Dec 21 WATCH: Justice Department announces new charges against bombmaker in 1988 Pan Am explosion By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department has unsealed charges against a Libyan bombmaker in the 1988 explosion of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Continue reading
Jun 20 Top prosecutor in NYC resigns after feud with administration By Michael Balsamo, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman of the Southern District of New York said in a statement that Attorney General William Barr’s decision “to respect the normal operation of law and have Deputy U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss become Acting U.S. Attorney”… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 5:01 What’s next in the Barr-Berman standoff? By PBS NewsHour Manhattan’s U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who is investigating President Trump’s key associates, is refusing to step down, hours after the Justice Department moved to oust him.The standoff comes as a new book by former White House National Security Adviser, John… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 11:22 DOJ inspector general finds Russia probe was appropriately opened — but Barr disagrees A long-awaited report into the origins of the Russia probe found no evidence of a political conspiracy against President Trump. But the Justice Department’s inspector general criticized the FBI’s handling of wiretap applications used in the early stages of the… Continue watching
Nov 21 EPA prosecutions of polluters approach quarter-century lows By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Justice Department figures show criminal prosecution and convictions of polluters have fallen to quarter-century lows under the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency. Continue reading
Nov 13 Justice Dept. rolls out new program to combat gun violence By Adrian Sainz, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The push, known as Project Guardian, was unveiled at a news conference in Memphis, Tennessee, alongside officials from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Continue reading
Sep 17 Justice Department files lawsuit against Snowden over memoir By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department is seeking to "recover all proceeds" from Snowden's book, which was released Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 05 DOJ still working to add citizenship question to 2020 census By Associated Press But the department says it's unclear how that will happen. Continue reading
Apr 06 U.S. wants 2 years to ID migrant kids separated from families By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration wants up to two years to find potentially thousands of children who were separated from their families at the border before a judge halted the practice last year, a task that it says is more laborious than… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 3:23 Could DOJ’s ‘religious freedom’ guidance give license to discriminate? By PBS News Hour Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued legal guidance on Friday, reiterating that organizations may be exempt from following certain laws if doing so conflicts with their religious belief. The guidance, which does not change existing law, has been criticized by civil… Continue watching