William Barr has been attorney general for just one week but is on the cusp of staring down what will almost certainly be the most consequential decision of his long career: how much of the special counsel’s findings to make ...
Read More »Trump’s pick for AG once questioned value of border wall
President Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, William Barr, once questioned the value of a wall along the Mexican border similar to the one the president has advocated, describing the idea as “overkill.” Barr was attorney general under President George ...
Read More »More US police officers die on duty than before
More police officers have died in the line of duty this year in the United States than in 2017, according to data released Thursday. The most common cause of death was gunfire, and vehicular accidents claimed nearly as many officers’ ...
Read More »Trump’s jabs at Sessions could eclipse AG’s accomplishments
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has vigorously pushed President Donald Trump’s agenda at the Justice Department, and before that, spent 20 years championing conservative causes in the Senate. Yet as Sessions enters what may be the final stretch of his tenure, ...
Read More »Rosenstein: Justice Department won’t be extorted by Congress
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Tuesday lashed out at Republican allies of President Donald Trump who have drafted articles of impeachment against him, saying the Justice Department won’t be extorted or give in to threats. Rosenstein, speaking at a ...
Read More »Judge dismisses Russian billionaire’s suit against AP
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought against The Associated Press by a Russian billionaire with ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle said in the 21-page ruling that aluminum magnate Oleg ...
Read More »Judge wed to Mueller team member steps away from Trump suits
A federal judge who is married to a new member of Robert Mueller’s investigative team has stepped aside from lawsuits involving President Donald Trump and his business empire, court records show. Greg Andres, a New York lawyer and former Justice ...
Read More »Justice Dept. watchdog criticizes asset forfeiture program
A government watchdog on Wednesday identified what it called weaknesses in the Justice Department’s asset forfeiture program, including poor data collection and analysis, and inadequate training of local and state officers. The program, long criticized by advocacy groups and members ...
Read More »With clemency for Manning, attention turns to WikiLeaks head
President Barack Obama’s decision Tuesday to commute Chelsea Manning’s sentence brought fresh attention to another figure involved in the Army leaker’s case: Julian Assange. On Twitter last week, Assange’s anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks posted, “If Obama grants Manning clemency Assange will ...
Read More »Justice Dept. pushes back against Texas judge’s sanctions
The Justice Department pushed back Tuesday against a Texas judge’s demand that its lawyers attend an ethics course, saying the sanction is inappropriate and could cost the government and taxpayers millions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen, who earlier ...
Read More »Judge sides with anti-abortion group in birth control case
A federal judge on Monday sided with an anti-abortion group in its challenge of a key birth control provision of the Obama administration’s health care overhaul. The decision from U.S. District Judge Richard Leon adds to the legal debate surrounding ...
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