The Department of Justice has broadened its definition of rape to lead to more comprehensive statistical reporting of the crime nationwide. Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday announced the changes ...

The federal government prosecuted international terrorism cases in 2006 at the lowest rate since the attacks of September 11, 2001. More significant, the number of prosecutions classified as "domestic ...

Your grandparents could be younger than the FBI’s idea of what constitutes “”rape.”” Since 1929, the FBI’s definition of rape for its annual Uniform Crime Report has been: “”The carnal knowledge of a ...

When it comes to human rights, visibility matters. And for victims of rape, the fight to be seen has become a bit easier. Earlier this month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation updated the definition ...

Reporting from washington — The Supreme Court narrowed the definition of obstruction of justice under the so-called Enron law and did so Wednesday by freeing a Florida fishing boat captain from ...

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During the president’s recent inaugural address, Obama called again for “social justice.” That phrase “social justice” may sound noble, but we Americans misunderstand its meaning entirely. There are ...

The Justice Department published a revised and expansive definition late yesterday of acts that constitute torture under domestic and international law, overtly repudiating one of the most criticized ...

The New York Times reports that the Justice Department will expand its definition of racial profiling to exclude considerations of religion, nationality, gender, and sexual orientation. There is no ...