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Criminal Justice

Joe Biden Picks Merrick Garland for Attorney General

The Biden administration has just delivered its first disappointment to criminal justice reform advocates.

Damon Root | 1.6.2021 2:12 PM

Attorney General

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.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.22.2020 9:34 AM

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William Barr

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.

Scott Shackford | 12.15.2020 12:40 PM

Election

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.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.1.2020 2:28 PM

Department of Justice

Merrick Garland for Attorney General?

The well-respected appellate judge might be just the sort of Attorney General the nation needs.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 11.20.2020 4:49 PM

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Coronavirus

Justice Department Reportedly Asks Congress for Indefinite Detention Powers To Fight Coronavirus

Congress should loudly and unanimously reject this insanity.

Eric Boehm | 3.21.2020 4:03 PM

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Criminal Justice

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.

J.D. Tuccille | 2.18.2020 9:50 AM

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Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris Is a Cop Who Wants To Be President

The California senator and former prosecutor has a long record of pushing illiberal policies. 

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.3.2019 6:00 AM

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) brought this in on May 2, 2019

Reason Roundup

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...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.8.2019 9:30 AM

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Criminal Justice

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."

C.J. Ciaramella | 1.15.2019 5:30 PM

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Attorney General

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."

C.J. Ciaramella | 12.27.2018 1:45 PM

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Law

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.

Damon Root | 12.20.2018 6:00 AM

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Chris Christie

If Chris Christie Becomes Attorney General, Pot Advocacy Could be Set Ablaze

Chris Christie is a notorious pot prohibitionist.

Zuri Davis | 11.9.2018 1:10 PM

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Donald Trump

Trump Is Angry at Jeff Sessions for the Wrong Reasons

"I don't have an attorney general," Trump says.

Joe Setyon | 9.19.2018 11:15 AM

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Affirmative Action

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."

Robby Soave | 8.30.2018 12:59 PM

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FISA

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.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.24.2017 12:40 PM

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Drugs

Trump's Troubling Attorney General Pick

Jacob Sullum | 3.1.2017 12:00 PM

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Donald Trump

Is President Trump a 'Climate Menace'?

None of his cabinet picks seem to think that man-made climate change is hoax.

Ronald Bailey | 1.20.2017 1:30 PM

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