Alabama lawmakers want Ten Commandments in schools: Will Roy Moore-era legal battle be reignited?
The move echoes a decades-old fight over religion in government, reigniting memories of Moore’s defiant stand in the early ...
DNA brings Florida murder victim back to her Arkansas family 40 years later
"Who was Judy Doe?" That question had haunted sheriff's investigators in Lake County, Fla., since a body was discovered there in 1984. The answer, officials announced on Jan. 29, was Rebecca Sue Hill, ...
New Leaders of Justice Dept. Move to Assert Control Over Agency
The department’s current No. 2 official, Emil Bove, escalated his growing conflict with the interim leadership of the F.B.I.
Justice Dept.’s Weaponization Group Underscores Trump’s Quest for Retribution
The memo signaled the most significant first step in deploying the levers of government to carry out President Trump’s repeated suggestions that he will pursue those he perceives to be his enemies.
Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of ‘insubordination,’ tamps down talk of revenge on agents
A top Justice Department official has accused the FBI’s acting leaders of “insubordination” in a memo in which he sought to ...
DOJ appeals block of birthright citizenship executive order
The Justice Department has appealed a federal judge’s order indefinitely blocking President Trump’s executive order that ...
Trump’s New Attorney General Targets ‘Weaponization’ of Justice on First Day
Pam Bondi issued a flurry of memos calling for “zealous advocacy” and aiming to put her tough-on-crime stamp on the Justice ...
Democrats seek answers on FBI, Justice Dept. ousters, say purge may expand
The Justice Department and FBI have removed senior leaders and prosecutors and are reviewing agents’ work. Experts say some ...
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Judges in Jan. 6 cases and watchdog groups recoil at Justice Department's deletion of records
A decision by the acting leadership at the U.S. Justice Department to delete its public webpages and case summaries of the Jan. 6 siege at the Capitol prosecution has triggered a legal challenge ...
N.Y. sheriff faces Justice Dept. scrutiny over immigrant’s release
The Justice Department says the Tompkins County, New York, sheriff’s office released an undocumented immigrant in defiance of a federal arrest warrant.
Federal judge issues injunction on birthright citizenship, putting it further on hold
The preliminary injunction is the second temporary hold against Trump’s executive order and puts efforts to end birthright ...
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DOJ sidesteps language endorsing legality of buyouts in email to staff
A small tweak to an email encouraging federal employees to take a buyout indicates the Justice Department wouldn’t vouch for the legality of the program. The Trump administration is battling ...