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Lawyer for NYC Mayor Eric Adams asking DOJ to drop case against him, sources say
An attorney for New York City Mayor Eric Adams has contacted Justice Department leadership with a plea to drop the case against him, two people briefed on the matter confirmed to NBC News.NBC News - 19h -
Syria asks Russia for reparations
Kremlin delegation makes first trip to country since collapse of ally Bashar al-Assad’s regimeFinancial Times - 1d -
Democrats demand answers on Trump DOJ firings, reassignments
House Democratic leaders are asking Justice Department officials to explain an “onslaught” of firings and reassignments of prosecutors during President Trump’s first week in office. The letter from ...The Hill - 2d -
DOJ fires prosecutors who worked on Trump criminal cases
Justice Department (DOJ) officials fired several prosecutors who worked on President Trump's criminal cases, saying they could not “trust” them. The move impacted at least a dozen prosecutors who ...The Hill - 2d -
Second DOJ official who investigated Trump reassigned to immigration crackdown
Multiple Justice Department officials were told they were being removed from their jobs and re-assigned to a new effort to take legal action against so-called sanctuary cities.NBC News - 5d -
DOJ limits enforcement of law protecting reproductive health centers
According to a Justice Department memo, future FACE Act violations will mostly be left to state or local law enforcement.CBS News - 5d -
Trump's DOJ asks Supreme Court to freeze cases on student debt, environment
President Trump’s Justice Department on Friday asked the Supreme Court to freeze four pending cases implicating the environment or student debt as the new administration considers reversing the ...The Hill - 5d -
DoJ reportedly asks judge to drop ban on Oath Keepers members entering US Capitol – live
Justice official asks judge to reverse decision barring Stewart Rhodes and other members from even entering Washington DC. In a series of newly unearthed podcasts, Pete Hegseth , Donald Trump’s ...The Guardian - 5d -
Ask Us Your Health Questions
It could be answered by Times journalists and experts in a future Ask Well column.The New York Times - 6d -
DOJ orders legal service providers to stop providing support at immigration courts
The Department of Justice has told legal service providers who receive federal funding to stop providing legal orientation to immigrants at immigration courts.ABC News - Jan. 23 -
Trump DOJ leaders freeze civil rights litigation, police reform agreements
The Justice Department has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and indicated it could rethink numerous police reform agreements with local departments that were negotiated under the Biden ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
California AG: DOJ prosecution threats over immigration enforcement a 'scare tactic'
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the Trump administration was employing a “scare tactic” following a recent memo from the Department of Justice that outlined pathways to prosecution for ...The Hill - Jan. 23 -
Former top DOJ immigration official says she was removed with no explanation
A former top DOJ immigration official who was removed from her position by new leadership tells ABC News that she did not receive any explanation for her removal.ABC News - Jan. 22 -
DOJ threatens to prosecute officials who resist Trump's immigration agenda
The Justice Department's new leadership directed prosecutors to potentially charge state or local officials who impede President Trump's immigration policies.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
DoJ says it will prosecute officials who resist Trump’s immigration crackdown
Justice department directive comes amid slate of executive orders targeting US immigrants and asylum seekers. US politics live – latest updates Trump’s immigration orders designed to sow chaos ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
DOJ can't send Congress the Trump classified documents report, judge says
A federal judge barred the Justice Department from sharing former special counsel Jack Smith's final report on the classified documents case against Donald Trump with members of Congress.NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Cannon blocks DOJ from sharing Smith's Mar-a-Lago report with lawmakers
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon blocked the Justice Department from sharing with four top lawmakers the volume of former special counsel Jack Smith’s report reviewing his investigation into ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Multiple immigration-related DOJ officials removed as part of Trump overhaul: Source
Multiple officials in the DOJ office that oversees immigration courts have been removed from their positions as part of the Trump administration's overhaul, sources say.ABC News - Jan. 20 -
DOJ hits Walgreens with lawsuit for filling 'unlawful' opioid prescriptions
The Department of Justice (DOJ) hit drugstore chain Walgreens with a lawsuit this week for filling “unlawful” opioid prescriptions that had no “legitimate” medical purpose for over a decade. The ...The Hill - Jan. 18 -
DOJ lawsuit accuses Walgreens of filling millions of unlawful prescriptions
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Friday alleging Walgreens knowingly filled millions of unlawful prescriptions for controlled substances.CBS News - Jan. 17 -
Walgreens stock sinks after DOJ sues over illegal-prescription accusations
The pharmacy “allowed millions of opioid pills and other controlled substances to flow illegally out of Walgreens stores,” the Justice Department said.MarketWatch - Jan. 17 -
Florida hotel discriminated against Arab American group, DOJ says
The Florida hotel canceled a summit held by the Arab America Foundation almost a month after the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.CBS News - Jan. 17 -
DOJ sues Georgia county, alleging violation of Black voters' rights
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Houston County, Ga., alleging its process for electing its board of commissioners violates Black voters' rights. The county uses an at-large ...The Hill - Jan. 17 -
Garland cautions against abuse of DOJ power in farewell address
Attorney General Merrick Garland gave a tearful goodbye while warning of the risks of "grave injustice" for those who abuse the Justice Department's power. Much of Garland's parting remarks were a ...The Hill - Jan. 17 -
Snap shares drop as FTC refers MyAI chatbot complaint to the DOJ
Snap shares closed down 5% on Thursday after the Federal Trade Commission said it would refer a complaint against the company to the Department of Justice.CNBC - Jan. 16 -
Pam Bondi: 'There will never be an enemies list' within DOJ
Key nominees for President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet, including Pam Bondi for attorney general, Marco Rubio for secretary of state and John Ratcliffe for CIA director, faced questions from ...NBC News - Jan. 16 -
Less than 2 in 10 confident Trump DOJ will act fairly: Survey
Less than 2 in 10 Americans are “extremely” or “very” confident President-elect Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) will act in a nonpartisan and fair manner, according to a survey released ...The Hill - Jan. 15 -
Trump’s pick for DoJ to face scrutiny on vow to prosecute his opponents
Pam Bondi called for investigations into lawyers who built cases against the president-electFinancial Times - Jan. 15 -
DOJ reveals violent details behind Tulsa race massacre
The Justice Department released an extensive report looking into one of the most destructive racial massacres in U.S. history.ABC News - Jan. 11 -
Jack Smith resigns from DOJ amid fight over Trump reports
Special Counsel Jack Smith formally resigned from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday, a detail buried in a court filing as DOJ pushes to release his final report on his investigation into ...The Hill - Jan. 11 -
DoJ to release part of report on Trump’s attempt to overturn 2020 election
Justice department intends to release special counsel Jack Smith’s findings from investigation. Attorney general Merrick Garland intends to release the first part of the highly-anticipated special ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Special counsel's Trump report should be partially released, DOJ says
The Justice Department told a federal appeals court that the portion of special counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigation involving the 2020 election should be released to the public.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Durbin asks DOJ to clarify scope of president’s military power ahead of Trump inauguration
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to rescind a number of internal opinions dealing with a president’s military ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Lead Trump documents prosecutor leaves DOJ
A lead prosecutor on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) prosecution into President-elect Trump's mishandling of documents at Mar-a-Lago has retired from the department. Jay Bratt left the DOJ on ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
DOJ weighs 200 outstanding Capitol riot cases referred by FBI
Federal prosecutors are mulling bringing charges against as many as 200 more people for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, including some 60 individuals suspected of assaulting or ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Questions to ask yourself … to be healthier this year
Dr Karan Rajan, NHS surgeon, lecturer and author of This Book May Save Your Life, on how to improve your mental and physical wellbeing. I’m not a believer in setting lofty targets or an ...The Guardian - Jan. 6 -
DOJ calls on Supreme Court to deny Trump's request to delay TikTok ban
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court on Friday to deny President-elect Trump’s request to postpone their ruling on a TikTok ban set to be implemented the day before his inauguration. ...The Hill - Jan. 4 -
Federal courts won't ask DOJ to probe possible Clarence Thomas ethics breaches
The federal courts will not refer allegations that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas may have violated ethics laws to the Justice Department, the judiciary's policymaking body says.CBS News - Jan. 3 -
DOJ Takes the Dizzying Corporate Transparency Act Saga to the Supreme Court
The anti-money laundering law has been volleyed back and forth at the appeals level. Should businesses comply with its reporting requirements anyway?Inc. - Jan. 2