Trump Can’t Be Sued Over The Violent Clearing Of Lafayette Square Last Summer, A Judge Ruled
The judge found there wasn’t enough evidence that Trump and other officials had conspired to violate protesters’ rights.
A Second Alleged Capitol Rioter Is Charged With Carrying A Gun That Day
Guy Reffitt of Texas is charged with being on the Capitol grounds with a semiautomatic handgun.
The Supreme Court Ruled Against LGBTQ Families In A Big Religious Freedom Case
The court sided with a Catholic agency that wouldn’t place foster kids with same-sex couples, but rejected a request to issue a broader ruling on nondiscrimination policies.
The Supreme Court Saved Obamacare Again By Throwing Out A Republican Lawsuit
The 7–2 decision saw justices nominated by Donald Trump join with the court's liberals.
Trump Wanted The Justice Department To Copy Texas's Failed Election Case But Add More Conspiracy Theories
House Democrats released documents on Tuesday about efforts by Trump and White House officials to get the Justice Department to wade into postelection fights.
Two Capitol Rioters Cut The First Deal With Prosecutors With Little Or No Jail Time On The Table
Jessica and Joshua Bustle pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor with a maximum sentence of six months in jail.
Incarcerated People Faced Huge Disparities Trying To Flee COVID-19 In Prisons
New data show federal judges granted compassionate release petitions at dramatically different rates depending on their location.
The Senate Confirmed The First-Ever Muslim American Federal Judge Appointed By A President
Judge Zahid Quraishi will serve as a district judge in New Jersey.
The Random Last Vestiges Of The Mueller Era Are Coming To An End
A two-year legal fight over testimony from a former top Trump administration official ended with little fanfare.
Most Capitol Rioters Probably Aren't Looking At Maximum Prison Sentences
Most defendants are looking at sentences that fall far below the maximums.
The Justice Department Will Keep Fighting To Defend Donald Trump In A Case Related To A Rape Allegation
Biden during the campaign had criticized DOJ’s effort to intervene in writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against Trump.
A Prosecutor Sexually Harassed Women Across The Federal Government, A Watchdog Agency Found
The Justice Department inspector general’s office declined to identify the assistant US attorney in a report provided to BuzzFeed News, citing privacy concerns.
The Justice Department Is Dropping A Capitol Riot Prosecution For The First Time
The US attorney’s office in Washington didn’t explain why it was dismissing the charges against Christopher Kelly of New York.
The Justice Department Under Biden Will Argue To Keep Most Of A Trump-Era Memo From The Mueller Probe Secret
A judge found that the Justice Department was “disingenuous” in arguing to keep secret a March 2019 memo related to the end of the Mueller investigation.
Alleged Capitol Rioters Are Telling Judges They Shouldn't Be Tried In DC Because Of "Cancel Culture"
Lawyers with conservative ties are leaning into politically themed defense strategies.
Anti-Abortion Activists Had A Plan To Get To The Supreme Court. It Worked.
The Supreme Court — now with a 6–3 conservative majority — will consider Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban during the next term.
They Said Trump Told Them To Attack The Capitol. Judges Are Keeping Them In Jail Anyway.
Accepting the argument that Trump could give people permission to riot at the Capitol would “make a farce of the rule of law,” one judge wrote.
These Videos Show The Moment Officer Brian Sicknick Was Hit With A Chemical Spray At The Capitol
The US attorney’s office released the videos after BuzzFeed News and other media outlets petitioned a judge to make them public.
The Man Photographed With His Foot On Nancy Pelosi’s Desk During The Capitol Riots Will Be Released From Jail
Richard Barnett was ordered to remain in jail in January, but a judge ruled Tuesday that his case now was too similar to those of other defendants who were allowed to go home.
The Justice Department Will Investigate Policing Practices In Louisville After Breonna Taylor Was Killed
It’s the second investigation launched by DOJ into civil rights abuses by police in the past week.