U.S. Justice Department

The government is seeking the early release from prison of a former Alabama politician whose daughter died in a racist church bombing in Birmingham in…

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Feb. 27 in efforts by an Alabama county to stop enforcement of part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The court…

A Justice Department report is criticizing the way female inmates are treated at Alabama's lone prison for women.A study by the National Institute of…

The U.S. Justice Department has cleared Alabama's new legislative districts for use in the 2014 elections. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas Perez…