Lawyers

• Ferguson Update: Government Suing Ferguson Authorities, Accusing Civil Rights Violation Towards Citizens

  Since the shooting incident of Michael Brown in Ferguson, the city has been called to reform by the Department of Justice. Now, the Justice Department is forced to take matters in its own hands by filing a civil lawsuit against the city.

• Suspect in Charleston church massacre to be arraigned on hate charges

  Relatives of nine African-Americans killed at a historic South Carolina church may get a second opportunity to address the white man accused in the murders on Friday when he is arraigned on federal hate crime charges, sources close to the case said.

• South Carolina church shooting suspect to face federal hate crime charges

  The white man charged in South Carolina with killing nine blacks at a Charleston church faces federal hate crimes and firearms charges that could lead to the death penalty or life in prison, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Wednesday.

• White suspect arrested in killing of nine at black U.S. church

  A white man was arrested on Thursday on suspicions he killed nine people at a historic African-American church in South Carolina after sitting with them for an hour of Bible study in an attack U.S. officials are investigating as a hate crime.

• UBS to pay $545 million over forex scandal, rivals await fate

  UBS (UBSG.VX) will pay $545 million to U.S. authorities to end an investigation into alleged manipulation of currency rates, a settlement that will help the Swiss bank to move on after a series of trading scandals.

• U.S. to launch federal probe into Baltimore police practices: Washington Post

  Attorney General Loretta Lynch will launch a federal probe into whether Baltimore's police department has engaged in a "pattern or practice" of excessive force, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

• NSA's phone spying program ruled illegal by appeals court

  A U.S. spying program that systematically collects millions of Americans' phone records is illegal, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, putting pressure on Congress to quickly decide whether to replace or end the controversial anti-terrorism surveillance.

• Baltimore asks Justice Department to investigate police practices

  Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake asked the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday to investigate the city's police department for civil rights violations after the death of a black man from injuries sustained in police custody.

• Police findings on Baltimore man's death handed to prosecutors

  A Baltimore police report on the death of a black man who suffered spinal injuries while in custody was handed over on Thursday to the city's chief prosecutor, who must decide whether to bring charges against six officers involved in the man's arrest.

• Baltimore erupts in riots after funeral of black man who died in police custody

  Baltimore erupted in violence on Monday as hundreds of rioters looted stores, burned buildings and at least 15 police officers were injured following the funeral of a 25-year-old black man who died after suffering a spinal injury in police custody.

• Lynch inherits civil rights probes from Holder as U.S. attorney general

  A string of deadly confrontations between mostly white police and black men will be among challenges immediately facing Loretta Lynch when she is sworn in on Monday as U.S. attorney general.

• Obama accuses Republicans of holding Lynch nomination 'hostage'

  President Barack Obama on Friday accused the Republican-led U.S. Senate of holding Loretta Lynch, his nominee for U.S. attorney general, as a "hostage" as lawmakers wrangle over a human trafficking bill bogged down in an abortion dispute.

• Obama's pick for attorney general aims to smooth ties with Congress

  Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama's pick for attorney general, on Wednesday sought to make a clean break from the testy relationship her predecessor had with Congress, while supporting the legality of Obama's controversial actions on immigration.

• Brooklyn prosecutor emerges as a top candidate to lead U.S. Justice Department

  Loretta Lynch, the head federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, is emerging as a leading candidate to replace U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, according to people familiar with the matter, after another top contender withdrew her name from the running last week.