Department of Justice

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is appealing a court ruling that reinstated DACA renewals.

DOJ Plans To Ask The Supreme Court To Intervene On DACA

6:41pm January 16, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants the high court to reverse a decision out of California forcing the government to resume accepting DACA applications. He said the ruling defies common sense.

NEWARK, NJ - NOVEMBER 7: Sen. Robert 'Bob' Menendez is accused of accepting bribes from campaign donor Salomon Melgen, a Florida-based ophthalmologist.

Judge Declares A Mistrial In Sen. Robert Menendez Corruption Trial

5:58pm November 16, 2017

by Joseph Hernandez

The Democratic senator from New Jersey had been accused of offering government favors in exchange for extravagant gifts.

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An AT&T storefront on Fifth Avenue in New York. The Justice Department may require the company to sell CNN as part of a proposed takeover of Time Warner.

DOJ Set To Block AT&T Takeover Of Time Warner

9:31pm November 08, 2017

by David Folkenflik

The Justice Department has informed AT&T that it will oppose the company's planned $85 billion merger unless it sells off CNN — a network frequently derided by President Trump.

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The government has dropped its case against Desiree Fairooz (center), who laughed out loud during Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing in January.

DOJ Drops Case Against Woman Who Laughed During Sessions Hearing

3:10pm November 08, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Desiree Fairooz faced up to a year in prison if convicted on the charges, which included disrupting Congress. Code Pink called the charges absurd and a waste of time and taxpayer money.

Defense attorneys say the prosecution has presented a twisted picture of the friendship between Sen. Robert Menendez and a Florida eye doctor.

Bribery Scheme Or Just Friends? Sen. Menendez Trial Comes To A Close

5:51pm November 03, 2017

by Joseph Hernandez

The Justice Department alleges Sen. Bob Menendez accepted gifts from a friend including flights, trips to France and the Dominican Republic, and large political contributions.

National

3 Counties, $59 Million And The Opioid Crisis

10:30am October 04, 2017

by Isabel Dobrin

The Justice Department pledged nearly $59 million in grants to address the opioid crisis. Here's a look at how that money will affect three communities facing an epidemic.

A juvenile resident sits in a classroom at the Department of Juvenile Justice's Metro Regional Youth Detention Center in Atlanta.

National

Fewer Youths Incarcerated, But Gap Between Blacks And Whites Worsens

12:18pm September 27, 2017

by Jose Olivares

In 2015, black youths were five times more likely than white youths to be incarcerated — the widest disparity since the start of the century. But advocates say crime rates are not to blame.

A man takes a selfie on the hood of a destroyed limousine during an Inauguration Day protest against President Trump on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. The Department of Justice has been cleared to search through website records related to organizing protests

Politics & Government

Government Can Search Inauguration Protest Website Records, With Safeguards

8:01pm August 24, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The Department of Justice wants access to website records related to the protests during President Trump's inauguration. A judge approved the warrant but asked for procedures to protect privacy.

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The Department of Justice has narrowed the scope of a warrant it served to web hosting company DreamHost. The government has demanded information about DisruptJ20.org, a website used to organize protests in Washington, D.C., during the Inauguration in Jan

Justice Department Narrows Request For Visitor Logs To Inauguration Protest Website

7:51pm August 23, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Dropping a request for some 1.3 million IP addresses, the Trump Administration says its will instead focus "on evidence of the planning coordination and participation in a criminal act."

The Department of Justice has issued a warrant for a web hosting company to turn over all records related to the website of #DisruptJ20, a group that organized actions to disrupt President Trump's inauguration in January.

DOJ Demands Files On Anti-Trump Activists, And A Web Hosting Company Resists

10:20pm August 15, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Legal experts called the government's demand for information unusually broad. DreamHost says the warrant would require it to hand over logs of 1.3 million visits to its customer's website.