His memo is about policy and does not represent a change. Attorney General Merrick Garland circulated a memo to Department of Justice personnel articulating the department policy that…
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Ghost Guns Rule Takes Effect
ATF said they will be going after them. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) announced that its new rule regulating so-called “ghost guns” has gone…
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Attorney General Will Make Mar-A-Lago Search Warrant Public
AG Garland says he personally approved the search. On Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed he had “personally approved” the search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home. In…
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Justice Department Sues Idaho Over Abortion Ban
The state’s trigger law would take effect on August 25. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the state of Idaho on Tuesday, claiming that its new six-week…
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Penguin House Antitrust Trial Begins in Federal Court
Justice Department moves to prevent the $2.2 billion merger. The trial between Penguin Random House and the Justice Department began on Monday in the District of Columbia U.S.…
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Buffalo Supermarket Shooter Charged with Hate Crime
Full indictment lists 27 unique hate crime charges. The mass shooter who killed 10 black people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, pled not guilty to…
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Justice Department Announces Prison Bureau Leader
The director of the Oregon state prison system has been chosen for the federal post. This week, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that Colette Peters has been appointed…
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U.S. Marshals Arrest 1,500 Fugitives
Operation North Star seeks to apprehend violent offenders. The Justice Department reported Wednesday that more than 1,500 fugitives, sex offenders, and gang members were arrested in 10 large…
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Attorney General Garland Visits Ukraine
U.S. will aid in prosecuting war crimes, he said. Attorney General Merrick Garland made an unannounced visit to Ukraine Tuesday where he met with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna…
Read MoreAttorney General Endorses Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill
Senate negotiations still underway. Last week, Attorney General Merrick Garland responded positively to what he has seen of the bipartisan Senate gun-safety proposal. “We do think that at…
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