Department of Justice
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2022
Garland: Justice Department will hold those responsible for Jan. 6 riot accountable
The attorney general's remarks come as he faces intensifying pressure to focus on the actions of former President Trump.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2021
Commentary: End profit-driven detention in immigration system, federal prisons
The Biden administration’s follow-through on its promises to cut ties with private correctional facilities is spotty.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2021
Another View: Fix Justice Department oversight to protect democracy
The agency’s lawyers should be subject to independent investigation, and a bill before Congress could get the job done.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2021
Portland’s FBI field office included in scathing report on USA Gymnastics sex abuse probe
A local attorney tried to prod investigators into moving faster on the case of Dr. Larry Nassar, who later was convicted of abusing dozens of female athletes, including Olympic gymnasts.
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PublishedJune 14, 2021
Justice official resigning after revelations of Democrats’ subpoenas
John Demers was sworn in a few weeks after the subpoena for the Democrats’ records and is one of the few Trump appointees who has remained in the Biden administration.
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PublishedJune 11, 2021
Justice Department to review restrictive Republican voting laws
Along with reviewing new state laws, Attorney General Merrick Garland says the department will examine existing ones for their potential to discriminate against minority voters.
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PublishedJune 11, 2021
Justice Department watchdog launches probe into Trump’s seizures of Democrats’ data
Phone information from two members of the House Intelligence Committee and others was obtained by the former administration as it aggressively investigated leaks, sources say.
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PublishedMay 7, 2021
Trump Justice Department secretly obtained Washington Post reporters’ phone records
The action grew out of a leak investigation surrounding reporting on Russia’s role in the 2016 election.
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PublishedApril 20, 2021
Despite growing chorus, DOJ is limited in police investigations
To bring federal civil rights charges, federal prosecutors must prove that an officer’s actions willfully broke the law and were not simply the result of a mistake, negligence or bad judgment.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2021
Senate confirms Merrick Garland to be U.S. attorney general
Garland was once snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court.
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