The U.S. Justice Department finalized a rule allowing people barred from owning firearms due to criminal convictions to apply for gun rights reinstatement via a new online portal, championed by Attorney General Todd Blanche.
The U.S. Justice Department's inspector general announced a review of the DEA's controversial tactic of allowing fentanyl shipments to reach communities to build larger drug trafficking cases, following an Associated Press investigation and whistleblower complaints.
The Department of Justice charged nearly a dozen people in a multimillion-dollar scheme that arranged over 1,000 sham marriages between U.S. citizens and Chinese nationals to fraudulently obtain green cards, officials announced Wednesday.
The White House lifted the ban on TikTok for US government devices after the Justice Department ruled that TikTok's new US joint venture is no longer controlled by ByteDance under the 2022 law.
The US Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general by a 50-49 vote on Saturday, securing President Donald Trump's control over the Department of Justice following a contentious confirmation fight.
Liu Zhou, founder of crypto market maker MyTrade, avoided prison and received a $10,000 fine for running a wash trading service that inflated volume across roughly 60 cryptocurrencies as part of an FBI sting.
The US Justice Department accuses Duke University's law school of unlawfully using race in admissions, citing proxies like essays and first-generation status, despite a 2023 Supreme Court ban on such practices.
A Senate committee will vote on holding Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked his Fifth Amendment right over 100 times at a hearing concerning his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A federal judge reluctantly dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and other members after the Justice Department dropped the prosecution following presidential pardons.
The US Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit against Pennsylvania landlord Venkatchalam Mani for allegedly sexually harassing a female tenant and retaliating by ignoring repair requests, resulting in a dangerous furnace fire.
A compromise between acting AG Todd Blanche and two Republican senators regarding a $1.8bn weaponization fund and tax immunity has been criticized by Democrats and legal experts as weak and easily reversible by Donald Trump.
The US Justice Department is increasingly charging protesters with conspiracy for blocking ICE operations, sparking concerns of legal overreach targeting political activists, with over 30 cases in the last year, many involving non-violent civil disobedience.
Freelance reporter Matthew Cole faces a subpoena from the Trump administration regarding his reporting on a secret 2019 US Navy SEAL mission in North Korea. This action is part of the administration's escalating efforts to crack down on leaks, drawing criticism from press freedom advocates and lawmakers.
The Justice Department dismissed a criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn, initially charged with damaging the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool. Government lawyers now attribute the damage to "flawed installation" by a contractor, not vandalism, citing new documents received after the indictment.
Former US President Donald Trump publicly disagreed with his own Justice Department's findings that a flawed installation, not vandalism, caused damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Federal prosecutors subsequently moved to drop the case against David Hearn, who had been accused of vandalism.
The Justice Department subpoenaed New York Times freelance journalist Matthew Cole for notes and testimony regarding a 2025 story on a botched 2019 U.S. military operation in North Korea, prompting criticism from The Times and a federal judge over press freedom concerns.
The US Justice Department seeks to dismiss charges against David Hearn, a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, citing new evidence attributing the damage to a flawed contractor installation and rush to complete the project before the America 250 celebration.
Joe Biden's team has dropped a lawsuit, allowing the release of 2017 tapes and transcripts of his conversations with a ghostwriter, potentially shedding light on his mental acuity before presidency.
The US Justice Department under President Donald Trump has withdrawn subpoenas issued to New York Times reporters, which demanded sources for a report on security concerns regarding a Qatari-donated Air Force One. The NYT challenged the move as press intimidation, citing First Amendment violations, a stance supported by Reporters Without Borders.
The US Justice Department withdrew subpoenas targeting New York Times journalists after a federal judge criticized the move as violating First Amendment protections, highlighting the Trump administration's challenges to press rights.
Donald Trump’s Justice Department will withdraw subpoenas issued to New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns about the president flying on a Qatari-donated Air Force One, a prosecutor announced at a court hearing.
The US Justice Department under Donald Trump withdrew subpoenas demanding New York Times journalists disclose sources for a report on security concerns regarding a Qatari-donated Air Force One, an action the NYT called a First Amendment violation.
The US Justice Department launched a probe into Harvard University's China-based financial aid programs, investigating potential discrimination against American-citizen students. Harvard denies unlawful discrimination and views Trump administration probes as retaliatory.
The New York Times filed a motion to quash Justice Department subpoenas targeting journalists who reported on security concerns with the new Air Force One. This action escalates a court battle over press freedom and the government's ability to compel reporters to reveal confidential sources in a leak investigation.
