Attorney General William Barr Authorizes DOJ to Look into Voting Irregularities
By KRISTINA WONG Attorney General William Barr in a memo issued on Monday authorized the Justice Department (DOJ) to look into voting irregularities in the 2020 presidential election. The memo was addressed and signed from Barr to U.S. Attorneys, the assistant attorneys general for the DOJ’s criminal division, civil rights division, the national security division, […]
DOJ Sending Personnel To Multiple Battleground States To Ensure Compliance With Voting Laws
JAKE DIMA CONTRIBUTOR The Department of Justice (DOJ) will send voting rights monitors to key battleground states on Election Day, the government body announced Monday. The DOJ plans to send personnel to a total of 18 states including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania, among others, according to a press release. Monitors from the […]
DOJ Says More Than 200 Face Federal Charges Under Operation Legend
BY JANITA KAN More than 200 people have been charged with federal crimes among the nearly 1,500 people arrested as part of an initiative aimed to stem violent crime in major inner cities, the Justice Department (DOJ) stated on Aug. 19. The figures represent the latest numbers of law enforcement actions taken since the start of Operation Legend in early July, […]
DOJ Has Brought Charges in 150 Federal Cases Linked to Rioting, US Attorney Says
BY JANITA KAN The Justice Department (DOJ) has so far brought charges in 150 federal cases related to acts of violence amid nationwide protests that occurred in the wake of George Floyd’s death, according to the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. The department and other federal agencies have been prioritizing efforts to quell outbreaks of […]
DOJ Proposes Rolling Back Legal Protections for Tech Companies Over User Content
BY JANITA KAN The Justice Department (DOJ) has unveiled a series of legislative proposals that would curtail broad legal protections for online platforms in an effort to push tech companies to address illicit material while moderating content responsibly. The proposed reforms are the latest in the Trump administration’s ongoing clash with big tech companies such as Twitter and Facebook. President […]
DOJ Warns Los Angeles Mayor That Stay-at-Home Extension Could Be Unlawful
BY MIMI NGUYEN LY The Department of Justice warned the mayor of Los Angeles and the county’s top health officer that a potential extension to the CCP virus stay-at-home order may be unlawful. A letter (pdf) sent to Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer on Friday expressed concern about recent statements both had made that restrictions may […]
California’s Reopening Plan Discriminates Against Churches, DOJ Says
Mary Margaret Olohan |Social Issues Reporter . California’s plan for reopening the economy discriminates against religious believers, the Department of Justice warned Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday. The DOJ told Newsom in a letter provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation that though the DOJ understands California’s responsibility to protect the health and safety […]
POLITICS | DOJ Drops Michael Flynn Case
BY IVAN PENTCHOUKOV The Department of Justice said on Thursday that it is dropping the criminal case against former national security advisor Michael Flynn. The stunning reversal came as the defense continued to bolster their case against Flynn’s former counsel and as the court received a stream of apparently exculpatory documents from an outside U.S. attorney […]
Year in Review: 20 Notable Spygate Developments of 2019
BY IVAN PENTCHOUKOV In the saga of “Spygate,” 2019 has shaped up to be the year the tables turned. In the first days of January 2019, a federal judge extended the term of the grand jury in the special counsel investigation by Robert Mueller. Later that month, the FBI raided the home of veteran Republican […]
DOJ Has Quietly Been Publishing Documents Related To Trump-Russia Probe
CHUCK ROSS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER . The Justice Department has quietly ramped up its release of documents related to the Trump-Russia probe. The agency in recent weeks has started publishing documents related to an array of topics, including Fusion GPS, Christopher Steele, Bruce Ohr, and Peter Strzok. One document released Wednesday shows that former Trump lawyer […]
