The Latest Breaking News from the Department of Justice

Temporary pause on lower court rulings gives court additional time to consider a longer stay

The leak of highly classified Pentagon documents has forced defence officials into the online worlds of gamers, meme lords and their leagues of followers, and exposed an unavoidable weakness in US national security.

The person who leaked U.S. classified documents prompting a national security investigation is a gun enthusiast in his 20s who worked on a military base, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing fellow members of an online chat group.

A probe into the leak of secret U.S. documents likely will require investigators to examine those who had access and scrutinize details like objects captured in photos of the materials, former U.S. officials told Reuters, as pressure grows to find the person or group responsible.

A former auctioneer has pleaded guilty to selling fake Jean Michel-Basquiat paintings, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.

Mr Schumer says Mr Trump and Republicans “must not subjugate justice and public safety because of their own personal grievances”

When a federal judge in Texas declared unconstitutional a popular part of the Affordable Care Act that ensures no-cost preventive care for certain services, such as screening exams for conditions such as diabetes, hepatitis, and certain cancers, it left a lot of people with a lot of questions.

“I would not want to be a defense lawyer trying to argue, ‘Well, yes, my client was told that, but he never really believed it,’” election law attorney says

The USAF was sued by more than 80 people whose loved ones died in the church shooting

A Tasmanian mayor, who also works with young people in local theatre, is currently undergoing a review of his working-with-children status by the Department of Justice.

Activision Blizzard has settled a case brought against them by the US Justice Department over salary caps for esports players.