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  1. Justice Department Watchdog: McCabe Misled InvestigatorsA newly released inspector general’s report alleges that the ex-deputy FBI chief approved a media disclosure, and then denied having done so.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. Why the GOP’s Campaign Against ‘Lyin’ Comey’ Makes No SenseComey’s credibility doesn’t actually matter — Trump has already, personally confirmed the former FBI director’s most damning allegation.
    By Eric Levitz
  3. Trump Keeps Throwing Tantrums When He Remembers He Isn’t a DictatorNew reports suggest that whenever the Justice Department reminds Trump that it is not his private detective service, he flips out.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. As Conservatives Call for Sessions to Resign, Democrats Rally to His DefenseAnd Scott Pruitt is (reportedly) scheming to take the attorney general’s place.
    By Eric Levitz
  5. FBI Reportedly Investigating Clinton Foundation for ‘Pay to Play’The Justice Department is also (reportedly) looking one last time for a prosecutable offense in Clinton’s emails.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. Jeff Sessions Fulfills Dream of Cracking Down on Legal WeedHe rescinded an Obama-era rule deferring to states when it comes to marijuana. Expect the cannabis industry to take a hit.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  7. Presidential Attacks on the FBI Are Losing Their NoveltyWhile ex–Justice Department officials were upset by Trump’s tweet that the bureau is in “tatters,” the general reaction was underwhelming.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. Jeff Sessions Hints at a Coming Crackdown on Recreational WeedThe attorney general says marijuana is “detrimental” and the DOJ is reviewing its policy concerning legalization in the states.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  9. Jeff Sessions Can’t Recall a Lot of Things“I can’t believe I can’t remember that.”
  10. Trump Is Using DOJ Lawyers to Defend His Right to Profit From the PresidencyAt least ten Justice Department officials are working on lawsuits against the president’s businesses.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. Is the Trump Administration Objecting to a Big Merger to Punish CNN?The government may have legitimate reasons to want divestiture of CNN. But Trump’s hostility makes it a threat to the First Amendment anyway.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. Trump: FBI Must Arrest My Political Enemies (for Things That Aren’t Crimes)“The saddest thing is that because I’m the president of the United States, I am not supposed to be involved with the Justice Department.”
    By Eric Levitz
  13. Sessions Sends DOJ Lawyer to Prosecute Murder of Transgender Iowa TeenThe attorney general vowed to “enforce hate crime laws aggressively,” despite making other moves to limit transgender rights.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. Trump Administration Gave 500,000 Fugitives the Right to Buy GunsBlue lives matter to this White House — but ensuring that people with outstanding arrest warrants can still purchase assault weapons matters more.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. Sessions Issues ‘License to Discriminate’ to Conservative ChristiansLike Obama’s immigration actions that Sessions and Trump deplore, today’s “guidance” offers mercy to potential law breakers: just a different kind.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Justice Department Goes Fishing for Protesters’ Web-Browsing DetailsInvestigators want information on 1.3 million people.
    By Brian Feldman
  17. Justice Department Changes Sides, Wants to Let States Purge Infrequent VotersIn a policy reversal, the Justice Department now supports quick purges of infrequent voters, which especially affect minorities (and Democrats).
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. Justice Department to Sue Over Affirmative Action in College Admissions: ReportThe civil-rights division is preparing to tackle discrimination against white people.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. Despite Trump’s Rage at Him, Sessions Will Stay OnYou’d expect a presidential tirade against a top appointee to lead to a firing or resignation. Not with Donald Trump — but the optics are terrible.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Trump Attacks Sessions, Still Doesn’t Know How the Justice Department WorksHe says he wouldn’t have hired Sessions if he knew he’d recuse himself, suggesting he wanted the attorney general to control the Russia probe.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. Jeff Sessions Has Made It Easier for the Police to Take Your StuffThe Attorney General on Wednesday loosened rules on civil asset forfeiture, a practice critics call unconstitutional.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  22. White House Warns CNN That Critical Coverage Could Cost Time Warner Its MergerThe Trump administration is now openly threatening to use the Justice Department as a tool for punishing critical speech.
    By Eric Levitz
  23. Deputy Attorney General May Recuse Himself From Russia ProbeThat would leave Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand in charge. Here’s what you need to know about her.
    By Eric Levitz
  24. Jeff Sessions Still Doesn’t Have a Convincing Story on Comey FiringIn his Senate testimony, he acted like a lawyer with an especially difficult client — which is kind of true.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. Trump’s Lawyer to File Complaint Over Comey’s ‘Leaked’ MemoComey made “unauthorized disclosures to the press of privileged communications with the president,” Marc Kasowitz said.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  26. Trump Nominates Christopher Wray for FBI DirectorWray is a former assistant attorney general — and was Chris Christie’s attorney during the “Bridgegate” scandal.
    By Eric Levitz
  27. For Trump, Loyalty Is Everything — and a One-Way StreetHe’s totally willing to turn devoted supporters and staffers into scapegoats. That’s going to cause big problems.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. Trump Bolsters Legal Case Against His ‘Travel Ban’ in Insane TweetstormTrump says the Justice Department never should have “watered down” his original “travel ban,” which included a preference for non-Muslim refugees.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. Here Are the 8 (Reported) Finalists for FBI DirectorThe White House is considering replacing James Comey with a sitting Republican senator.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. Senate Dems Looking for 3 Republicans Brave Enough to Help Them Get Russia ProbeBy holding confirmation of a Comey successor hostage to an independent-inquiry demand.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. Trump: I Would Have Fired ‘Showboat’ Comey Without Sessions’s RecommendationThe president also said that he’d asked Comey whether the FBI was investigating him, and Comey had assured him that it was not.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. Respected Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Gave Trump Cover to Fire ComeyHe offered a cogent argument from a highly regarded source. Not that Trump believed it.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  33. Justice Department Declines to Bring Charges in Alton Sterling ShootingThe video of police officers shooting Sterling dead sparked unrest in Baton Rouge last year.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. crime
    Sessions Moves to Roll Back Obama-Era Police ReformsThe attorney general ordered a review of police reform agreements nationwide to ensure they don’t violate the Trump administration’s principles.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. Jeff Sessions Broke His Own Main PromiseHis reputation for letter-of-the-law integrity was his chief claim to high office. Not disclosing meetings with a Russian official shatters that.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. Trump to Keep James Comey As FBI DirectorThe decision comes amid an FBI investigation into ties between Russia and Trump’s associates — and a DOJ investigation into Comey’s infamous letter.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. Trump Can Legally Give His Son-in-Law a White House Job, Justice Department SaysJared Kushner’s appointment as a senior White House adviser does not violate anti-nepotism laws, according to the Office of Legal Counsel.
    By Eric Levitz
  38. Trump’s Pick to Enforce Civil Rights Is an Expert at Defending GOP Voting LawsJohn Gore has defended Republican redistricting plans and voting-roll purges against allegations of civil-rights violations.
    By Eric Levitz
  39. DOJ Report Rips Chicago Police for Poor Training, Excessive Force, Racial BiasA withering report from the Justice Department finds a brutal pattern of abuse by the CPD, blames it on “severely deficient” training and oversight.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  40. Justice Department Inspector General to Investigate Comey LetterThe investigation will also cover alleged DOJ leaks to the Clinton campaign and whether certain officials should have recused themselves.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  41. Jeff Sessions Makes the Case That He Is Not Too Racist to Be Attorney GeneralThe Alabama senator argues that his prosecution of black activists for voter fraud was a testament to his commitment to voting rights.
    By Eric Levitz
  42. Racist or Not, Sessions Chose the Wrong Side in the Fight for Voting RightsWe should fear that Trump’s attorney general pick will use his enormous powers against the powerless — because he’s done it before.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. Antonin Scalia Might Have Saved Sanctuary CitiesHis ruling in a 1997 gun-control case could prevent Trump from punishing cities that refuse to cooperate with mass deportation.
    By Eric Levitz
  44. There’s a New Federal Plan to Track Police Killings Across the United StatesThe Justice Department announced the initiative Thursday.
    By Jen Kirby
  45. The Justice Department Will End Its Use of Private PrisonsAfter finding such prisons provide inferior service to state-run facilities, DOJ no longer thinks incarceration should be a for-profit enterprise.
    By Eric Levitz
  46. The Justice Department Issues Scathing Indictment of the Baltimore Police The DOJ found that Baltimore police violated residents’ constitutional rights through unlawful stops and excessive force.
    By Eric Levitz
  47. politics
    FBI Conducts ‘Voluntary’ Interview With Hillary Clinton Over Email Server UseThe three-and-a-half-hour meeting happened Saturday morning at FBI headquarters, following a controversial week for the Clintons over the investigation. 
    By Chas Danner
  48. crimes and misdemeanors
    Justice Department Won’t Block Lawsuit Over CIA Torture ProgramIn an unprecedented move, the department is not invoking state secrets to prevent the case from proceeding.
    By Jonah Shepp
  49. Former Clinton Staffer Granted Immunity in Email InvestigationThe FBI is trying to determine whether the presence of highly classified information on Clinton’s server constitutes a crime.
    By Eric Levitz
  50. police shootings
    Justice Department Investigating Chicago Police’s Use of ForceAfter the shooting of Laquan McDonald, the Feds want to know how widespread problems might be. 
    By Jaime Fuller
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