WATCH: Justice Department will review restrictive GOP voting laws
The Justice Department will scrutinize a wave of new laws in Republican-controlled states that tighten voting rules, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday, vowing to take action on any violations of federal law.
WATCH LIVE: Senate Appropriations Committee holds hearing on DOJ budget with Merrick Garland
The Justice Department is stepping up its enforcement of hate crimes and other bias-related incidents, furthering a promise by Attorney General Merrick Garland to focus on civil rights violations.
WATCH: AG Merrick Garland testifies before House on budget request
Attorney General Merrick Garland will testify before the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday on President Biden's Department of Justice budget request for the next fiscal year.
WATCH: Justice Department opens policing probe over Breonna Taylor death
The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville, Kentucky after the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her home.
The Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after a former officer was convicted in the killing of George Floyd there.
Garland issued a new memorandum to all U.S. attorneys and other Justice Department leaders spelling out the new policies on civil agreements and consent decrees with state and local governments.
Garland will have to decide how to handle a special counsel investigation into the origins of the Russia probe, which shadowed Trump’s presidency for more than two years, and remains ongoing.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland arrived at the Department of Justice Thursday morning for his first official full day in office.
Garland, a federal appeals court judge who was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court in 2016, is among Biden’s most widely supported nominees.
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