Georgia Charges 'Cop City' Protesters Under RICO Law Used To Indict Trump
Among the indicted are a Southern Poverty Law Center attorney acting as a legal observer and three people who run a bail fund.
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Patient Privacy at Risk in Senate Bill Aimed at Pharmacy Managers
Prosecutors could end up with a trove of patient-level data regarding highly personal drugs like Viagra, abortion pills, and more.
Attorney General Orders Prosecutors To End Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity as Congress Dithers
The move comes as legislation flounders in Congress to end the crack-powder sentencing disparity once and for all.
Divided Government Is Good. In 2023, Bipartisanship Would Be Better.
From immigration to drug reform, there is plenty of potential for productive compromise.
Putin's Push and Ponytail Solidarity
Plus: The editors engage in a full-throated denunciation of the CIA in response to a listener question.
New York Attorney General Sues Trump for Fraud, Seeks $250 Million in Restitution
In a press conference, Letitia James accused the former president of routinely misstating the values of his properties for personal financial gain.
DOJ Moves To Unseal the Search Warrant Against Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Estate
Garland said the move was in the name of transparency, as part of his pledge that the Justice Department would "speak through its work."
Abortion Weighs Heavily On the Race for Wisconsin Attorney General
An 1849 state law bans abortion in nearly all cases. The candidates disagree over whether it should be enforced.
A Judge Sent Kris Kobach Back to Law School. Now He Wants To Be Kansas' Attorney General.
Kobach did such a poor job defending his state's immigration law, the judge sentenced him to remedial law courses.
A.G. Merrick Garland Tells FBI To Investigate Parents Who Yell at School Officials About Critical Race Theory
School boards want some perturbed parents branded domestic terrorists.
Biden's Justice Department Goes After Police Misconduct
A sharp departure from the Trump administration's approach
Cuomo Sexually Harassed 11 Women, Retaliated Against 1 Female Employee, According to A.G. Report
"There should be a zero tolerance policy when it comes to sexual harassment," Cuomo tweeted in 2013.
D.C.'s Attorney General Is Suing Amazon To Force It To Feature Worse Deals
A new antitrust suit targets third-party seller agreements.
'Incompetent Government Kills People,' Says Andrew Cuomo Unironically
The New York governor should look to his own state.
Joe Biden Picks Merrick Garland for Attorney General
The Biden administration has just delivered its first disappointment to criminal justice reform advocates.
AG Barr Sees No Reason to Appoint Special Counsel for Hunter Biden or Election Investigations
The Attorney General says "No" to the President on his way out the door, leaving Jeff Rosen in charge of DOJ.
Wish a Not-So-Fond Farewell to Outgoing Attorney General William Barr
His Trump toadying was absolutely awful, but still not nearly as bad as his unremittingly harsh approach to justice and policing.
Attorney General Barr Says There Is No Evidence of Election Fraud that Would Have Changed Election Outcome
Either the AG is acknowledging reality, or he's joined the anti-Trump deep state conspiracy.
Merrick Garland for Attorney General?
The well-respected appellate judge might be just the sort of Attorney General the nation needs.
Justice Department Reportedly Asks Congress for Indefinite Detention Powers To Fight Coronavirus
Congress should loudly and unanimously reject this insanity.
Bill Barr Knew He Would Be a Hatchet Man for Trump
Barr's big complaint is that the president is so overt with the sleazy pressure.
Kamala Harris Is a Cop Who Wants To Be President
The California senator and former prosecutor has a long record of pushing illiberal policies.
Democrats Will Go Forward With Barr Contempt Vote Despite DOJ Threat to Deny Them All Access to the Mueller Report
Plus: "Offending religious feelings" in Poland, Trump tax returns, the latest "heartbeat bill," Denver's mushroom measure, and more...
Attorney General Nominee William Barr Defends Long Prison Sentences, But Says He's Open to Reforms
"As a system, it's working," Barr says of the criminal justice system. "It's not predicated on racism."
EXCLUSIVE: Read Desperate Emails From People Scammed by A.G. Matt Whitaker's Business Associates
"My husband, who is a retired veteran, allowed me to use our savings. My fear of course, they have taken my money and never intended to file the patent."
Gorsuch Challenges Blank Check for the U.S. Attorney General
A case to watch for both criminal justice reformers and for critics of executive overreach.
If Chris Christie Becomes Attorney General, Pot Advocacy Could be Set Ablaze
Chris Christie is a notorious pot prohibitionist.
Trump Is Angry at Jeff Sessions for the Wrong Reasons
"I don't have an attorney general," Trump says.
Jeff Sessions Backs Asian Americans' Discrimination Lawsuit Against Harvard
"Evidence indicates that a driving factor in Harvard's admissions process... may be infected with racial bias against Asian Americans."
Senate Could Make It Easy for FBI to Spy on Teen Sexters, Black Lives Matter, and Other U.S. 'Criminals'
FISA reauthorization would majorly expand use of warrantless digital surveillance data against Americans.
Is President Trump a 'Climate Menace'?
None of his cabinet picks seem to think that man-made climate change is hoax.