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Justice Department Modernizes Process that Federal Agencies Use to Acquire Real Property

01/07/2025 07:00 AM EST

The Justice Department today announced the completion of a major effort to modernize the process that federal agencies use to acquire real property. Over the past two years, the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) has collaborated with attorneys throughout the federal government to identify outdated provisions in delegations of authority previously issued by the Justice Department between 1970 and 1991.

Justice Department Launches 2025 Access to Justice Prize to Address the Rural Justice Gap

01/07/2025 07:00 AM EST

The Justice Department's Office for Access to Justice today announced the launch of the Access to Justice Prize, a year-long prize competition that aims to foster innovative solutions to address critical gaps in access to justice across the United States. The inaugural competition will focus on access to justice gaps faced by rural communities across the country, aiming to advance general public awareness about rural access to justice gaps; prompt and support the development of new and innovative solutions; and promote the replication and expansion of strategies that work.

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Delivers Remarks on the Agreement with the City of Minneapolis and Minneapolis Police Department to Reform City's and Police Department's Unconstitutional and Unlawful Practices

01/06/2025 07:00 AM EST

Good afternoon. My name is Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice. I am pleased to stand with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) Chief Brian O'Hara. Today, the Justice Department and the City of Minneapolis have agreed to a court-enforceable consent decree addressing the United States' findings that the city and police department engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the Constitution and federal law.

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