25 total U.S. Attorneys have been nominated by the president. On Tuesday, the White House announced that President Biden had selected nine individuals to run U.S. attorney offices…
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FBI Releases Declassified 9/11 Records
Information on Saudi Arabia is still partially redacted. Responding to an executive order issued last week by President Biden, the FBI wing of the Justice Department has declassified…
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DOJ Challenges Texas Abortion Law
Says it is unconstitutional under Supreme Court precedent. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Thursday against the State of Texas over…
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DOJ Launches Probe into Phoenix Police
This is the third Pattern-of-Practice investigation by the president’s administration. On Thursday the Justice Department announced that it would be launching an investigation probe into the Phoenix police…
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DOJ Declares Vaccine Mandates Legal
Major government agencies begin requiring vaccines or weekly testing. In an opinion issued Wednesday, the Department of Justice said federal law does not prohibit public agencies and private…
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Attorney General Expands Immigration Judges’ Authority
He says that judges can put deportation proceedings on indefinite hold. In an opinion issued Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland recognized the ability of immigration judges to administratively…
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President Plans to Combat Gun Violence
Actions will build on the executive order he issued in April. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden said he plans to unveil new steps to curtail gun violence in…
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Supreme Court Rejects Reduced Sentencing
Justice Department had sought to lessen sentences for crack offenders under First Step Act and Fair Sentencing Act. This past week the Supreme Court ruled in Terry v.…
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Justice Department Reclaims Colonial Pipeline Ransom
Newly created task force targets ransomware attackers. On Monday, the Justice Department announced that it had successfully reclaimed about half of the $4.4 million that had been paid…
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Slow Job Market Impacts Federal Prisons
Cooks and nurses pulled in to make up guard deficit. The Justice Department’s budget allotted for the hiring of 20,446 correctional officers by the end of 2020, but…
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