Merrick Garland exits with his record under scrutiny and the Justice Department bracing for upheaval
Attorney General Merrick Garland came in with a mission to calm the waters at the Justice Department and restore its reputation for independence after four turbulent years during Donald Trump's presidency.
Q&A: Departing U.S. attorney Mark Totten touts legal wins, hints at concerns
Totten, nominated by President Joe Biden, spent the last three years as the U.S. attorney for Michigan's Western District.
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Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1
"Your head will spin when you see what's going to happen," Trump said. Here's a closer look at what he promised to do on Day 1.
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United Statescategory Trump plans to intensify immigration enforcement soon after inauguration, source says 3:49 AM UTC United Statescategory NY Mayor Adams says he had productive meeting with ...
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U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Martin Estrada resigns from his position
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Martin Estrada tendered his resignation to the President of the
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ECSC achieves record case clearance led by Antigua and Barbuda
Acting Chief Justice ... Michel said, highlighting the court’s consistent improvement in addressing case backlogs. The introduction of an electronic litigation portal across member states ...
Special counsel report says Trump would’ve been convicted for Jan. 6 ‘unprecedented criminal effort’
Jack Smith says in a new report that his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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Trump’s AG pick Bondi questioned about potential weaponization of Justice Department
Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the country’s top law enforcement officer, was interrogated by senators on both sides of the aisle Wednesday. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the hearing for the attorney general nominee.
'Fealty' vs 'independence': Trump picks his defense lawyers for top Justice Department posts
Trump's pick to have defense lawyers lead the Justice Department sparked some concerns. They will likely to be front and center at today's confirmation hearing.
Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
As President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, gets set for her Senate confirmation hearings, only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults are “extremely” or “very” confident the Justice Department will act in a fair and nonpartisan manner
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Judge allows Justice Department to release special counsel Smith’s report on Trump’s Jan. 6 case
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump, is latest back and forth in a court dispute over the report from the special counsel who prosecuted Trump in two cases the Justice Department abandoned in November.
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Special counsel who led Trump prosecutions leaves US Justice Dept
Trump suggested in a late night post on his Truth Social platform that Mr Smith has been “fired” by the Department of Justice ... to defraud the United States and conspiracy to obstruct ...