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The announcement came one day after the Federal Bureau of Investigation said it had opened an investigation into the fatal shooting of Ms. Taylor by three police officers in Louisville, Ky.Charges against Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, were dropped on Friday.Credit...Family photo, via Kenicia WalkerProsecutors on Friday said they were dropping charges against…

Sixteen former Watergate prosecutors have notified Emmet Sullivan, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, that they intend to file an "amicus curiae" ("friend of the court") brief in the case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn after the Department of Justice (DOJ) moved to dismiss the charges against him.Flynn had previously pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators,…

Newly released FBI documents suggest a federal judge in Washington was swayed by apparent misrepresentations from a top prosecutor when he issued a memorandum opinion in December 2019 -- a ruling that marked one of the lowest points in former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn's effort to withdraw a guilty plea on a charge…

Kristine Phillips, USA TODAY Published 6:01 p.m. ET April 27, 2020 | Updated 6:23 p.m. ET April 27, 2020CLOSE Attorney General William Barr has ordered the release of vulnerable inmates from three federal prisons. Buzz60WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department will intervene if stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus pandemic…

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr directed the nation's federal prosecutors Monday to watch for restrictions imposed by state and local governments during the coronavirus pandemic that may go too far, violating constitutional rights."Many policies that would be unthinkable in regular times have become commonplace in recent weeks, and we do not want to unduly…