United States Justice Department

A former Southern Poverty Law Center official has been charged in the Department of Justice’s broader criminal case against the Alabama-based civil rights group, a frequent target of conservative critics who claim the nonprofit is politically biased. Heidi Beirich, a political extremism expert who left the law center about six years ago, was named in an indictment unsealed Wednesday.

The Trump administration has published a list of more than 320 federal properties it identified to close or sell, including in Alabama. The designations are part of Trump and billionaire Elon Musk's unprecedented effort to slash the size of the federal workforce and shrink government spending.

A Birmingham initiative focused on juvenile re-entry is getting help from a federal grant awarded to the city. The $2.4M in funding from the U.S. Department of Justice is meant to help expand and enhance the RESTORE program and public safety initiatives in Birmingham.

The United States Justice Department is suing the Housing Authority of Ashland in Alabama for segregating low-income apartments.The suit was filed Tuesday…