Transgender School Bathroom Battle About to Get Even More Complicated (UPDATED)
Trump to withdraw Obama administration's guidance, but that doesn't actually stop case moving forward.
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Jeff Sessions, Fan of the Drug War and Asset Forfeiture, Confirmed as Attorney General
Sen. Rand Paul votes aye with rest of GOP.
UPDATED: Trump Fires Acting AG Who Refused to Defend Refugee Ban, Calls Her 'Weak' on Illegal Immigration
Acting Attorney General Sally Yates wrote to DOJ lawyers that the department had to "always seek justice and stand for what is right."
Trump's Chicago Crime Slams: Political Posturing, Federal Overreach, or Legit Assistance?
Mayor and president use their bully pulpits to kvetch at each other. Does it even mean anything?
FBI Insists That When They Steal People's Stuff, They're Doing It for You
They take $5 billion and give back $100 million to crime victims. These numbers don't add up.
Read How Chicago Police Routinely Violated Civil Rights and Covered It Up
The Justice Department's scathing report finds a pattern of unconstitutional force, retaliation, and a code of silence.
One Final Expansion of the Surveillance State as Obama Heads for the Door
More federal employees will have access to raw intel data gathered without warrants.
The Justice Dept.'s Costly Reform Agreement with Baltimore Police Explains Basic Appropriate Behavior
Are they 'fixing' the department or just rebuilding it from scratch?
Is Jeff Sessions Ready to Ban Internet Gambling by DOJ Fiat?
Prohibitionists want the next attorney general to criminalize online betting by rewriting federal law.
Will Baltimore's Police Reform Agreement Survive Under Sessions as A.G.?
And would it actually improve accountability for police misconduct anyway?
Jeff Sessions Provides Slippery Answers at Confirmation Hearings, Thanks to Senatorial Decorum
Attorney general confirmation hearings continue today; Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) to testify against Sessions.
Sessions' Wishy-Washy Marijuana Comments Reflect the Ambiguity of Current Policy
The next attorney general could crack down on state-licensed cannabusinesses without changing the State Department's official position.
The Business of Government Is Hysteria
Sessions hearing brings out the worst in senatorial statism, Matt Welch argues in the L.A. Times
Porn, Abortion, Muslims, and Hillary Clinton: Jeff Sessions Confirmation Hearings Begin
As attorney general, Sessions says he will prosecute "obscenity" and recuse himself from any Clinton investigations.
Jeff Sessions Loves Asset Forfeiture. Will Congress Grill Him at His Confirmation Hearing?
Trump's nominee for Attorney General is at odds with many of his GOP colleagues on asset forfeiture and a host of other criminal justice issues.
Will a Trump Administration's Support for Police Taking Citizens' Property Trigger Needed Reforms?
Sen. Sessions' endorsement of civil forfeiture gets public criticism.
Justice Department Launches Investigation of Orange County Prosecutor Scandal
The jailhouse snitch scandal in Orange County has tainted numerous cases so far. Now the Justice Department is stepping in.
Why Did U.S. Marshals Shoot at a Man 76 Times? Don't Look to Video for an Answer
The feds still haven't implemented body cameras for their own law enforcement officers.
Will President Trump Prosecute His Political Enemies? Q&A with Popehat's Ken White
Hopefully, federal "dysfunction and incompetence" will undermine any attempts at vengeance.
Watch Obama Mildly Throw the Palest of Shade at Comey's Clinton Letter!
There's a norm, people! A norm!
DOJ Uses Vague Court Request to Try to Demand People Unlock Any Fingerprint-Locked Phones
Amid debate over encryption access, feds try to just sneak right through.
Justice Department Says It Will Finally Collect Police Use of Force Data
But will the DOJ actually penalize police departments that don't share data by withholding federal grant money?
Clinton Is Not the Tech Privacy Candidate. Not Your Privacy Anyway.
Podesta leak acknowledges her 'instincts' are to accept law enforcement's claims on encryption access and surveillance.
Trump's Call for Clinton's Prosecution Is Only Deemed 'Outrageous' Because of the Target
The nominee can protect herself with ease. What about everyday Americans?
Civil Rights Orgs Press Justice Department to Enforce Data Collection on Police Shootings
Nearly 100 civil rights groups say the Justice Department needs to withhold grants from police departments that refuse to fork over data.
The Justice Department Won't Stop Going to Bat for Bad Science
Forensic science is firmly weighted in favor of prosecutors and law enforcement, and the Justice Department intends on keeping it that way.
Mississippi Police Chief Kills Self Amid Federal Asset Forfeiture Investigation (UPDATED)
Justice Dept. was trying to track down $300,000 missing from fund
Big Corporations Band Together to Fight the Government's Secrecy in Collecting Citizen Data
The Justice Dept. doesn't think we need to know when they're looking at info about us.
Justice Dept. Offers Cops Advice on Not Being Jerks Toward Transgender Citizens
Useful training or basic manners?
Justice Department Says Jailing Poor People For Being Unable to Pay Bail is Unconstitutional
Bails that don't consider defendants' ability to pay "are not only unconstitutional, but they also constitute bad public policy," the Justice Department said.
Justice Department to End Contracts with Private Prison Companies
The move will only affect 13 prisons, or about 12 percent of the federal prison population.
9th Circuit Says Feds May Not Prosecute State-Legal Medical Marijuana Suppliers
The appeals court rules that Congress has forbidden such interference.
Unreasonable Searches Are Unconstitutional—and Common
Justice Dept. report on Baltimore Police shows little respect for the Fourth Amendment.
Read the Most Blood-Boiling Parts of the Justice Department's Scathing Report on Baltimore Police
Unconstitutional stops, excessive force, racist slurs, and little internal oversight.
FBI Head Says Prosecuting Hillary Clinton for 'Gross Negligence' Would Be Unfair
James Comey says justice demands proof of criminal intent, even when the law doesn't.
Hillary Clinton Saved From Prosecution Thanks to FBI's Word Games
FBI Director James Comey fails to understand that extreme recklessness is gross negligence.
It's Official: No Charges for Hillary Clinton over Email Scandal
A.G. Loretta Lynch accepts FBI recommendation.
Hillary Clinton's Extreme Carelessness Sure Seems Like a Federal Felony
Why did the FBI recommend against prosecuting her for gross negligence in handling classified material?
If You Want the Government to Forgive Your Criminal Mistakes, Run for President
Intent matters, but sometimes only when authorities decide it does, like if it turns out you're Hillary Clinton.
Secretive National Security Letters Can Help FBI More Easily Snoop on Journalists
It's not about fighting terrorism; it's about finding leakers.
Controversial North Carolina Bathroom Law Could Change, but May Make Life More Difficult For Transgender People
Facing pressure from the NBA, the bill would create sex reassignment certificates.
Confessions of an Ex-Prosecutor
Culture and law conspire to make prosecutors hostile to constitutional rights.
Where Did the Justice Dept. Learn to Censor Info About Violent Attacks? From the Public (Updated: Redactions Reversed)
Here are your unintended consequences for demanding media censor info about mass killers.
Lying By the Government is as Terrifying as it is Contagious
Lawyers representing the federal government have lied to the courts in a number of recent cases.
More States Join N.C. in Fighting Federal Transgender School Accommodation Orders
Eleven sue the Departments of Justice and Education.
Feds and South Carolina Both Want to Execute Dylann Roof
Do they plan to kill the Charleston shooter twice?
Bipartisan Pack of Lawmakers Fights Legal Theft by Police with New House Bill
Reforms would give people more protections from asset forfeiture abuse.
