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The article reports on the argument made by Vestine Nahimana, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Burundi, concerning accusations of murder, rape, and torture against the government officials of Burundi. Nahimana said the International Criminal Court is a politicized intrusion on Burundi's sovereignty. It is said that Burundi's position got a voice of support from U.S. President Donald Trump. The 1998 Rome treaty signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton establishing the court is mentioned.

The article reports on the efforts of U.S. federal prosecutors in pursuing low-level gun possession cases as part of the U.S. Department of Justice's crackdown on gun violence. It cites the case of Bobby Amos, who had been suicidal and was convicted of felony robbery. It also discusses the appeal from Attorney General Jeff Sessions to punish offenders, as well as his views on criminal justice that include enforcement of gun laws to reduce crime.

The article discusses a federal racketeering lawsuit filed by a collective of U.S. tobacco farmers in which agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) used cigarette sales to funnel money into a secret bank account. Topics include the agents' expertise in catching cigarette smugglers and the process they use, scrutiny of the ATF for its mismanagement of undercover investigations, and questions regarding the U.S. Tobacco Cooperative's knowledge of the scheme.

The article discusses the U.S Justice Department's prosecution and litigation against U.S. corporate crimes under the U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates and Leslie R. Caldwell, head of the Justice Department's criminal division. An overview of Yates and Caldwell's litigation against the U.S. banking industry, including Caldwell's role in the financial firm JP Morgan Chase's pleading guilty to manipulating the currency market, is provided.

The article discusses the decision by U.S. federal judge Charles S. Haight Jr. to reject the settlement of a lawsuit stemming from the surveillance of Muslims by the New York Police Department. According to Haight, the settlement ignored rules protecting free speech and religion. Lawyers for both sides are expected to negotiate changes to the deal following the judge's decision. They plan to address the concerns raised by Haight.

The article discusses the U.S. Justice Department's replacement of the team of agents and lawyers investigating the death of Eric Garner, who died in 2014 after New York police officer Daniel Pantaleo used a chokehold, which the New York Police Department (NYPD) prohibits, to subdue Garner. Topics include a stall in the case due to the opposition of federal prosecutors and Federal Bureau of Investigation officials against bringing charges against the officers for violating Garner's civil rights.

The article offers a discussion between reporters on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's (F.B.I.'s) legal case against the American technology company Apple regarding the company's refusal to unlock the iPhone smartphone of the San Bernardino, California terrorist suspect. Laws concerning the Justice Department's case, including the 18th century U.S. All Writs Act, are discussed.

The article discusses the possibility of U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (F.B.I.'s) bringing a legal case against the American technology company WhatsApp over the company's encryption of Internet phone calls, so as to perform wiretapping. The context of the U.S. government's legal case against the American technology company Apple is discussed.

The article discusses the origins of a standoff between computer company Apple Inc. and the U.S. Justice Department, and it mentions how American President Barack Obama's administration has sought the assistance of Apple Inc. in several cases involving requests to unlock iPhone smartphones in order to access customers' encrypted data. Court orders and Apple Inc.'s refusal to help law enforcement in a 2015 drug-related legal case in a U.S. federal court in Brooklyn, New York are assessed.

The article discusses the U.S. Department of Justice's (D.O.J.'s) civil rights lawsuit against Ferguson, Missouri for the city's refusal to reform its police department following the police's shooting of the unarmed African American teenager Michael Brown in 2014. An overview of the U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch's perspective on the lawsuit is provided.

The article reports that New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio will appoint an independent civilian to monitor the New York Police Department’s counter-terrorism operation. This is happening after New York City settled two lawsuits over the police department's surveillance operations following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City. The agreement would put in place outside consultation and oversight over the police department's surveillance operations.

The article discusses the U.S. Justice Department's announcement of new policies for prosecuting corporate employees amid criticism for securing fines from banks but failing to indict bankers. Topics include the challenges prosecutors face when attempting to indict bankers, the lack of direct evidence of fraud needed to prove bankers' criminal wrongdoing, and pressure on companies to name individuals during investigations created by the changes.

The article reports on the policy of the U.S. Department of Justice to consider prosecuting corporate executives for criminal actions rather than simply seeking settlement agreements with companies. Topics discussed include the announcement of this policy change by U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch, the requirements for companies to turn over data about their employees, and the involvement of former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in the creation of this policy memo.

The article discusses disputes concerning privacy and criminal justice administration between the U.S. agency the Justice Department and U.S. high technology companies Apple and Microsoft concerning text messages and email messages used by criminal suspects that were encrypted by the companies. According to the article, the Justice Department obtained a court order in Summer 2015 demanding that Apple release texts between suspects using the Apple product the iPhone, while a case between Microsoft and the Justice Department and Microsoft was scheduled to begin on September 9, 2015.

The article focuses on the U.S. Department of Justice and its role in several lawsuits around the country involving local disputes. The author explains that the Department of Justice is seeking to focus on civil rights at the state level and explores cases involving legal aid in New York State, solitary detention in California, and transgender students in Michigan.

The article reports that on July 24, 2015 federal investigators found classified information on a private email account that had been used by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Topics include the findings of U.S. State Department inspector general Steve A. Linick and intelligence community inspector general I. Charles McCullough III, the nature of a U.S. Justice Department inquiry into the matter, and criminal laws regarding the mishandling of classified information.

The article discusses global recognition of U.S. attorney general Loretta E. Lynch's role in an investigation that led to the arrests of several officials from the Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) world soccer organization on corruption and bribery charges. Topics addressed include reactions to Lynch in countries such as South Africa, Argentina, and Germany, and Lynch's relative obscurity prior to the FIFA investigation.

The article discusses the a U.S. Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) investigation into the taxes of former Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) official Chuck Blazer that eventually led to a broader corruption case against FIFA officials. Topics addressed include Blazer's agreement to cooperate as an informant for the case, as well as the U.S. Justice Department's eventual indictment of 14 FIFA officials.

The article discusses the United States Justice Department's indictment of 14 officials from the Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) world soccer organization, including Jack Warner, Jeffrey Webb, and Eduardo Li, on corruption charges. Topics addressed include U.S. attorney general Loretta E. Lynch's role in the indictments, as well as allegations regarding bribes accepted by FIFA officials.

The article discusses the Swiss police's arrests of several officials from the Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) world soccer organization, including Jeffrey Webb, Eugenio Figueredo, and Jack Warner, on charges of federal corruption in the U.S. Topics addressed include the extradition of the officials to the U.S., the U.S. Justice Department investigation of FIFA, the implications for FIFA president Sepp Blatter, and FIFA's finances.

The article discusses a settlement agreement between the U.S. Justice Department and the city of Cleveland, Ohio regarding the Justice Department's findings regarding excessive force and unconstitutional approaches used by Cleveland police. Topics addressed include protests in Cleveland following the acquittal of police officer Michael Brelo on manslaughter charges stemming from the shooting of unarmed occupants of a car during a police chase, as well as criticisms police training and discipline in the city

The article reports on the sentencing of four former security contractors employed by the firm Blackwater for a 2007 shooting in Baghdad, Iraq, in which they were convicted of killing 14 unarmed Iraqis. Judge Royce C. Lamberth sentenced contractors Paul A. Slough, Dustin L. Heard and Evan S. Liberty to 30 years in prison, while former U.S. Army sniper Nicholas A. Slatten was given a life sentence. Details on testimony given at the trial and statements made by the contractors are presented.

The article reports that the U.S. Justice Department supports a lawsuit brought by Ashley Diamond, a transgender inmate, suing the Georgia Department of Corrections for terminating her female hormone therapy while imprisoned in 2012. It notes that the Justice Department has argued such treatment policies, known as "freeze frame" policies, are unconstitutional since Diamond's treatments began prior to her arrest. Diamond's mental health is also discussed, covering her diagnosis with gender dysphoria.

The article discusses the U.S. Justice Department's indictment of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey on corruption and bribery charges. Topics addressed include allegations that Menendez traded political favors for vacations and campaign donations from eye surgeon Salomon E. Melgen, as well as Menendez's action on a dispute that Melgen had involving Medicare payments.

The article discusses the conclusion of the U.S. Justice Department's (D.O.J.'s) investigation into possible civil rights violations stemming form former police officer Darren Wilson's shooting of unarmed African-American teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, noting that Wilson will not be charged. Topics addressed include findings that eyewitness accounts of the shooting were inconsistent and conflicted with Wilson's account, as well as reactions from Brown's parents.

The article reports that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has delayed a decision over whether to prosecute a suspected Qaeda operative, a case that supposedly represented an early test of President Trump's promise to resume sending prisoners to the Guantánamo Bay military prison.

The article focuses on the settlement made by the psychologists Bruce Jessen and James Mitchell to the plaintiffs, who sought punitive and compensatory damages for the torture of the prisoners under detention of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and talks of interrogation of terrorist.

The article discusses ruling of a federal appeals court on prison sentences for three former Blackwater Worldwide security contractors Dustin L. Heard, Evan S. Liberty and Paul A. Slough and order for a trial of Nicholas A. Slatten in a 2007 shooting in Baghdad, Iraq.

The article reports on the subpoenas issued by U.S. special counsel Robert S. Mueller from a grand jury in Washington D. C. related to the involvement of Russia in the U.S. presidential election.

The article announces that veteran lawyer John Dowd has been added by U.S. President Donald Trump in his legal team to face the Russian interference investigations and the firing of former director James B. Comey of Federal Investigation Bureau (F.B.I.).

The article reports on the closure of the investigation on the killing of unarmed African American teenager Trayvon Martin in the U.S. It recounts the incident that took place in 2012 that signifies racial profiling as George Zimmerman, the gun man, was acquitted of second-degree murder charges. It adds that the closure of the investigation came as the tenure of Attorney General Eric H. Holder comes close.

The article discusses the conviction of former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) officer Jeffrey A. Sterling on espionage charges related to a leak of information to journalist James Risen regarding a U.S. secret operation to disrupt Iran's nuclear program. Topics addressed include the U.S. Justice Department's use of circumstantial evidence to prosecute Sterling, as well as the administration of U.S. president Barack Obama's aggressive prosecution of whistle-blowers.

The article discusses the U.S. Justice Department 's investigation into police officer Darren Wilson's shooting of unarmed African-American teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, noting that the investigation concluded that no civil rights charges should be brought against Wilson. Topics addressed include accounts of the shooting by Wilson and witnesses, as well as U.S. attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr.'s oversight of the investigation..

The article discusses an announcement that journalist James Risen, a reporter for the "New York Times" newspaper, will not be called to testify in a U.S. Justice Department case against former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) officer Jeffrey Sterling. Topics addressed include the Justice Department's allegations that Sterling provided Risen with confidential information, as well as Risen's refusal to reveal information about a source.

The article discusses the efforts of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Justice Department to seek felony charges against former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) director David H. Petraeus for disclosing classified information to his biographer, Paula Broadwell. Topics addressed include an affair between Petraeus and Broadwell, U.S. attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr.'s lack of a decision on how to proceed with the case, and whether Petraeus will be indicted.

The article discusses the testimony of journalist James Risen, a reporter for "The New York Times" newspaper in a U.S. federal court case against former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) officer Jeffrey A. Sterling, noting that Risen refused to disclose information about his confidential sources. Topics addressed include U.S. attorney general Eric H. Holder Jr.'s stance on Risen's refusal to disclose sources, as well as criticisms of the U.S. Justice Department's subpoenas of reporters.

The article profiles Loretta E. Lynch, who was nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama to be the U.S. Attorney General. Topics discussed include her involvement in the 1999 trial against New York City police accused of beating and sodomizing Haitian immigrant Abner Louima, instances of alleged racism that she had to overcome during her career, and her lack of desire to seek the limelight or fame.

The article discusses the conviction of Paul A. Slough, Dustin L. Heard, Nicholas A. Slatten, and Evan S. Liberty, former security guards for security company Blackwater Worldwide, on criminal charges related to the killing of Iraqi civilians in Iraq's Nisour Square in 2007. Topics addressed include charges of murder, voluntary manslaughter, and using a machine gun to carry out a violent crime, as well as the process of the guards' trial.

The article discusses the U.S. court case involving four contractors of American private military firm Blackwater Worldwide Inc. over the death of civilians in 2007 in Nisour Square, Baghdad, Iraq. It details the 2007 incident wherein 17 Iraqis have died after a heavy gunfire by Blackwater's troops which strained the relations between Iraq and the U.S. Judges will reportedly determine whether the shooting was a massacre, an accident of war, or a firefight.

The article discusses the U.S. Justice Department's prosecution of Chinese businessman Su Bin on charges of hacking into aeronautics company Boeing's computers and stealing information about U.S. military aircraft and weapons. Topics addressed include data regarding Boeing's C-17 military cargo plane that was stolen, as well as broader concerns regarding U.S. government cybersecurity.

The article discusses a legal case alleging that employees of security contracting company Blackwater Worldwide murdered 17 unarmed civilians in Iraq's Nisour Square in 2007. Topics addressed include the testimonies of Iraqi witnesses at the trial held in Washington, D.C., as well as the broader implications of the trial in terms of the U.S. judicial system.

The article reports on the trials of contractors from private security company Blackwater Worldwide accused of killing Iraqi citizens in October 2007 during the Iraq War. Topics discussed include the investigations into the killings conducted by the U.S. State Department, charges brought against contractor Nicholas A. Slatten, and the impact of the statute of limitations in the cases against the contractors.

The article discusses an April 2014 covert meeting between U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents and a contractor working for the legal defense team of Ramzi bin al-Shibh, who is accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Topics discussed include the monitoring of legal hearings at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba against alleged September 11 plotters such as Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and the use of military tribunals against September 11 defendants.

The article discusses the United States Justice Department's agreement to settle a criminal investigation of automobile company Toyota stemming from the company's concealment of safety defects in Toyota cars. Topics addressed include Toyota's agreement to pay a 1.2 billion dollar fine, as well as comparisons between the Toyota case and the government's investigation of automobile company General Motors' (G.M.) 2014 automobile recall.

The article discusses the U.S. Justice Department's decision to seek the death penalty in prosecuting Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a federal trial in Boston, Massachusetts. Topics addressed include the possibility that Tsarnaev will plead guilty in order to avoid the death penalty, U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.'s views on capital punishment, and previous high-profile cases in which the Justice Department sought the death penalty.

The article reports on the faced legal hurdles and inquiries by U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on her email issues as secretary of the state while her political campaign unfolds.

The article reports on the federal hate crime charges imposed to Dylann Roof, who was responsible for killing nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17, 2015.

The article reports that federal law enforcement officials have announced the possible filing of hate crime charges against Dylann Roof, the suspect of the South Carolina Church Shooting in Charleston, in June 2015.