The Latest Breaking News from Justice Department

Attorney argued chain of events was highly unusual and went against DOJ protocol

A jail guard is recovering after he was stabbed in the neck over the weekend at a jail in Atlanta that is currently under a federal consent decree

A judge has continued to block President Donald Trump’s plan to pull federal funding from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth

Recent demotions of senior federal prosecutors in the US Justice Department raise concerns of political influence and retaliation, impacting ongoing cases.

The first files posted on the US Justice Department website have largely been circulating in the public domain for years

The Justice Department released a batch of long-circulating documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, prompting criticism for their lack of new information.

That's the powerful argument that Mayor Adams's lawyers are making, citing (among other grounds) the leaking of a resignation letter containing "the wildly inflammatory and false accusation that Mayor Adams and his counsel had, in essence, offered a quid to the Department of Justice in exchange for the quo of…

Federal judge criticizes Justice Department's changing stance on presidential pardons for Capitol riot defendants, emphasizing the need for clarity and con...

Justice Department drops cases addressing discriminatory hiring practices in police and fire departments, signaling a shift in government support for diver...