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justice Aug. 29, 2022

Mar-a-Lago and the Never-ending Case Against TrumpWhat happens to the rule of law in purgatory?

By Ankush Khardori

politics May 12, 2022

Feds Investigate Trump for Taking Top Secret Docs to Mar-a-Lago: ReportThe DOJ reportedly wants to know more about the classified documents Trump grabbed from the White House.

By Matt Stieb

department of justice Apr. 26, 2021

DOJ Launches Probe of Louisville Police After Killing of Breonna TaylorThe inquiry, announced by Merrick Garland, is the second such “pattern or practice” investigation into systemic police abuses in the past week.

By Matt Stieb

politics Apr. 21, 2021

Justice Department Launches Probe of Minneapolis Police PracticesMerrick Garland announced a probe into whether the department has engaged in a pattern of “unlawful policing” a day after the Derek Chauvin verdict.

By Nia Prater

the law Mar. 21, 2021

The Smearing of Kristen ClarkeClarke could become the first Black woman to run the DOJ’s civil rights division. She’s in Fox News’s crosshairs.

By Irin Carmon

department of justice Feb. 10, 2021

Trump DOJ Blocked Search Warrant for Investigation Into Rudy Giuliani: ReportThe Department of Justice reportedly stalled on a request for a warrant to see Giuliani’s records regarding his time in Ukraine until Biden took over.

By Matt Stieb

department of justice Nov. 10, 2020

DOJ’s Top Election-Fraud Prosecutor Steps Down After Barr Jumps Into ElectionThe DOJ official overseeing election fraud stepped down hours after Barr authorized prosecutors to examine allegations of voting “irregularities.”

By Matt Stieb

just asking questions Oct. 26, 2020

How to Restore the Justice Department After Trump Leaves OfficeConstitutional-law expert Mark Tushnet on his call for a bipartisan commission to investigate the many ways the DOJ shattered norms under Trump.

By James D. Walsh

family separation Oct. 7, 2020

Jeff Sessions Reportedly Told U.S. Attorneys ‘We Need to Take Away Children’A Department of Justice draft IG report claims that former heads Sessions and Rosenstein spearheaded the family separation of children and infants.

By Matt Stieb

doj Sept. 2, 2020

Trump Wants to Cut Federal Funding to ‘Anarchist Jurisdictions’ Including NYCThe president’s threat to defund Democratic cities if they defund the police is extremely unlikely to hold up in the courts.

By Matt Stieb

white house Aug. 30, 2020

Trump Reportedly Offered John Kelly FBI Director Job If He Pledged LoyaltyA new book details how Trump tried to get John Kelly to swear personal allegiance to him, and how the DOJ limited the scope of the Mueller inquiry.

By Matt Stieb

politics July 29, 2020

What Happened at Attorney General Barr’s Five-Hour House HearingBarr defended sending federal agents to Portland and other cities, and his heated exchanges with grandstanding Democrats yielded little substance.

By Chas Danner

department of justice May 12, 2020

Michael Flynn May Not Be Out of Legal Jeopardy Just YetThe judge presiding over Flynn’s case delayed the dismissal of charges and opened an opportunity for outside commenters to accuse the DOJ of cronyism.

By Matt Stieb

the law Feb. 12, 2020

We Now Have a Perfect Symbol of Trump and Barr’s Badly Damaged DOJThe actions of Trump’s newly installed U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., reek of political influence.

By Barbara McQuade

criminal justice Nov. 13, 2019

Trump and Barr Don’t Care About Victims. They Care About Their Right to Kill.Executions of federal prisoners are set to resume in December. Victims’ families have lined up to oppose them.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

Apr. 29, 2018

DOJ Erases ‘Need for Free Press and Public Trial’ From Internal ManualThese requirements are totally outdated!

By Benjamin Hart

Feb. 12, 2018

Report: Justice Dept. No. 3 Cited Russia Investigation As Reason to LeaveThere are still unanswered questions about her resignation.

By Benjamin Hart

Feb. 9, 2018

Rachel Brand, No. 3 at Justice Department, Steps Down After Only Nine MonthsThis could be an ominous development in the Mueller investigation.

By Benjamin Hart

Nov. 20, 2017

DOJ to Sue to Stop AT&T–Time Warner DealThe decision may or may not have something to do with President Trump’s fierce hatred of CNN.

By Benjamin Hart

select all Oct. 25, 2017

DOJ Subpoenas Twitter Users Over Smiley-Face-Emoji TweetTwitter is fighting it.

By Madison Malone Kircher

Mar. 10, 2017

The DOJ Just Called for the Firing of 46 Obama-Appointed U.S. State’s AttorneysThen-president-elect Donald Trump had asked the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York to stay on in November.

By Jen Kirby

crimes and misdemeanors July 14, 2013