This is the third Pattern-of-Practice investigation by the president’s administration. On Thursday the Justice Department announced that it would be launching an investigation probe into the Phoenix police…
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DOJ Declares Vaccine Mandates Legal
Major government agencies begin requiring vaccines or weekly testing. In an opinion issued Wednesday, the Department of Justice said federal law does not prohibit public agencies and private…
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Attorney General Expands Immigration Judges’ Authority
He says that judges can put deportation proceedings on indefinite hold. In an opinion issued Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland recognized the ability of immigration judges to administratively…
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President Plans to Combat Gun Violence
Actions will build on the executive order he issued in April. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden said he plans to unveil new steps to curtail gun violence in…
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Supreme Court Rejects Reduced Sentencing
Justice Department had sought to lessen sentences for crack offenders under First Step Act and Fair Sentencing Act. This past week the Supreme Court ruled in Terry v.…
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Justice Department Reclaims Colonial Pipeline Ransom
Newly created task force targets ransomware attackers. On Monday, the Justice Department announced that it had successfully reclaimed about half of the $4.4 million that had been paid…
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Slow Job Market Impacts Federal Prisons
Cooks and nurses pulled in to make up guard deficit. The Justice Department’s budget allotted for the hiring of 20,446 correctional officers by the end of 2020, but…
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New Jersey Representative Faces Ethics Complaints
Not the first politician investigated for alleged insider trading in recent years. Just as the Justice Department closed probes into Senators Dianne Feinstein of California, James Inhofe of…
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President Reestablishes Legal Aid Roundtable
Aims to improve interagency legal aid for underresourced communities. On Tuesday, President Biden announced that he would take executive action to reform the White House Legal Aid Interagency…
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COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Passed by House
The Asian American hate crimes bill was approved by the Senate in April. On Tuesday, legislators came together in a rare bipartisan vote to approve a bill created…
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