He wants expedited review of “disturbing trend.” Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered Justice Department employees to give priority to investigating what he called “the disturbing trend in reports…
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New Administration Declines to Uphold Public Charge Rule
President Trump’s rule on immigration will not be defended before Supreme Court. President Biden’s administration formally notified the Supreme Court this week that it would not defend an…
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Justice Department Continues Civil Rights Investigation
Drops the admissions discrimination lawsuit brought by previous administration. The Biden administration announced that it would be reversing another action of the prior administration on Wednesday, as the…
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Final Execution Carried Out Under President Trump
Dustin Higgs becomes 13th death penalty carried out in 6 months by DOJ. In the final days of the current administration, inmate Dustin Higgs was executed by lethal…
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Justice Department Declines Special Probe into Biden Family
AG William Barr said Department previously reviewed allegations. At what was likely his final press conference as attorney general, William Barr addressed the request for the Justice Department…
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Education Department Announces Faith-Based Equal Treatment Rule
Participation in Social Service programs do not endanger legal rights and protections. This week the Department of Education announced a joint final rule, with eight other federal agencies,…
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Federal Agencies Victims of Cyber Attacks
Vulnerabilities appear to be related to systems updates. Solar Winds, an IT company that runs network management systems and whose clients include the Department of Justice, the Census…
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Evidence of Widespread Voter Fraud not Found by DOJ
President Trump’s attorney responded. Attorney General William Barr revealed Tuesday that investigation by the Department of Justice has not uncovered “fraud on a scale that could have affected…
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Census Case Back in District Court
Full trial in 2021 expected. The Supreme Court had already closed a case on the 2020 census in favor of the president’s administration, abruptly ending official counting in…
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Federal Judge Dismisses DOJ Attempt to Take on President’s Libel Case
Lawsuit not in the scope of President’s employment. A federal judge denied the Justice Department’s request that the United States replace President Trump as the defendant in a…
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