Jan 06 Justice Department says it's been affected by Russian hack By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department says about 3% of its email accounts could be compromised as part of a massive breach of federal government agencies that U.S. officials have linked to Russia. No classified systems are believed to have been affected. Continue reading
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
Dec 14 Barr to step down before Christmas, Trump tweets By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press President Donald Trump says Attorney General William Barr is resigning. Continue reading
Dec 14 What a Biden administration could mean for criminal justice reform By Candice Norwood, Daniel Bush President-elect Joe Biden will face pressure when he takes office to make swift changes to the Department of Justice. Continue reading
Nov 27 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.”… Continue reading
Nov 25 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. Continue reading
Oct 28 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. Continue reading
Oct 27 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. Continue reading
Oct 21 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. Continue reading
Oct 20 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. Continue reading