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43-875: The Jets also won the East Asia Super League (EASL) in 2024 , and an exhibition season title in 2017. The 2024 championship was won behind season MVP Yuki Togashi , who scored 20 points in the final against Seoul SK Knights . The Jets currently play in the Funabashi Arena in Funabashi , but are expected to move to the Arena Tokyo Bay, which is scheduled to open in spring 2024. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. [REDACTED] Trevor Gleeson [REDACTED] Shinya Ogawa [REDACTED] Atsushi Inagaki - Set

86-758: A Final Four event. P. League+ (Taiwan), the Philippine Basketball Association , the Korean Basketball League ( South Korea ), and the B.League ( Japan ) committed to send teams for the EASL. The Bay Area Dragons , a franchise team meant to represent " Greater China " was also formed by the EASL. The EASL received high profile financial support. The Raine Group along with former NBA stars such as Metta Sandiford-Artest , Baron Davis and Shane Battier in December 2021 reportedly invested in

129-596: A club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team. They practice at the 「ROCK ICE BASE」 in Yachiyo . East Asia Super League The East Asia Super League ( EASL ) is an international basketball league featuring clubs from Japan , South Korea , Philippines , Chinese Taipei , Hong Kong SAR , and Macau SAR . From 2017 to 2019, four pre-season tournaments (the Super 8 and

172-578: A full-time job, in 1867, the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary , led by Congressman William Lawrence , conducted an inquiry into the creation of a "law department" headed by the attorney general and also composed of the various department solicitors and United States attorneys . On February 19, 1868, Lawrence introduced a bill in Congress to create the Department of Justice. President Ulysses S. Grant signed

215-592: A small operation, with a staff of six. The main function was to generate legal opinions at the request of Lincoln and cabinet members, and handle occasional cases before the Supreme Court. Lincoln's cabinet was full of experienced lawyers who seldom felt the need to ask for his opinions. Bates had no authority over the US Attorneys around the country. The federal court system was handled by the Interior Department;

258-457: A website that supported the USA PATRIOT Act . It was criticized by government watchdog groups for its alleged violation of U.S. Code Title 18 Section 1913, which forbids money appropriated by Congress to be used to lobby in favor of any law, actual or proposed. The website has since been taken offline. On October 5, 2021, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco has announced the formation of

301-1049: A win against the New Taipei Kings . In the Championship Game, the Chiba Jets defeated Seoul SK Knights in a tightly-contested game, beating the Korean side 72-69, becoming the first champion in EASL history. Japan National Basketball Team captain, Yuki Togashi was named 2024 EASL Final Four Most Valuable Player. 2024-25 EASL Season: Second Season The 2024 B.LEAGUE champions Hiroshima Dragonflies and runners-up Ryukyu Golden Kings represented Japan. The 2024 KBL champions, Busan KCC Egis and runners-up, Suwon KT Sonicboom represented South Korea. The 2024 P. LEAGUE+ champions New Taipei Kings and runners-up Taoyuan Pauian Pilots represented Chinese Taipei. The 2024 PBA Philippine Cup champions Meralco Bolts and 2024 PBA Commissioner's Cup champions San Miguel Beermen represented

344-618: Is to be able to organized basketball tournaments featuring club sides from top Asian leagues with the organizers naming the CBA (China), B.League (Japan), KBL (South Korea), PBA (Philippines), SBL (Taiwan), and the ABL (Southeast Asia, China, and Taiwan). The first tournament by EASL, then called the Asia League, was the Super 8: Macau Basketball Invitational, involving eight teams in September 2017 at

387-524: The 2023-24 season . The Philippines' PBA was represented by 2023 PBA Commissioner's Cup champions, TNT Tropang Giga and semifinalists, Meralco Bolts . The 2023 B.LEAGUE runner-up Chiba Jets went undefeated in the Group Stage, winning the Group A while 2023 KBL champions, Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters came in second in Group A with a 4-2 record. In Group B, 2023 KBL runners-up, Seoul SK Knights won

430-501: The COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions lifted in regions surrounding the partnering leagues, EASL was able start their inaugural season in October 2023. The champions and runner-up of Japan's B.LEAGUE ( Ryukyu Golden Kings and Chiba Jets ), South Korea's KBL ( Anyang KGC and Seoul SK Knights ), Chinese Taipei's P. LEAGUE+ ( Taipei Fubon Braves and New Taipei Kings ) got a berth for

473-481: The COVID-19 pandemic . In August 2020, EASL and FIBA entered into a multi-year agreement granting EASL FIBA's recognition to hold a full-fledged in-season league featuring clubs from Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and Taiwan (representing " Greater China "). The inaugural season would feature 8 teams. It was planned that they would play home-and-away games against each other with the top four teams advancing to

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516-718: The Guangzhou Loong Lions , Xinjiang Flying Tigers , Seoul Samsung Thunders, Incheon Electroland Elephants , NLEX Road Warriors, Blackwater Elite, Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka , and Formosa Dreamers . The Guangzhou Loong Lions won first place, while the Seoul Samsung Thunders took second place and the Incheon Electroland Elephants placed third. In 2018, the Super 8 tournament was expanded into a larger tournament format called The Terrific 12, featuring 12 teams instead of eight. The Terrific 12 (2018) tournament

559-581: The Justice Department , is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United States. It is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department is headed by the U.S. attorney general , who reports directly to the president of the United States and is a member of

602-588: The Studio City Event Centre in Macau. The competing teams in attendance were the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions , Shenzhen Aviators (formerly Shenzhen Leopards), Goyang Orions , Seoul Samsung Thunders , Fubon Braves , Pauian Archiland , Chiba Jets , and Ryukyu Golden Kings . Organizers initially dubbed the tournament as the "Asia League," but this led to a legal dispute with FIBA over the name of

645-556: The federal government took on some law enforcement responsibilities, and the Department of Justice was tasked with performing these. In 1884, control of federal prisons was transferred to the new department, from the Department of the Interior . New facilities were built, including the penitentiary at Leavenworth in 1895, and a facility for women located in West Virginia , at Alderson

688-633: The Attorney General's office in the Department of Justice Main Building in Washington, D.C. The building was renamed in honor of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in 2001. It is sometimes referred to as "Main Justice". The Justice Department also had a War Division during World War II . It was created in 1942 and disestablished in 1945. Several federal law enforcement agencies are administered by

731-466: The Constitution. Both Akerman and Bristow used the Department of Justice to vigorously prosecute Ku Klux Klan members in the early 1870s. In the first few years of Grant's first term in office, there were 1000 indictments against Klan members, with over 550 convictions from the Department of Justice. By 1871, there were 3000 indictments and 600 convictions, with most only serving brief sentences, while

774-492: The Department of Justice) "who prosecutes on behalf of justice (or the Lady Justice)". The motto's conception of the prosecutor (or government attorney) as being the servant of justice itself finds concrete expression in a similarly-ordered English-language inscription ("THE UNITED STATES WINS ITS POINT WHENEVER JUSTICE IS DONE ITS CITIZENS IN THE COURTS") in the above-door paneling in the ceremonial rotunda anteroom just outside

817-524: The Department of Justice. Similarly the Office of Domestic Preparedness left the Justice Department for the Department of Homeland Security, but only for executive purposes. The Office of Domestic Preparedness is still centralized within the Department of Justice, since its personnel are still officially employed within the Department of Justice. In 2003, the Department of Justice created LifeAndLiberty.gov,

860-588: The Department of Justice: In March 2003, the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service was abolished and its functions transferred to the United States Department of Homeland Security . The Executive Office for Immigration Review and the Board of Immigration Appeals , which review decisions made by government officials under Immigration and Nationality law, remain under jurisdiction of

903-530: The Department of the Interior, the prosecution of all federal crimes, and the representation of the United States in all court actions, barring the use of private attorneys by the federal government. The law also created the office of Solicitor General to supervise and conduct government litigation in the Supreme Court of the United States . With the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act in 1887,

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946-687: The EASL debut of former NBA player and CBA import Lance Stephenson , who earned MVP awards for his 34-point outburst in the Terrific 12 (2019) championship finals, a close 83–82 finish for the Liaoning Flying Leopards over the Seoul SK Knights. The Zhejiang Guangsha Lions won second place and the San Miguel Beermen took home third in the event. Plans for a 2020 iteration of The Terrific 12 tournament on September have been cancelled due to

989-437: The EASL. The launch of the EASL would be hindered by the COVID-19 pandemic , with plans to hold its inaugural home-and-away tournament in 2022 cancelled. In place of the cancelled 2022 home-and-away tournament, the 2023 EASL Champions Week would be organized. It was originally meant as a pre-season tournament for the 2023–24 season . Anyang KGC were the first champions. 2023-24 EASL Season: Inaugural Season With

1032-837: The Guangzhou Loong Lions placed second and the Seoul Samsung Thunders took third place. In 2019, Asia League rebranded to the "East Asia Super League," and it hosted the second iteration of The Terrific 12 at the Tap Seac Multi-Sports Pavilion in Macau from September 17–22. The competing teams were the Liaoning Flying Leopards , Shenzhen Aviators, Zhejiang Guangsha Lions, Chiba Jets, Niigata Albirex BB , Ryukyu Golden Kings, Utsonomiya BREX , Jeonju KCC Egis , Seoul SK Knights , Blackwater Elite, TNT KaTropa and San Miguel Beermen . Terrific 12 (2019) also featured

1075-553: The Philippines. For the expansion teams, representing Hong Kong SAR was Hong Kong Eastern , while the Macau Black Bears represented Macau SAR. The East Asia Super League starting from the 2023 EASL Champions Week is represented by teams from selected domestic leagues. From 2021 to 2023, the EASL maintained its own franchise team independent from any other domestic leagues, the Bay Area Dragons . The league considers

1118-401: The Terrific 12) were organized by EASL, featuring clubs from selected professional basketball leagues in the region. With official backing from FIBA Asia , EASL has made a transition towards a full-fledged league. The first such season is to be held in 2023 and feature eight teams. The East Asia Super League was co-founded by Matt Beyer and Henry Kerins as the Asia League as a response to what

1161-463: The Treasury handled claims. Most of the opinions turned out by Bates's office were of minor importance. Lincoln gave him no special assignments and did not seek his advice on Supreme Court appointments. Bates did have an opportunity to comment on general policy as a cabinet member with a strong political base, but he seldom spoke up. Following unsuccessful efforts in 1830 and 1846 to make attorney general

1204-548: The U.S. federal government in litigation: the Criminal , Civil , Antitrust , Tax , Civil Rights , Environment and Natural Resources , National Security , and Justice Management Divisions . The department also includes the U.S. Attorneys' Offices for each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts . The U.S. Congress created the Justice Department in 1870 during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant . The Justice Department's functions originally date to 1789, when Congress created

1247-443: The bill into law on June 22, 1870. Grant appointed Amos T. Akerman as attorney general and Benjamin H. Bristow as America's first solicitor general the same week that Congress created the Department of Justice. The Department's immediate function was to preserve civil rights. It set about fighting against domestic terrorist groups who had been using both violence and litigation to oppose the 13th , 14th , and 15th Amendments to

1290-550: The founders deem as a lack of high-level international tournaments featuring basketball clubs in the region also taking into account the population in the region, about 2 billion, which could be a potential market for a regional inter-club tournament. The Asia League was envisioned to be East Asian counterpart of the NBA's Las Vegas Summer League where professional teams from Asia could compete against each other with minimal conflict with their mother league's schedules. Their stated mission

1333-422: The franchise team and the P. League+ championship team of Taiwan as representatives of " Greater China ". Starting from the 2024-25 season, the league represented are as follow: The following leagues were represented in the EASL's preseason tournaments from 2017 to 2020. As of the 2024–25 season United States Department of Justice The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ ), also known as

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1376-570: The group, while P. LEAGUE+ runners-up, New Taipei Kings , came in second. The four teams would advance to the 2024 EASL Final Four in a three-day playoffs held in Hoops Dome, Cebu, Philippines. In the first game of the 2024 EASL Final, the Seoul SK Knights defeated Korean-counterpart Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters in a tightly contest battle, advancing to the 2024 EASL Final Four Championship Game. The Chiba Jets stayed undefeated following

1419-462: The league when FIBA deemed the tournament's branding and marketing to be in conflict with its own FIBA Asia Champions Cup . The dispute led to the renaming of the competition to "Super 8," and the tournament was then officially recognized by FIBA after the league organizers sought legal assistance of Quinn Emanuel's Thomas Werlen, who has represented FIFA in investigations of the United States Department of Justice . The inaugural Super 8 tournament

1462-463: The office of the Attorney General. The office of the attorney general was established by the Judiciary Act of 1789 as a part-time job for one person, but grew with the bureaucracy . At one time, the attorney general gave legal advice to the U.S. Congress , as well as the president ; however, in 1819, the attorney general began advising Congress alone to ensure a manageable workload. Until 1853,

1505-529: The original intended meaning of the Latin motto appearing on the Department of Justice seal, Qui Pro Domina Justitia Sequitur (literally "Who For Lady Justice Strives"). It is not even known exactly when the original version of the DOJ seal itself was adopted, or when the motto first appeared on the seal. The most authoritative opinion of the DOJ suggests that the motto refers to the Attorney General (and thus, by extension, to

1548-663: The president's Cabinet . The current attorney general is Merrick Garland , who has served since March 2021. The Justice Department contains most of the United States' federal law enforcement agencies , including the Federal Bureau of Investigation , the U.S. Marshals Service , the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives , the Drug Enforcement Administration , and the Federal Bureau of Prisons . The department also has eight divisions of lawyers who represent

1591-561: The ringleaders were imprisoned for up to five years in the federal penitentiary in Albany, New York . The result was a dramatic decrease in violence in the South. Akerman gave credit to Grant and told a friend that no one was "better" or "stronger" than Grant when it came to prosecuting terrorists. George H. Williams , who succeeded Akerman in December 1871, continued to prosecute the Klan throughout 1872 until

1634-412: The salary of the attorney general was set by statute at less than the amount paid to other Cabinet members. Early attorneys general supplemented their salaries by running private law practices, often arguing cases before the courts as attorneys for paying litigants. The lightness of the office is exemplified by Edward Bates (1793–1869), Attorney General under Abraham Lincoln (1861 to 1864). Bates had only

1677-436: The spring of 1873, during Grant's second term in office. Williams then placed a moratorium on Klan prosecutions partially because the Justice Department, inundated by cases involving the Klan, did not have the manpower to continue prosecutions. The "Act to Establish the Department of Justice" drastically increased the attorney general's responsibilities to include the supervision of all United States attorneys, formerly under

1720-425: Was completed in 1935 from a design by Milton Bennett Medary . Upon Medary's death in 1929, the other partners of his Philadelphia firm Zantzinger, Borie and Medary took over the project. On a lot bordered by Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues and Ninth and Tenth Streets, Northwest, it holds over 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m ) of space. Various efforts, none entirely successful, have been made to determine

1763-609: Was established in 1924. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order which gave the Department of Justice responsibility for the "functions of prosecuting in the courts of the United States claims and demands by, and offsenses [ sic ] against, the Government of the United States, and of defending claims and demands against the Government, and of supervising the work of United States attorneys, marshals, and clerks in connection therewith, now exercised by any agency or officer..." The U.S. Department of Justice building

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1806-651: Was organized in collaboration with and supported by the Sports Bureau of Macau SAR government and hosted at the Studio City Event Centre. The competing teams were the Shandong Heroes (formerly Shandong Golden Stars), Zhejiang Guangsha Lions, Xinjiang Flying Tigers, Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus , Seoul Samsung Thunders, Fubon Braves, Yulon Luxgen Dinos , Nagoya Diamond Dolphins , Ryukyu Golden Kings and Chiba Jets. The Ryukyu Golden Kings won first place, while

1849-939: Was won by the Chiba Jets of the Japanese B. League , with the Zhejiang Guangsha Lions placing second and the Goyang Orions taking third place. The event garnered 21 million views worldwide. A second edition of the tournament, dubbed the Summer Super 8, followed in July 2018 at the Macau East Asian Games Dome , and featured the introduction of two professional club teams from the PBA, the NLEX Road Warriors and Blackwater Elite . The eight competing teams in attendance were

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