Andrea Noble
Articles by Andrea Noble
Loretta Lynch: No word from Clinton camp about job fate
Attorney General Loretta Lynch said she has not had discussions with Hillary Clinton's transition team about staying on to lead the Department of Justice if the Democratic presidential candidate is elected. Published September 13, 2016
Proof of citizenship requirement for voters blocked in three states; case back in court Monday
Three states that have enacted proof of citizenship requirements for voter registration may have to wait until after the presidential election to find out whether the rules will be upheld in court, as a federal judge on Monday delayed a definitive ruling in a legal challenge. Published September 12, 2016
U.S. authorities on high alert for terror attacks as Sept. 11 nears
With events commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks underway Friday and numerous national sporting events scheduled Sunday, terrorism experts say law enforcement authorities will be on heightened security alert this weekend for threats to soft targets across the country. Published September 9, 2016
ATF set up dummy fronts near youth facilities
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' undercover sting operations were poorly supervised and run by agents with little experience, resulting in problems including the setup of a fake storefront that attracted gun-touting felons near a youth facility and a failure to develop broader intelligence on a gun-trafficking group, according to a new Justice Department report. Published September 8, 2016
Andrew Otto Boggs, Justin Gray Liverman arrested for hacking intel community personnel
Authorities have arrested two North Carolina men accused of hacking the email accounts of high-ranking U.S. intelligence officials last year as part of the hacking collective known as Crackas with Attitude. Published September 8, 2016
Tom Ridge: U.S. must accept ‘inevitability’ of terror attack
Terror attacks on the United States are an inevitability but Americans shouldn't allow the threat to alter their daily lives, said former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge in an assessment of the nation's safety. Published September 8, 2016
James Comey defends pre-Labor Day Hillary Clinton documents release
FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday defended the decision to release documents related to the Hillary Clinton email investigation just hours before the start of the long Labor Day weekend, saying in a memo to staff that the bureau had opted to be transparent not to play politics. Published September 7, 2016
Abid Riaz Qureshi nominated to U.S. District Court, could be first American Muslim judge
A D.C. lawyer nominated by President Obama to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia could be the first American Muslim to serve as a federal judge, according to advocates. Published September 7, 2016
Darren Seals, Ferguson activist, shot dead; his body found in burning car
An activist who helped lead protests against police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri, following the 2014 death of Michael Brown Jr. was found fatally shot inside a burning car this week in nearby North St. Louis County. Published September 7, 2016
Detroit police hope state will review decision not to charge posters of online threats
Law enforcement officials are aghast over a Detroit prosecutor's decision this week not to bring criminal charges against three men who posted messages threatening police on Facebook, and hope a new review by the Michigan Attorney General's Office will result in prosecution. Published September 1, 2016
John Hinckley to live full-time in Virginia beginning Sept. 10
More than a month after a judge ruled that Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin could leave the psychiatric hospital where he's spent the last three decades, John Hinckley's official release data has been set. Published September 1, 2016
Federal gun-buying ban upheld for medical marijuana cardholders
A federal appeals court upheld the federal ban on the sale of guns through federally licensed firearms dealers to individuals who hold medical marijuana cards, agreeing that possession of a card gives a dealer "reasonable cause to believe" that a person is an unlawful drug user. Published August 31, 2016
Va. GOP lawmakers push to hold Terry McAuliffle in contempt for restoring felons’ voting rights
Virginia Republican lawmakers filed a motion Wednesday that seeks to hold Gov. Terry McAuliffe in contempt of court over his latest plan to restore voting rights to felons. Published August 31, 2016
Anti-police Facebook posts don’t constitute terrorism threats, prosecutors say
Three Detroit men under investigation for allegedly posting threats against police on their Facebook pages will not face criminal charges, as prosecutors found their messages did not constitute true threats under terrorism statutes and that in two cases police fouled their investigations by failing to read the men their Miranda rights. Published August 30, 2016
No sign of police shutting down Chris Brown’s social media during standoff
As Los Angeles police seek a search warrant for the home of singer Chris Brown following an overnight incident, there was no indication that police have sought to deactivate social media accounts he's used to express frustrations as officers surrounded his home. Published August 30, 2016
Brock Turner, Stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assault, to be released from jail Friday
The former Stanford University swimmer, whose sentence in a sexual assault case caused public uproar and sparked a recall effort for the presiding judge, is scheduled to be released from jail Friday. Published August 30, 2016
Civil rights groups push Justice Dept. for more stringent reports of deaths in police custody
A coalition of 67 groups this week urged the Justice Department to strengthen how it plans to implement the Deaths in Custody Reporting Act. Published August 30, 2016
Federal lawmakers head to Detroit to help improve police-community relations
Federal lawmakers will be in Detroit Tuesday as part of an effort to improve relationships between community members and police. Published August 29, 2016
Michael Bloomberg, outsiders spending big on Maine gun control ballot initiative
Opponents of a Maine ballot initiative that would require background checks for all firearms sales and transfers have raised less than 2 percent of the money that supporters of the Michael R. Bloomberg-backed gun safety measure have collected. Published August 28, 2016
Judge in Stanford sex assault case to stop hearing criminal cases
The California judge who faced public scrutiny and a recall effort over his decision to hand down a six-month sentence to a Stanford University swimmer in a highly publicized sexual assault case has opted out of presiding over criminal cases. Published August 26, 2016
