Trump Calls for Firing of DOJ Official Tied to Fusion GPS
President Trump called for the firing Monday of a Justice Department official over his connection to the Russia probe.
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Feds Lobby Judge to Lift Ban on 3D-Printed Gun Plans
One day after the Justice Department asked a federal judge to allow publication of blueprints for 3D-printed firearms, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday anyone who makes undetectable guns will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Read moreFifth Circuit Takes Up Address Question in Immigration Cases
The Fifth Circuit heard arguments Wednesday in two cases centered on whether the federal government is required to send correspondence to a foreign address to notify a person in the U.S. illegally about their court proceedings.
Read moreSanctuary-State Appeal
Making good on a vow to appeal, the Trump administration said Tuesday it will fight the dismissal of most of its challenge to California’s so-called sanctuary-state laws in the Ninth Circuit.
Read moreSenate to Send Butina Transcript to Justice Department
The Senate has quietly agreed to send a transcript of a private interview of accused Russian operative Mariia Butina by the Senate Intelligence Committee to the Department of Justice and her lawyer.
Read morePrime Healthcare
Prime Healthcare Services, its subsidiaries and its founder and CEO Dr. Prem Reddy will pay $65 million to settle claims they knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare by admitting patients who required only less costly, outpatient care and billing for more expensive diagnoses than the patients had, the Justice Department said Friday.
Read moreUS Takes Pruning Shears to 70-Year-Old Film Settlements
Antitrust decrees that have dictated the U.S. film industry since 1949 might soon hit the cutting-room floor.
Read morePhiladelphia Police Ink $100K Deal for Deaf
Stepping up its efforts to communicate with the deaf, be they criminal suspects or victims, the Philadelphia Police Department signed a settlement Thursday that includes nearly $100,000 in relief.
Read moreWells Fargo to Pay $2.09 Billion for Selling Faulty Mortgages
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. will pay $2.09 billion under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act to settle claims it knowingly originated and sold residential mortgages it knew contained misstated income information, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
Read moreSessions: US Culture ‘Less Hospitable to People of Faith’
American culture has become “less hospitable to people of faith,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday in vowing that the Justice Department would protect people’s religious freedom and convictions.
Read moreFeds Say 1,000 Migrant Families Face Deportation
A Justice Department attorney revealed Friday afternoon that 1,000 families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border face immediate deportation once a court-ordered stay on removal proceedings is lifted.
Read moreHouse Republicans Move to Impeach Deputy Attorney General
A group of 11 House Republicans has introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who oversees special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference and President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.
Read moreJudge Offers Feds Praise, Warning on Immigrant Reunifications
A federal judge Tuesday praised the government’s efforts to meet a court-ordered deadline to reunify families separated at the southwest border but sternly reminded government attorneys “this must be a transparent process.”
Read moreDC Attorneys Fast-Track Process of Reuniting Separated Minors, Parents
In contrast to the month-long process of reuniting separated minors with their parents, some attorneys have been able to prompt the government to reunite families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border within a matter of days, and most recently, in a matter of hours.
Read moreLA Seeks Injunction Against Feds Over Sanctuary State Policy
The city of Los Angeles wants a federal court to block the Justice Department from imposing conditions on law enforcement grants, arguing in court papers Thursday that the city is being cut off from funding for refusing to help enforce federal immigration laws.
Read moreJudge Rules Alleged Russian Agent Will Be Held Until Trial
Alleged Russian Agent Maria Butina will remain in custody until her trial on charges of conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Read moreACLU Asks Feds for Heads Up When Reuniting Families
A federal judge in California asked the government Friday to give 12 hours’ notice before reuniting children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border with their families so no one is left stranded as agencies prepare to reunite nearly 3,000 detained children.
Read moreFeds Reopen Case That Sparked Civil Rights Push
The U.S. Department of Justice has reopened the 63-year-old case of Emmett Till, the black teenager whose brutal murder in 1955 helped trigger the civil rights movement.
Read moreFeds Appeal Merger Go-Ahead for AT&T, Time Warner
The government’s challenge to the blockbuster $85.4 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger got fresh oxygen Thursday as the Justice Department said it will appeal a federal judge’s approval of the merger.
Read moreJustice Dep’t Challenged on Family-Reunification Plans
The ongoing chaos and uncertainty surrounding court-ordered family reunifications took center stage in federal court Thursday as attorneys for asylum-seeking parents separated from their children at the border said the government still has no structured reunification plan.
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