The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government, responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant administration, and administers several federal law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the United States Marshals Service (USMS), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The department is responsible for investigating instances of financial fraud, representing the United States government in legal matters, and running the federal prison system. The department is also responsible for reviewing the conduct of local law enforcement as directed by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
Facebook and DOJ on Friday urged a federal judge to approve a $5 billion deal struck with the FTC in July over Cambridge Analytica privacy complaints.
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The US Justice Department has told a court it erred when it continued surveillance of one of President Donald Trump’s former campaign advisers. It's a sign it believes the FBI on occasion went too..
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended the intelligence assessment that led the United States to kill Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani, as Democratic lawmakers questioned..
Tehran has an array of options to hit back at U.S. targets and allies after an American airstrike killed a top Iranian commander in Baghdad. Zachary Goelman reports.
Goldman Sachs is in talks with the U.S. government to pay up to $2 billion and admit guilt to resolve a probe into its role in a sweeping Malaysia corruption scandal, according to a source. Fred..
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog criticized the FBI’s probe on President Donald Trump. He told the Senate Judiciary Committee he was alarmed that “so many basic and fundamental..
Federal authorities on Thursday charged 10 former National Football League players for allegedly defrauding a healthcare program of more than $3.4 million by filing false claims for hyperbaric oxygen..
The U.S. Department of Justice's internal watchdog told Congress on Wednesday that the FBI made "basic and fundamental errors" during a politically sensitive investigation into Donald Trump's..
Donald Trump continues to emphasize the FBI is crooked and Democrats are against him. Attorney General William Barr agrees with Trump, saying the inspector general found “a clear abuse” of the..
The Department of Justice's watchdog on Monday (December 9) announced that FBI agents were 'properly authorized' to launch an investigation into then-candidate Donald Trump's political campaign,..
Two Russian nationals have been criminally charged in the U.S. over an alleged multiyear scheme to steal millions of dollars by using malware to hack into computers, according to an indictment made..
Major Hillary Clinton donors have been charged in a massive campaign-finance scheme. The Justice Department announced the charges on Tuesday. The individuals conspired to “make and conceal conduit..
Exclusive: the U.S. Department of Justice has stepped up its investigation into Deutsche Bank's role in the 200 billion euro ($220 billion) Danske Bank money laundering scandal, people familiar with..
The top lawyer for the House of Representatives notified the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia of the inconsistent legal positions, and urged swift rulings for the House. NYTimes.com - Published
The U.S. Justice Department is planning to hold a conference to discuss the future of a federal law which largely exempts online platforms from legal liability for the material their users post,.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Justice Department has told a court it did not have enough evidence to justify continued surveillance of one of President Donald Trump's former campaign advisers in 2017, in a sign it believes.. Reuters - Published
Ms. Raskin, who worked in the Justice Department in the Reagan administration, has been a constant but little-known presence in Mr. Trump’s orbit since the Mueller inquiry. NYTimes.com - Published
More than 2,400 federal inmates have won court approval for reduced prison sentences while another 124 seriously ill prisoners have been approved for early compassionate release under a criminal.. Reuters - Published
The Silicon Valley giant is preparing for a legal fight over encryption, even as it works to reduce tensions with the Justice Department. NYTimes.com - Published
Attorney General William Barr said Apple hasn't helped unlock iPhones belonging to the Saudi pilot who opened fire at Naval Air Station Pensacola.
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The Justice Department findings were announced about a month after the Saudi pilot, Second Lt. Mohammed Alshamrani, opened fire on service members at Naval Air Station Pensacola.
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The U.S. government will announce "actions" on Monday along with results of a Justice Department criminal investigation into the December shootings at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida that.. Reuters - Published
Criticism of "social justice" prosecutors, threat to communities shows DOJ leaders lack vision, understanding to ensure justice system reform
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department said a federal appeals court should reverse a lower court verdict finding Bayer AG liable in the case of a California man who blamed.. Reuters - Published
An agreement between college counselors and the Justice Department should free up colleges to woo early-decision applicants with financial aid. NYTimes.com - Published
Swiss bank Coutts & Co Ltd will pay an additional $27.9 million under an addendum to a 2015 non-prosecution agreement, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday. Reuters - Published
The Van Andel Research Institute, which conducts biomedical research, will pay $5.5 million to resolve civil charges that it failed to disclose to the U.S. government that two of its researchers were.. Reuters - Published
Concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment Inc agreed to refrain from retaliating against venues that do not use its Ticketmaster service for every event in a settlement with the U.S. Justice.. Reuters - Published
The Justice Department is investigating the Glenwood Resource Center, a state institution where people with intellectual disabilities receive care.
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Attorneys for actress Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli say the Justice Department has refused to turn over all evidence in college admissions case.
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The U.S. Justice Department is preparing to take legal action against Live Nation Entertainment on allegations the concert promoter has sought to strong-arm concert venues into using its dominant.. Reuters - Published
U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to take legal action against Live Nation Entertainment on allegations the concert promoter has sought to strong-arm concert venues into using its dominant.. Reuters - Published
The legal opinions were written during previous Democratic and Republican administrations by the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel. NYTimes.com - Published
The National Association for College Admission Counseling, a trade association of admissions counselors, has agreed to drop rules against colleges trying to poach each other's students and prospective.. Reuters - Published
Ten former NFL players were charged in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud the league's health care benefit program by submitting false claims for medical equipment, including devices used on.. USATODAY.com - Published
Holder said Barr's attacks on Trump's critics sound "more like the tactics of an unscrupulous criminal defense lawyer than a U.S. attorney general."
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This week, ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Page sued the Justice Department for the release of text messages that made her a frequent target of Trump's attacks.
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At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, the Justice Department’s inspector general recounted egregious problems with wiretap files. NYTimes.com - Published
The Justice Department's inspector general debunked claims by Trump that political bias played a role in the FBI's decision to launch Russia probe.
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By the time the Justice Department inspector general’s report was released, the president and his supporters had moved on in their effort to convince Americans of the enemies arrayed against him. NYTimes.com - Published
The DOJ's inspector general referred to more than a dozen FBI inaccuracies identified across three separate requests to monitor Carter Page.
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Republican and Democratic lawmakers came away with starkly different conclusions from the long-awaited report watchdog report of the Justice Department on the FBI's handling of the Russia probe. (Dec... USATODAY.com - Published
The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog said on Monday that it found numerous errors but no evidence of political bias by the FBI when it opened an investigation into contacts between Donald.. Reuters - Published
President Trump highlighted inaccuracies in surveillance applications, but the report found the FBI was legally justified in opening the Russia probe.
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The inquiry by the Justice Department’s inspector general found no evidence of the political conspiracy alleged by President Trump but uncovered flaws in how the case was handled. NYTimes.com - Published
The U.S. Justice Department's inspector general, in a report to be made public on Monday, found that an FBI probe into advisers to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign was opened on a legitimate.. Reuters - Published
DOJ IG Michael Horowitz's report, released Monday, debunks claims by Trump that political bias influenced FBI's decision to launch Russia probe in 2016.
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A much-anticipated report by the Justice Department’s inspector general will criticize the F.B.I. but also debunk many conspiracy theories. NYTimes.com - Published
Defense attorneys for the students have said they believe they were entrapped and didn't realize the university was fake when they enrolled.
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The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog is expected to announce on Monday that the FBI, despite some mistakes, was legally justified in 2016 in opening its investigation into contacts between.. Reuters - Published
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