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On May 14 and 15, in Mexico City, Mexico, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT), with the support of the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Assistance (INL) and the Mexican Attorney General’s office (FGR), through the Specialized Office for International Affairs (FEAIN), directed by Licenciado Miguel Angel Méndez Buenos Aires,held the third in a series of workshops with prosecutors from FGR.
The White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (LAIR), staffed and directed by the Office for Access to Justice (ATJ), has been busy this year, driving forward the collaboration of 28 federal agencies towards advancing access to justice. LAIR is mandated to “improve coordination among Federal programs, so that programs are more efficient and produce better outcomes,” including expanded access to legal services. Part of that mission entails marshalling and expanding access to the resources across federal government that can fund legal help. In line with these goals, LAIR published a first-of...
Courtesy of:
LAIR Executive Director Allie Yang-Green, Todd Venook and Justin Brooks
In April, we marked the 23rd annual observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. This year’s theme, “Building Connected Communities,” recognizes that the best way to prevent sexual assault and support survivors is by working together to create strong, connected communities that are committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of everyone.
Combating corporate crime is one of the Criminal Division’s top priorities. We are focused on identifying the most serious misconduct and holding wrongdoers accountable.
Courtesy of:
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri, head of the Justice Department's Criminal Division
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari seeking review of lower court rulings that upheld a 2021 Department of the Interior decision to acquire land in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. The denial of certiorari allows the Department of the Interior to continue to hold land in trust for the Tribe, ending eight years of protracted litigation over the question of Interior’s authority under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 (IRA) to acquire the property.