Department of Justice

New rule could allow firing squads, gas for federal executions

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The amended rule, published Friday in the Federal Register, allows the U.S. government to conduct executions by lethal injection or use “any other manner prescribed by the law of the state in which the sentence was imposed.”…

Justice Department appeals judge's decision in Trump defamation case

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

A judge concluded last month in a written decision that President Donald Trump’s June 19 statements about columnist E. Jean Carroll didn’t constitute an official act of the presidency and were outside the scope of his employment as president.

WATCH: U.S. charges 8 in alleged Chinese surveillance effort

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The Justice Department has charged eight people with working on behalf of the Chinese government in a pressure campaign aimed at coercing a New Jersey man who was wanted by Beijing to return to China to face charges, officials said.

Judge says U.S. can't replace Trump in columnist's slander suit

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

A federal judge on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump's request that he be replaced as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit alleging he raped a woman in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s.

Justice Department says OxyContin maker will plead guilty to 3 criminal charges

By Michael Balsamo, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Justice Department officials tell The Associated Press that Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion.

Department of Justice announces center to help police, offers aid to Minneapolis

By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it has put $3 million toward the creation of a national center that will provide training and assistance to help law enforcement agencies prevent the use of excessive force.

Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google

By Michael Balsamo, Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

The Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its online dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

WATCH: U.S. charges ISIS members in deaths of American hostages

By Eric Tucker, Matthew Barakat, Associated Press

Prosecutors are accusing them of involvement in a gruesome campaign of beheadings, torture and other acts of violence against four American hostages in Syria and other captives.

WATCH: As ISIS members face U.S. charges, James Foley's mother hopes they 'understand their crimes'

By Morgan Till

Diane Foley, James Foley’s mother and founding president of the foundation that bears her son’s name, talked to the PBS NewsHour’s Nick Schifrin about the trial to come.

U.S. charges British Islamic State members in deaths of Western hostages

By Associated Press

They are expected to make their first appearance in the afternoon in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, where a federal grand jury issued an eight-count indictment.