The Latest Breaking News from Justice Department

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick B. Garland returns to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for the first time in more than a year, where senators will have the chance to confront him about Justice Department actions on a wide range of high-profile issues.

Federal officials are suing a Louisiana chemical maker, alleging that it presented an unacceptable cancer risk to the nearby majority-Black community and demanding cuts in toxic emissions

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday called on Congress to reauthorize a key surveillance law before it expires at the end of the year, touting it as a cornerstone of national security even as officials work to address past criticisms that it has information on Americans as well.

Douglas Letter, the House chief counsel for four years, shares his views on the era’s biggest battles

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland returns to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for the first time in more than a year.

Hack discovered on 17 February and reported to Justice Department

The Biden administration on Tuesday called on Congress to reauthorize a key surveillance law before it expires at the end of the year.

LOS ANGELES — The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge Monday to find Los Angeles County, the Board of Supervisors and Sheriff Robert Luna in contempt of court for failing to fix "appalling" conditions in the local lockups.

JetBlue Airways CEO Robin Hayes was unequivocal when asked what he’d do if the U.S. Justice Department blocked his airline’s proposed buyout of Spirit Airlines, South Florida’s low-cost hometown air carrier.

The January 6 invistigations have renewed interest in this somewhat obscure constitutional provision and the scope of its protections.

Justice Neil Gorsuch tacked on a handful of sentences to a 2021 Supreme Court ruling, planting the seeds of a legal fight that could further weaken Voting Rights Act protections for people of color.