The Latest Breaking News from Justice Department

Trump Admin Sues Minnesota Over Trans Athletes in Girls' Sports—Claims That It 'Ignores Biological Reality'

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota, challenging the state's policy allowing transgender girls to compete in girls' sports, citing Title IX.

International Business Times UK · Mar 31

Minnesota sued by Trump administration over transgender athlete participation in sports

‘The Trump Administration does not tolerate flawed state policies that ignore biological reality and unfairly undermine girls on the playing field,’ Pam Bondi said

The Independent UK · Mar 30

Jan 6 rioters file lawsuit and accuse cops of excessive force for trying to stop unruly mob

Proud Boys and other convicted rioters join class-action complaint representing ‘hundreds or potentially thousands’ of people

The Independent UK · Mar 30

Top House Judiciary Democrat Alleges DOJ Disclosed Evidence on Trump's Mishandling of Classified Documents

In a letter addressed to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Rep. Jamie Raskin describes the handling of the documents as reckless, including scanning and storing them in the cloud by unauthorized individuals.

Latin Times · Mar 26

Justice Department probes California and Maine over housing transgender women with female inmates

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether California and Maine violate female inmates’ rights by housing them with transgender women

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Trump administration opens investigations into race in admissions at 3 medical schools

The Trump administration has opened investigations into how race is considered in admissions at three medical schools, ratcheting up its pressure campaign against colleges and universities

The Independent UK · Mar 26

House panel advances bill on temporary US attorneys

A sharply divided House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would greatly expand an administration’s ability to install hand-picked officials for top prosecutor roles. The panel, in a 12-11 party-line vote, approved legislation that would strip district court judges of their power to appoint temporary U.S. attorneys in certain…

Roll Call · Mar 26

‘Could only happen to Trump’: President hijacks Cabinet meeting to cry about lawsuits over his radical DC plans

President launches into extended stemwinder of grievances ranging from lawsuits over the Kennedy Center to the Justice Department’s failure to bring sham charges against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell

The Independent UK · Mar 26

DOJ sues towing company for removing 150 vehicles from a Marine base and auctioning them off

The tow company was reportedly approached by a military lawyer who informed them that they were breaking the law

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Investigating FISA Abuses in Crossfire Hurricane

Ten years later, we're still not done

Reason · Mar 26