Justice Department
- Judge Grants Request to Unseal Grand Jury Records in Ghislaine Maxwell Case - The ruling cited a law signed last month by President Trump requiring the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell.
- FBI Agents Sue Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at George Floyd Protest - A five-year-old photo of agents kneeling at a D.C. protest after George Floyd’s killing led to the firing of about 16 agents.
- Judge deals setback to Justice Department effort to seek new indictment against Comey - A federal judge has dealt a setback to Justice Department efforts to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, temporarily barring prosecutors from using evidence they had relied on when they initially secured criminal
- Judge Halts Justice Dept. Effort to Seek New Comey Indictment - The judge’s decision prevented the government until at least next Friday from having access to much of the evidence it used to secure its original indictment against Mr. Comey.
- Judge Approves Release of Epstein Grand Jury Documents in Florida Case - A federal judge in Florida ordered the release of previously sealed testimony, after legislation passed last month authorizing the disclosure.
- Halligan Continues as U.S. Attorney, Prompting Criticism From Judges - The Justice Department has seized on a lack of explicit instruction from a federal judge to keep Lindsey Halligan in place for now.
- Epstein Files Reveal Private Home Photos in Latest Release by Democrats - In publicizing the photos and videos, Democrats in Congress appeared to be intensifying pressure on the Justice Department to release its files on the Epstein case.
- Trump’s Pardon of Honduran Ex-President Erases Top Loyalist’s Triumph - Emil Bove III’s work as a prosecutor, before he was a Trump lawyer and official, helped lead to the conviction of the Honduran ex-leader whom President Trump freed this week.
- Justice Department expands legal action against states that have refused its demands for voter data - The Justice Department on Tuesday sued six more states in its ongoing campaign to obtain detailed voter data and other election information. The department announced it was suing Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wa
- Lawsuit from James Comey’s friend could disrupt plans to re-indict the former FBI director - James Comey’s friend and former lawyer Daniel Richman is suing the Justice Department over evidence gathered from him years ago that was used in the recently dismissed criminal case against Comey.