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Justice Dept. Announces More Arrests in Plot to Kill Iranian Writer
Three men were enlisted to assassinate Masih Alinejad, a human-rights activist in Brooklyn who has criticized Iran’s repression of women, the indictme [...]
Justice Dept. Dismantles a Major Ransomware Operation
The department said it had successfully prevented victims from having to pay $130 million in ransoms to Hive, a prolific ransomware gang, before seizi [...]
Louisiana ‘Deliberately Indifferent’ to Keeping Inmates Past Release Date, Justice Dept. Says
The department, citing evidence uncovered by lawyers representing incarcerated people, concluded that the state has known about the problem for at lea [...]
Biden Lawyers Told Justice Dept. They Thought Official Files Went to Think Tank Only
The mistaken premise helps explain why nearly two months elapsed before Mr. Biden’s lawyers searched the garage of his Delaware home for classified re [...]
Justice Dept. Cracks Down on Firearm Accessories in Bid to Bolster Gun Safety
A final rule will require gun owners to apply for a permit within 120 days to use the accessories known as stabilizing braces.
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Justice Dept. Appeals Ruling on Government Liability in 2017 Church Shooting
The appeal comes nearly a year after a judge awarded $230 million to survivors and families of a shooting that killed 26 people in Sutherland Springs, [...]
Judge Rules for Justice Dept. in Dispute With Trump Over Documents Search
The court said the former president had to provide the government the names of private investigators he hired to search his properties last year for a [...]
Education Dept. Logs Record Number of Discrimination Complaints
Some of the highest-profile complaints show how America’s culture wars are affecting the nation’s children.
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Justice Dept. Sues AmerisourceBergen Over Role in Opioid Crisis
Investigators said the pharmaceutical manufacturer, one of the nation’s largest, had knowingly distributed opioids that were later resold illegally.
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Jan. 6 Committee Refers Trump to the Justice Dept.
The committee accuses the former president of other federal crimes, including conspiracy to defraud the United States. Five Trump allies are referred [...]
What the Justice Dept. Could Do Now After Trump Criminal Referral
The Justice Department is under no obligation to adopt the House committee’s recommendations, and not much is publicly known about any specific charge [...]
Justice Dept. Revises Rules for Drug Cases to Address Racial Disparities
A majority of those convicted of possession of crack cocaine are Black, and the mandatory sentence is far harsher than for powder cocaine.
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Justice Dept. Examines Emails from Trump Lawyers in Fake Elector Inquiry
Prosecutors have combed through more than 100,000 documents from John Eastman, Jeffrey Clark and Ken Klukowski, who played roles in the effort to reve [...]
SBF’s Bahamian prison reported for ‘harsh’ conditions and ‘degrading treatment’ — US State Dept
After being denied bail in a Bahamas Magistrate Court, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried could spend up to two months in the country’s Fox Hill Prison, [...]
Judge to Hear Justice Dept. Contempt Request in Trump Documents Case
The department wants the court to force a representative of Donald J. Trump to swear under oath that there are no more classified documents at any of [...]