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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 17 claims 30 Oct 2026

DOJ closes Vistra-Cogentrix probe after second New England plant sale

DOJ's Antitrust Division issued a statement closing its investigation into Vistra's acquisition of Cogentrix Energy after the parties agreed to divest a second New England power plant. The case illustrates how DOJ can keep investigating a merger even after FERC approves it without conditions, applying a methodology drawn from a 2025 electricity-sector settlement.

  • Vistra announced its agreement to acquire Cogentrix from Quantum Capital Group on Jan. 5.
  • The acquisition combines overlapping generation portfolios in PJM Interconnection, ISO New England and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
  • FERC approved the transaction without conditions after Vistra unilaterally sold its Casco Bay Energy facility in ISO-NE.
  • Vistra and Cogentrix then unilaterally agreed to sell Cogentrix's Rumford, Maine gas-fired combined-cycle power plant to resolve DOJ's remaining concerns.
  • DOJ says its legal and economic analysis followed the framework from its 2025 settlement over Constellation Energy's acquisition of Calpine Corp.
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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 19 claims 30 Oct 2026

DOJ final rule lets firearms dealers use NICS to vet employees

The Justice Department has finalised a rule letting Federal Firearms Licensees run voluntary FBI background checks on certain employees through NICS, the system previously reserved for firearm transfers. It implements a Bipartisan Safer Communities Act mandate, takes effect 30 days after Federal Register publication, and sets out who is eligible, what responses dealers receive, and how subjects can appeal.

  • The final rule lets FFLs voluntarily submit Firearm Handler Background Checks through NICS, which DOJ regulations previously barred for any purpose other than a proposed firearm transfer.
  • Participation is optional and requires the written consent of the employee; the FBI will not charge a fee for these checks.
  • FFLs receive only a Pass, Pending or Did Not Pass response plus a NICS Transaction Number, not the subject's underlying record information.
  • A Did Not Pass does not bar employment in roles without access to firearms or ammunition, and subjects may request the reason and appeal as a denied transferee would.
  • The rule takes effect 30 days after Federal Register publication, and ATF will issue separate guidance on documenting FHCs.
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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 14 claims 30 Oct 2026

DEA issues first federal registrations to over 900 medical marijuana dispensaries

DOJ and DEA announced the first phase of federal registrations for state-licensed medical marijuana dispensaries, a mechanism created by the Attorney General's April 23 order. This affects compliance teams at dispensaries, manufacturers and distributors navigating the gap between state licensure and federal controlled-substance obligations.

  • DEA has issued federal registrations to more than 900 dispensaries across Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
  • Registration requires applicants to have applied within the order's initial 60-day period and to pass DEA's pre-registration investigation.
  • State medical marijuana licensure alone does not automatically grant federal registration.
  • Registered dispensaries must comply with federal security, recordkeeping, inventory control and other controlled-substance safeguards.
  • DEA is separately reviewing applications from manufacturers and distributors, which require facility inspections, production controls and quota determinations.
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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 14 claims 30 Oct 2026

Former West Virginia jail officer sentenced to 24 months for inmate abuse conspiracy

A federal civil rights sentencing out of the Southern District of West Virginia closes one strand of a multi-officer conspiracy at Southern Regional Jail. The case documents coordinated use of unjustified force against pretrial detainees and systematic falsification of incident reports, material relevant to institutions overseeing custodial facilities, use-of-force policy and whistleblower reporting controls.

  • Michael Pack, 40, was sentenced to 24 months in prison on federal civil rights charges tied to a conspiracy at Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia.
  • Pack pleaded guilty on March 30 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn to one count of violating 18 U.S.C. § 371.
  • Pack admitted he and co-conspirators brought inmates to camera blind spots to use unreasonable force without being recorded.
  • Pack admitted writing a false report omitting the blind spot incident and falsely stating a detainee sustained no injuries despite being seen bleeding from the head.
  • The case was investigated by the FBI's Pittsburgh Field Office, Charleston Resident Agency, and prosecuted by the Civil Rights Division with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 15 claims 29 Oct 2026

DOJ Antitrust Division sets out division of labour with state AGs on local mergers

The Justice Department has published an update on how its Antitrust Division is dividing merger review with state Attorneys General, naming completed consent decrees and referrals in cement and asphalt matters since January 2026. For GCs and antitrust counsel, it signals which authority is likely to take the lead on a given deal and when a federal filing may be deferred to a state enforcer.

  • The Division partnered with the Attorneys General of California and Tennessee on consent decrees resolving competition concerns in cement and asphalt regions within those states.
  • It referred asphalt market investigations in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to those states' Attorneys General, who reached settlements with the parties.
  • Beller said the Division welcomes state leadership where the state is a purchaser facing direct injury or where competitive effects are confined to a single state.
  • Woodward said the Department will generally form its own views on resolving investigations into mergers of national importance, while partnering with states that contribute distinctively.
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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 16 claims 29 Oct 2026

DOJ charges 18 more noncitizens in North Carolina over 2024 election voting

The Justice Department has indicted 18 more noncitizens in North Carolina for voting in the 2024 general election, spread across the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts. Added to 12 defendants charged earlier this year, the new cases take the statewide total to 30. Prosecutors frame the push as a deterrent message before the 2026 election. This item sets out who is charged, with what, and the penalties involved.

  • Eighteen aliens, including one illegal alien, were indicted for voting in the 2024 general election, across North Carolina's Eastern, Middle and Western Districts.
  • The new charges are additional to 12 defendants previously indicted in the Eastern District, taking the statewide total charged this year to 30.
  • All nine Eastern District defendants are alleged to have falsely claimed U.S. citizenship to register and vote in 2024.
  • In the Western District, three defendants are charged with both voting by an alien and making a false claim to citizenship, while Edread Ray Stanley is charged only with voting by an alien.
  • Falsely claiming citizenship to vote carries a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine; voting by an alien carries up to one year and a $100,000 fine.
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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 15 claims 26 Oct 2026

DOJ opens Second Amendment probe into firearm permitting in two Connecticut cities

The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into firearm permitting practices in Middletown and Waterbury, Connecticut, citing possible unreasonable delays in processing concealed carry permits. The inquiry invokes the Supreme Court's Bruen decision and signals continued federal scrutiny of local permitting systems under the Second Amendment.

  • The Justice Department opened an investigation on October 22, 2026 into the Middletown and Waterbury, Connecticut police departments' firearm permitting systems.
  • The investigation will examine whether the departments unnecessarily delay issuance of concealed carry permits to residents.
  • The announcement cites the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen regarding lengthy wait times in license processing.
  • The Civil Rights Division's Second Amendment Section is handling the inquiry and accepts complaints via an online portal at justice.gov/crt/second-amendment-section.
  • Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division issued a statement on the investigation's announcement.
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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 13 claims 26 Oct 2026

DOJ settles RLUIPA zoning claim against Atlantic Beach, New York

A village zoning code required religious and educational assemblies, but not secular ones, to obtain discretionary permits. This briefing covers the DOJ settlement that followed and the specific obligations it imposes on the Village of Atlantic Beach, relevant to any institution handling land-use disputes involving religious applicants.

  • The settlement resolves claims that Atlantic Beach's zoning ordinance violated RLUIPA's equal terms provision by requiring religious and educational assemblies, but not secular ones, to obtain a special exception permit from the Board of Appeals.
  • The Village agreed to revise its zoning ordinance to permit religious uses as of right in the Residential (A) district, removing the special exception requirement.
  • The settlement requires the Village to train its officials and employees on RLUIPA's requirements.
  • The Village must establish a procedure for receiving and resolving RLUIPA complaints.
  • The settlement follows resolution of a private lawsuit brought by Chabad of the Beaches, an Orthodox Jewish organization, over denial of its application to use a vacant commercial property for a religious facility.
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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 13 claims 26 Oct 2026

Utah man indicted over alleged synagogue bomb plot, CSAM found

This briefing covers a federal indictment out of Utah charging a 22-year-old man with attempting a hate crime and explosives offenses after online threats against a synagogue led investigators to recover pipe bombs, rifles and alleged child sexual abuse material. Compliance and government affairs teams tracking DOJ Civil Rights Division enforcement priorities will want the charge detail and procedural timeline.

  • A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City indicted Skyler AJ Rose, 22, of Ogden, Utah, on Oct. 21 on multiple federal charges.
  • Charges include possession of an unregistered destructive device, threat to kill and injure persons and destroy a building with an explosive, and attempting to commit a hate crime.
  • Law enforcement recovered six improvised explosive pipe bombs, one inert device, explosive precursors, two rifles and ammunition during a search of Rose's residence.
  • A subsequent search of Rose's cellphone allegedly revealed he searched for a nearby synagogue in November 2025 and that the phone contained cached images depicting child sexual abuse material.
  • Rose's initial appearance was scheduled for Oct. 23 at the Orrin G. Hatch U.S. Courthouse in Salt Lake City.
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DOJ finds Ohio State medical school discriminated against white and Asian applicants

The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has issued investigative findings against Ohio State University College of Medicine, alleging race discrimination in admissions to its 2023, 2024 and 2025 classes. The findings cite Title VI and the Supreme Court's SFFA decision, and set out the enforcement path: settlement negotiations first, litigation if those fail. Federally funded institutions should read this as the template.

  • DOJ found OSU Med discriminated against white and Asian applicants for its 2023, 2024 and 2025 incoming classes in violation of Title VI and SFFA.
  • Black applicants who were screened and interviewed were about 2.8 times as likely to be admitted as Asian applicants with equal credentials.
  • A 'side door' pathway admitted some applicants without a screener score or interview; in 2024 and 2025 combined, black applicants were four times as likely to be admitted as white applicants, and no Asian applicants were admitted.
  • The Department will pursue settlement negotiations where it finds a violation and will file suit if those efforts fail.
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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 14 claims 23 Oct 2026

DOJ opens Second Amendment probe into Pennsauken, New Jersey permit delays

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether Pennsauken, New Jersey unconstitutionally delays firearm permits. The inquiry is run by the Civil Rights Division's Second Amendment Section and rests on the Supreme Court's reasoning in Bruen. This item covers what the department is examining, the legal theory it is using, and how the Division is now deploying its gun-rights enforcement arm against local permitting systems.

  • The investigation, opened October 14, 2026 under press release 26-1200, targets delays in issuing firearm licenses in Pennsauken, New Jersey.
  • The inquiry focuses specifically on the Pennsauken Township Police Department's permitting system.
  • The department relies on Bruen (2022), which it reads as treating lengthy processing wait times as an abusive use of a permitting scheme.
  • AAG Harmeet K. Dhillon directed the Civil Rights Division's Second Amendment Section to run the investigation.
  • The release states the investigation does not support any armed obstruction of federal or local law enforcement.
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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 12 claims 22 Oct 2026

DOJ sues St. Paul and Portland over mask and ID rules for federal officers

The Justice Department has filed complaints against two cities challenging local ordinances that regulate how federal law enforcement officers identify themselves and whether they may wear masks. The filings extend a wider Civil Division campaign against state and local measures it views as obstructing federal operations, a pattern compliance and government affairs teams tracking federal-local friction should note.

  • DOJ filed lawsuits against St. Paul, Minnesota and Portland, Oregon on October 15, 2026, press release number 26-1209.
  • The challenged laws are Saint Paul Code of Ordinances §§ 268A-268B and Portland City Code §§ 23.30.030 and 23.30.100.
  • The complaints invoke the Supremacy Clause, arguing local governments cannot regulate equipment worn by federal officers on duty.
  • Attorney General Blanche has directed the Civil Division to identify state and local laws impeding federal law enforcement operations nationwide.
  • The department describes these filings as part of a series that has previously targeted New York, Virginia, Connecticut, New Jersey, California, Maryland, Philadelphia, Denver and Milwaukee.
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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 12 claims 22 Oct 2026

DOJ opens CRIPA probe into conditions at D.C. jail facilities

The Justice Department has notified D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser that it is opening a federal civil rights investigation into the D.C. Department of Corrections. The probe follows allegations including excessive force, inadequate medical care and unsanitary conditions, and will test whether a pattern or practice of constitutional violations exists under CRIPA.

  • The Justice Department notified D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on October 19, 2026 of a federal investigation into D.C. DOC correctional facilities.
  • The investigation proceeds under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), covering patterns or practices of resistance to constitutional rights.
  • Allegations include failure to protect inmates from excessive force, inadequate medical care, unsafe and unsanitary conditions, and inadequate nutrition.
  • The Department cites numerous allegations plus a report from the District of Columbia's own Auditor as grounds for the probe.
  • DOJ states it has not reached any conclusions regarding the allegations and is soliciting further information via civilrights.justice.gov/report/.
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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 19 claims 20 Oct 2026

UNC Chapel Hill Settles Title VI Antisemitism and Race Discrimination Probe With DOJ, ED-OCR

The Justice Department and Education Department have reached a university-wide settlement with UNC Chapel Hill over Title VI compliance, covering antisemitism policy, admissions and student benefits. The agreement sets concrete obligations with deadlines and a fixed term, making it a template worth reading for any federally funded institution facing similar scrutiny.

  • UNC must select a Merit & Civil Rights Administrator within 30 days to implement the settlement agreement.
  • UNC will send quarterly reports of antisemitism and race discrimination complaints to ED-OCR and the Civil Rights Division.
  • The settlement bars UNC from using race in admissions, analyzing racial data, or partnering with bridge or pipeline programs that consider protected characteristics.
  • ED-OCR will close 18 active investigations and DOJ will close its 18-month compliance review opened April 18, 2025.
  • The agreement remains in effect until December 31, 2028.
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United States DOJ Criminal Division Governance & Accountability ✓ 10 claims 16 Oct 2026

DOJ settles with Lexington, Mississippi over policing practices found unlawful in 2024

The Justice Department has reached a settlement with the City of Lexington, Mississippi and its police department following a 2024 federal findings report that identified a pattern of civil rights violations. The agreement covers fines and fees, bail practices, conflicts of interest, and use-of-force policies, and follows an investigation opened in March 2023.

  • The settlement follows the Department's September 26, 2024 findings report identifying a pattern or practice of civil rights violations by the Lexington Police Department.
  • The City and LPD will amend policies regarding fines and fees, bail and release criteria, and potential conflicts of interest.
  • LPD will revise its policies on stops, searches, arrests, and use of force, and update reporting and review procedures for such officer activity.
  • The investigation was initiated in March 2023 under 34 U.S.C. 12601 by the Civil Rights Division's Special Litigation Section and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Mississippi.
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