The Latest Breaking News from DOJ

Senator Schumer's Letter to Chief Judge Godbey (NDTX)

If you don't do what I want, "Congress will consider more prescriptive requirements."

Reason · Apr 29, 2023

Pence testifies: "Expect decisions soon"

Pence appeared before a grand jury investigating Trump's role in the Jan. 6 attack for hours on Thursday

Salon · Apr 28, 2023

Refusing Gerry Adams a payout for quashed convictions was unlawful, court rules

The Department of Justice has been ordered to reconsider the former Sinn Fein leader’s application for compensation.

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023

Congress starts work on renewal of controversial surveillance law - Roll Call

Justice Department and intelligence officials face a skeptical Congress as they push to renew a contentious surveillance law.

Roll Call · Apr 27, 2023

Biden admin sues Tennessee over ban on gender-affirming care for minors

The DOJ argues in its suit that the law violates the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.

Axios · Apr 27, 2023

Donald Trump’s most serious legal challenges

Donald Trump’s growing list of criminal indictments is putting his “time-honoured strategy of delay, denial and distraction to its ultimate test”, said CNN. The former president, who is seeking re-election next year, will have to run his campaign while fighting “converging legal battles”.

The Week · Apr 25, 2023

U.S. Government Borrows Russian Tactic To Muzzle Pro-Russian Critics

The Department of Justice emulates the Kremlin in smearing government critics as foreign agents.

Reason · Apr 24, 2023

Supreme Court Stays Lower Court Ruling That Limited Access to Abortion Pill

Mifepristone will remain on the market for now with no changes to how it can be prescribed.

Reason · Apr 21, 2023

DOJ summons Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn

Epshteyn has been by Trump's side through Jan. 6 and the Mar-a-Lago documents mess — his testimony could be crucial

Salon · Apr 20, 2023

Eighty people died in Waco after an FBI standoff gone wrong. Here’s how it became a rallying cry for the far-right

Thirty years ago, a 51-day confrontation between law enforcement and David Koresh’s Branch Davidians ended in a catastrophic fire. Clémence Michallon reports

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023