Corey Jenkins stands outside Taylor Hill Church in Braxton, Miss., March 18, 2023. Two Black men — one of whom was shot in the mouth by a law enforcement officer — will file a federal civil rights lawsuit against a Mississippi sheriff’s department alleging a pattern of deputies using excessive force against Black people. In a news release announcing the lawsuit, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, attorneys for Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker said they would bring forward 22 claims of federal civil rights violations. (AP Photo/HG Biggs) **FILE**

Black man shot in the mouth by Mississippi deputy to file federal civil rights lawsuit

By Michael Goldberg - Associated Press

U.S. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, left, confers with U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca for the Southern District of Mississippi, prior to addressing community leaders in Lexington, Miss., during a stop on the division's civil rights tour, Thursday, June 1, 2023. At each of the four stops in Mississippi, Clarke plans to engage with community leaders and reaffirm the department's commitment to protecting the civil rights of all Americans, and listen to their concerns. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Federal government orders desegregation in 32 Mississippi school districts

By Michael Goldberg - Associated Press

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem takes part in a panel discussion, Nov. 15, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. Gov. Noem is looking to convince lawmakers that the state can afford a historic tax cut as she lays out her vision for the state budget Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022 but a number of big-ticket budget items and financial pressures are also weighing on lawmakers' minds. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Reporter charged with prank call using Gov. Kristi Noem’s cell

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FILE - A small group of protesters marches after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, on June 25, 2021, in downtown Minneapolis. The Minneapolis City Council is set to hold a special meeting Thursday to discuss a potential settlement in a lawsuit filed by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights over the city’s policing practices following the murder of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez File)

Minneapolis leaders approve agreement to revamp policing

By Steve Karnowski - Associated Press

This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. The federal government filed a lawsuit Thursday, March 30, against railroad Norfolk Southern over environmental damage caused by a February derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that spilled hazardous chemicals into nearby creeks and rivers. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern over derailment

By John Seewer - Associated Press

Lina Abu Akleh, niece of fatally shot Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, waits outside the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, after Al Jazeera presented a letter requesting a formal investigation into the killing. Palestinian officials, Abu Akleh's family and Al Jazeera accuse Israel of intentionally targeting and killing the 51-year-old journalist, a claim Israel denies. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Al Jazeera wants court to probe Palestinian reporter’s death

By Molly Quell - Associated Press

Police and protesters converge during a demonstration, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Breonna Taylor warrant details deepen mistrust in police

By Dylan Lovan - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

California governor travels to Texas amid feud with GOP

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies to a House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies hearing, about the budget request for the National Institutes of Health, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. A West Virginia man was sentenced Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, to three years in federal prison after sending emails that threatened Fauci and other health officials for talking about the coronavirus and efforts to prevent it from spreading. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Man who threatened Dr. Fauci, other official, gets 3 years

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Illustration on Turkey’s behavior in NATO by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Turkey: NATO’s problem child

By Clifford D. May

In this Dec. 13, 2016, photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center in West Allis, Wis on Dec. 13, 2016. Two Wisconsin Democratic electors and a voter on Tuesday, May 17, 2021, sued Republicans who attempted to cast electoral ballots for Donald Trump in 2020 despite Joe Biden's victory in the battleground state. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci File)

Lawsuit seeks $2.4M damages from Wisconsin fake GOP electors

By Scott Bauer - Associated Press

FILE - Minneapolis police stand outside the department's 3rd Precinct on May 27, 2020, in Minneapolis. Almost two years after George Floyd died at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers, Minnesota's Department of Human Rights was set Wednesday, April 27, 2022, to announce findings from its investigation into whether the city police department had a pattern or practice of racial discrimination in policing. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP)

Post-Floyd probe finds discrimination by Minneapolis police

By Steve Karnowski and Mohamed Ibrahim - Associated Press

FILE - Paul &quot;Rip&quot; Connell, CEO of Private Clinic North, a methadone clinic, shows a 35 mg liquid dose of methadone at the clinic in Rossville, Ga., on March 7, 2017. A deepening opioid epidemic is prompting the U.S. Department of Justice to warn about discrimination against those who are taking medication to wean themselves off their addiction. In guidelines published Tuesday, April 5, 2022, the DOJ said employers, health care providers, jails and others cannot discriminate against people because they are taking prescribed drugs to treat opioid use disorder. (AP Photo/Kevin D. Liles, File)

U.S.: Discrimination based on opioid treatment violates law

By Geoff Mulvihill - Associated Press

Law enforcement officers block off the entrance to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 15, 2018 in Parkland, Fla., following a deadly shooting at the school. The families of most of those killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre have settled their lawsuit against the federal government. Sixteen of the 17 killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland had sued over the FBI’s failure to stop the gunman even though it had received information he intended to attack. The settlement reached Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, is confidential. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Families of Parkland massacre victims to get millions for FBI’s inaction

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In this Aug. 9, 2018, file photo, Tony Montalto, father of Gina Rose, a victim of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, speaks during a news conference in Sunrise, Fla. Montalto, whose 14-year-old daughter Gina was killed, is president of "Stand with Parkland," a group composed of parents and spouses of the victims. Montalto is surrounded by other family members of those killed. Parents of victims in Florida's 2018 high school massacre say they are glad to see the federal government reach a $127.5 million settlement over FBI inaction in the case, and hope a future tragedy can be prevented. (Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, File)

Parkland families welcome $127.5M federal settlement

By Adriana Gomez Licon - Associated Press

In this file photo, a passenger wears a face mask as she waits in a socially-distance area for a Delta Airlines flight, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Delta has requested that the U.S. Department of Justice put any person convicted of a disruption aboard a commercial airline flight to the national “no fly” list. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) **FILE**

Delta asks DOJ to put unruly passengers on no-fly list

By Anne D'Innocenzio - Associated Press