The Latest Breaking News from Department of Justice

Houston commits to cleaning up after illegal dumpers under agreement with Department of Justice

Houston agreed to tackle illegal dumping to settle a federal civil rights case. Neighbors alleged the city failed to respond quickly enough to dumping complaints in primarily Black and Latino areas.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 8, 2023

Trump secret papers crisis is his own fault for ‘jerking around’ DOJ says his former attorney general

Bill Barr told CBS Mornings that former president’s problems are of his own making

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023

Trump critics warn of ‘deep decline of rule of law’ if he wins second term

Former DoJ prosecutors say Trump will pack government agencies with sympathizers in effort to ‘secure his autocratic power’

The Guardian - US · Jun 5, 2023

New York District Attorney Bragg Argues That President Trump Was Not An "Officer Of The United States"

Bragg’s argument may harm Trump in the removal case, but in the long run, this argument could help Trump in future political disqualification-related litigation under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Reason · May 31, 2023

DOJ Says That Cops Who Killed Autistic Teenager May Have Violated His Civil Rights

Eric Parsa died after police placed him in a "prone position" for over nine minutes. Now, the DOJ says that the officers' actions likely violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Reason · May 30, 2023

Who Gets Mexico’s Missing Money?

The Justice Department’s plans to return funds stolen from the state of Coahuila raise questions about whom should get them.

Texas Observer · May 26, 2023

Ron DeSantis says he will consider pardon for Trump if elected

Mr DeSantis told a pair of right-wing radio hosts that he’d pardon anyone deemed to have suffered ‘disfavoured treatment’ by the Department of Justice

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Trump staff moved boxes of documents at Mar-a-Lago day before DoJ visit, report says

DoJ officials invited to see storage area but not to open boxes where classified documents were later found

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

Ron DeSantis says he will consider pardon for Trump if elected

Mr DeSantis told a pair of right-wing radio hosts that he’d pardon anyone deemed to have suffered ‘disfavoured treatment’ by the Department of Justice

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

A COVID test Medicare scam may be a trial run for further fraud

Medicare coverage for at-home COVID-19 tests has ended, but the scams spawned by the temporary pandemic benefit could have lingering consequences for seniors.

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023