Department of Justice

Analysts say the decision breaks the Trump administration's promise to cut the immigration court backlog.

• By Massoud Hayoun

The policy excludes EPA grant recipients from serving on external advisory committees, with the aim of limiting conflicts of interests.

• By Candace Butera

According to recently obtained emails, the Census Bureau is hurriedly attempting to add a citizenship status question at the behest of the DOJ.

• By Justin Elliott

The attorney general vowed to use the Department of Justice to confront America's gun problem. Well, sort of.

• By Jared Keller

The idea that sanctuary cities are a danger to residents has largely proven to be a myth.

• By Chinelo Nkechi Ikem

The DOJ is pushing for questions that experts say may depress participation by immigrants and harm the quality of the census.

• By Justin Elliott

Right before Christmas, the Department of Justice rescinded key protections for disabled workers.

• By David M. Perry

They say that a cluster of ICE raids violate domestic and international refugee laws.

• By Morgan Baskin

Jeffrey Anderson's relative dearth of experience comes at a critical time for the Department of Justice.

• By Jared Keller

A new study uses a statistical technique from wildlife ecology to estimate the number of people killed by cops. It turns out every database is undercounting them.

• By Kate Wheeling

A new report outlines how municipal court fines disproportionately target low-income communities.

• By Brentin Mock

The federal agency is arguing that a presidential pardon "moots a criminal case."

• By Kate Wheeling

Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and the state of California have already filed similar suits.

• By Morgan Baskin

The unit will use data on doctors' prescribing patterns and pharmacies' dispensing to detect hot spots.

• By Francie Diep

The news follows Trump's sharp criticism of Jeff Sessions in an interview published last week.

• By Kate Wheeling

Fines for companies have risen over the last 25 years, but the number of prosecutions has remained roughly the same, according to information compiled by a University of Virginia law professor and his research team.

• By Rick Paulas

The law would introduces sanctions for law enforcement officials who refuse to cooperate with federal immigration officials.

• By Kate Wheeling

The new attorney general will have a tremendous amount of power in judging how civil rights laws are interpreted and enforced—a fact that could wipe out the progress made under the Obama administration.

• By Jared Keller

The ruling comes during a big moment in the drug’s road toward legalization.

• By Jared Keller

What is California going to do with "the worst of the worst"?

• By Jessica Pishko

Amid significant reforms, federal officials worry that sexual abuse in juvenile justice system remains prevalent and too often unpunished.

• By Joaquin Sapien

Your guide to the Department of Justice's agreement with the Ferguson Police Department.

• By Allison Shapiro

As questions swirl around U.S. efforts to keep people with terrorism ties from entering the country, the story of Rahinah Ibrahim is a cautionary tale.

• By Raymond Bonner

The Lacey Act, a 115-year-old law that seeks to protect threatened species, is still going strong.

• By Lauren Kirchner