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The U.S. Justice Department issued rules Monday that expand restrictions on racial and other forms of profiling by federal law enforcement officers.

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The Justice Department is unlikely to be able to file federal charges in the shooting death of a black teenager by a white police officer, according to former U.S. prosecutors, an outcome that is sure to frustrate civil-rights leaders and protesters.

Deputy Attorney General James Cole said Thursday that he is resigning as the second-ranking U.S. law enforcement official.

U.S. law enforcement officials are urging Apple Inc. and Google Inc. to give authorities access to smartphone data that the companies have decided to block, and are weighing whether to appeal to executives or seek congressional legislation.

Attorney General Eric Holder said he’s resigning from his post, leaving President Barack Obama’s cabinet after more than five years with “mixed emotions.”

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The U.S. prison population dropped by nearly 5,000 inmates this fiscal year and is projected to decline enough in the next two years to empty the equivalent of six federal institutions, Attorney Eric Holder said in a speech Tuesday.

Attorney General Eric Holder urged a U.S. commission to allow imprisoned drug offenders to apply for reduced sentences.

Sallie Mae has reached a $60 million settlement to resolve allegations it overcharged members of the military for student loans, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

The U.S. Justice Department is adding lawyers to handle clemency and pardon requests from thousands of inmates, especially low-level drug offenders, who may be freed under new Obama administration policies.

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The Obama administration will confer federal marital benefits on more than 1,000 same-sex couples married in Utah before such unions were put on hold last week by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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