The Latest Breaking News from Department of Justice

WA government illegally held three teenage detainees in prolonged lockdowns, court rules

Lockdowns for total of 167 days for three juveniles were effectively ‘solitary confinement’, WA supreme court finds

The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2023

Biden admin says Trump appointed judge's "vague" social media order causing "harm"

The DOJ tonight asked for a stay to the order limiting officials and agencies from communicating with social media companies.

Axios · Jul 7, 2023

Newly unsealed portions of Trump documents affidavit shed light on how surveillance video led to Mar-a-Lago search

Justice Department makes public new parts of the affidavit that led to agents searching former president’s home

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

pg // Midland man arrested for allegedly striking Capitol officer with flagpole on Jan. 6

DETROIT — A Midland man, who previously worked as a staffer in the Michigan Senate, has been arrested for allegedly striking a Capitol Police officer with a flagpole and being within feet of the doors to the U.S. House chamber on Jan. 6, 2021.

Tribune News Service · Jul 1, 2023

DOJ Prepares ‘Superseding Indictment’ Against Trump, Possible Additional Charges

Department of Justice reportedly ready to pursue indictments against Trump and individuals connected to his circle.

Zenger · Jun 30, 2023

Is it legal to sell human remains?

Four individuals were charged with federal crimes in June 2023 related to the “unlawful transport” across state lines of human remains taken from the Harvard Medical School morgue. This indictment was part of a larger effort by the Department of Justice to shut down a national network of people trafficking…

The Conversation · Jun 30, 2023

Prosecutors are prepared to hit Trump and his allies with new charges, sources say

Prosecutors could bring between 30 to 45 additional criminal charges against the former president in the coming weeks, The Independent has learned

The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023

Some people really are "above the law"

If nobody was truly above the law in America, Donald Trump would not have been rewarded for his lifetime of crimes

Salon · Jun 29, 2023

How Capital Pride went from a block party in 1975 to welcoming the vice president

Seeing Kamala Harris take part in DC Pride ‘was an acknowledgement of how far the community has come,’ former Capital Pride Alliance president tells Gustaf Kilander

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2023

‘Negligence, misconduct’ led to Epstein jail suicide: Watchdog

DOJ inspector general releases report on death of well-connected financier as he awaited sex trafficking charges.

Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2023