Racial Justice Archives - Government Accountability Project

The Hill: Federal data is key to optimal governance and business — open it with public input

Federal data is key to optimal governance and business — open it with public input This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The Biden administration has made it clear that data is vital to achieving its top priorities. President Biden has signed data-driven executive orders on climate change, racial equity, economic recovery and COVID-19. Data is both a [...]

Abby Schneekloth2021-06-03T12:21:31-04:00May 19th, 2021|Environment, Financial Accountability, Government Accountability, In The News, Racial Justice, US Government|

Sputnik International: US DOJ Whistleblowers Urge For Investigation Into Canceled Diversity Programs

US DoJ Whistleblowers Urge For Investigation Into Canceled Diversity Programs This article features our Senior Counsel David Seide and was originally published here. In a letter obtained by NPR, DoJ whistleblowers urge federal watchdogs and members of Congress to investigate what they say are illegal government directives that forced diversity and inclusion programs planned by the DoJ earlier [...]

Abby Schneekloth2020-12-30T10:46:13-05:00December 30th, 2020|Department of Justice, Federal Whistleblowers, Government Accountability, In The News, Racial Justice|

NPR: DOJ Whistleblowers Call for Investigation Into Canceled Diversity Programs

DOJ Whistleblowers Call for Investigation Into Canceled Diversity Programs This article features Government Accountability Project and our Senior Counsel David Seide and was originally published here. Justice Department whistleblowers are calling on federal watchdogs and members of Congress to investigate what they call illegal and abusive government directives that waste money and chill "diversity-related [...]

Abby Schneekloth2021-10-01T09:52:12-04:00December 23rd, 2020|Department of Justice, Federal Whistleblowers, Government Accountability, In The News, Racial Justice, Top Tier Outlet|

News 5 Cleveland: A Cleveland police officer killed her son. Tamir Rice’s mother says she hasn’t received justice.

A Cleveland police officer killed her son. Tamir Rice’s mother says she hasn't received justice. This article features Government Accountability Project’s Senior Counsel David Seide and was originally published here. CLEVELAND — With the statute of limitations expiring in early December for a federal crime that prosecutors had been considering, Tamir Rice's mother said she [...]

Abby Schneekloth2020-11-23T11:37:02-05:00November 23rd, 2020|Department of Justice, In The News, Investigations, National Security & Human Rights, Police accountability, Racial Justice|

Global Government Forum: Biden to promote diversity and union rights in federal workforce

Biden to promote diversity and union rights in federal workforce This article features Government Accountability Project’s Legal Director Tom Devine and was originally published here. President-elect Biden has set out his priorities for government and the federal service, though work on the handover from Donald Trump has so far been blocked by the General Services [...]

Abby Schneekloth2020-11-12T12:52:46-05:00November 12th, 2020|COVID19, Environment, Government Accountability, In The News, National Security, Racial Justice|

Cleveland Scene: NYT: DOJ Ends Civil Rights Investigation of Tamir Rice Killing After Years of Delays and Dysfunction

NYT: DOJ Ends Civil Rights Investigation of Tamir Rice Killing After Years of Delays and Dysfunction This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The New York Times late last week reported that a years-long effort by some in the Department of Justice to conduct a civil rights investigation into the killing of Tamir Rice by [...]

Abby Schneekloth2020-11-04T10:31:44-05:00November 4th, 2020|Department of Justice, In The News, Investigations, National Security & Human Rights, Police accountability, Racial Justice|

News 5 Cleveland: Report alleges U.S. Department of Justice mishandled Tamir Rice investigation

Report alleges U.S. Department of Justice mishandled Tamir Rice investigation This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. CLEVELAND — The attorney for Tamir Rice's family, the 12-year-old Black boy shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer in 2014, said they were “stunned” by The New York Times report alleging [...]

Abby Schneekloth2021-09-30T16:26:49-04:00November 2nd, 2020|Department of Justice, Government Accountability, In The News, Investigations, National Security & Human Rights, Police accountability, Racial Justice|

The Washington Post: Justice Dept. quietly curtailed civil rights investigation into Tamir Rice killing

Justice Dept. quietly curtailed civil rights investigation into Tamir Rice killing This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The Justice Department last year quietly rejected career prosecutors’ bid to use a grand jury to investigate the 2014 shooting of Tamir Rice — a 12-year-old Black boy killed by Cleveland police while [...]

Abby Schneekloth2021-01-27T11:35:27-05:00November 2nd, 2020|Department of Justice, Government Accountability, In The News, Investigations, National Security & Human Rights, Police accountability, Racial Justice, Top Tier Outlet|

HuffPost: Justice Department Quietly Stalled Investigation Into Tamir Rice Case: Report

Justice Department Quietly Stalled Investigation Into Tamir Rice Case: Report This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The Justice Department effectively ceased its civil rights investigation into the 2014 police killing of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy in Cleveland, reported The New York Times. The DOJ brought to a halt [...]

Abby Schneekloth2020-10-30T15:41:30-04:00October 30th, 2020|Department of Justice, Government Accountability, In The News, Investigations, National Security & Human Rights, Police accountability, Racial Justice|

Law & Crime: Lawyers Suspected DOJ Stalled Tamir Rice Case So Statute of Limitations Would Run: Report

Lawyers Suspected DOJ Stalled Tamir Rice Case So Statute of Limitations Would Run: Report This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. There’s new scrutiny against the Department of Justice for reportedly ending its civil rights probe into the 2014 police shooting of Tamir Rice, 12. Supervisors took two years to respond [...]

Abby Schneekloth2021-09-30T15:23:55-04:00October 30th, 2020|Department of Justice, Government Accountability, In The News, Investigations, National Security & Human Rights, Police accountability, Racial Justice|