Aug 24 Watch 5:20 Jeff Sessions is dramatically reshaping Justice Department policy By PBS News Hour Behind the scenes, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been making a series of significant and controversial changes. Lisa Desjardins reports on how Sessions has been one of the key forces executing the president’s agenda and reversing the Obama legacy. Continue watching
Aug 23 Why the DOJ and an internet company are heading to court over data from an anti-Trump protest website By Rhana Natour UPDATE: A D.C. Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that DreamHost must comply with a scaled-back Department of Justice demand for data from DisruptJ20.org, an inauguration protest website it hosts. Last week, DreamHost said it would not comply with a… Continue reading
Aug 23 Federal judge again throws out Texas’ voter ID law By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A federal judge has once again thrown out Texas' voter ID law in the latest court defeat for state Republican lawmakers over voting rights. Continue reading
Aug 07 Justice Department considers revamp of federal standards for forensic evidence By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is reviving work on federal standards for what forensic experts can say in court and plans to create a program to monitor the accuracy of forensic testimony. Continue reading
Aug 05 Task force on marijuana law offers little on new policies By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press The task force, a group of prosecutors and federal law enforcement officials, largely reiterates the current Justice Department policy on marijuana. Continue reading
Aug 03 DOJ threatens to deny crime-fighting assistance for 4 sanctuary cities By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press The threat marks Attorny General Jeff Sessions' latest effort to force local authorities to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, part of a push to reduce crime he believes is linked to illegal immigration. Continue reading
Aug 01 Report: Justice Department plans to target affirmative action By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed The Trump administration plans to investigate and sue colleges and universities over admissions practices. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 7:22 What we can learn from Nixon’s ‘Saturday Night Massacre’ By PBS News Hour Dubbed the "Saturday Night Massacre," the political drama that unfolded on October 20, 1973, pitted a president against the Justice Department and has drawn parallels to today. William Ruckelshaus is one of the officials who refused to carry out an… Continue watching
Jul 27 Jeff Sessions goes to El Salvador to learn how to eradicate the MS-13 gang By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press Trump praised Sessions when he announced his mission to eradicate the gang in April. But the attorney general has since fallen out of favor with his onetime political ally. Continue reading
Jul 20 WATCH: Sessions, Rosenstein announce international crackdown on cybercrime By Raphael Satter and Frank Bajak, Associated Press Two of the world's most notorious "darknet" marketplaces have been knocked out in a one-two punch that officials say yielded a trove of new intelligence about drugs and weapons merchants that operate from hidden corners of the internet. Continue reading