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Merrick Garland

LaShawn Thompson's jail cell. | Michael Harper

Criminal Justice

DOJ Opens Probe Into Jail Where Inmate Died Covered in Insects

The Justice Department will investigate reports that inmates at Fulton County Jail are subject to filthy living conditions.

Emma Camp | 7.17.2023 1:39 PM

gender nonconforming teenager staring at shadows | Patric Sandri IKON Images/Newscom

Reason Roundup

Justice Department Challenges Tennessee Ban on Drugs, Surgery for Transgender Youth

Plus: Court sides with journalists sued by LAPD, don't ban private employers from requiring college degrees, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.27.2023 9:32 AM

Donald Trump commuted Philip Esformes' sentence, but the DOJ is bent on sending him back to prison. | Courtesy of Philip Esformes; U.S. Department of Justice

Criminal Justice

Trump Commuted His Sentence. Now the Justice Department Is Going To Prosecute Him Again.

Philip Esformes' case is a story about what happens when the government violates some of its most basic promises.

Billy Binion | 4.6.2023 4:44 PM

President Biden thumbs up | Al Drago/UPI/Newscom

Joe Biden

Yet Another Shady, Hypocritical Document Hoarder

Plus: The editors field a listener question on college admissions and affirmative action.

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman | 1.17.2023 5:10 PM

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks | Bonnie Cash/UPI/Newscom

Joe Biden

Biden Looks Careless, Shady, and Hypocritical After the Revelations About His Handling of Classified Material

Prosecuting Trump for keeping government records at Mar-a-Lago now seems doomed for political as well as legal reasons.

Jacob Sullum | 1.13.2023 3:20 PM

Attorney General Merrick Garland is trying to ameliorate the damage that his boss did as a drug warrior. | Bonnie Cash/UPI/Newscom

Mandatory Minimums

Merrick Garland's New Charging Policy Aims To Ameliorate the Damage His Boss Did As a Drug Warrior

The attorney general's memo to prosecutors is an improvement, but it is no substitute for legislation.

Jacob Sullum | 12.19.2022 5:20 PM

Mar-a-Lago overlaid on a document | Illustration: Lex Villena; Jiawangkun

Donald Trump

Trump Raid Allegedly Found Highly Classified, Top Secret Documents

After the former president dismissed the allegation as a "hoax," multiple sources now report that investigators found top secret and classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.

Joe Lancaster | 8.12.2022 4:17 PM

Attorney General Merrick Garland addresses the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago. | Screenshot (YouTube)

Donald Trump

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."

Joe Lancaster | 8.11.2022 4:07 PM

US Attorney General Merrick Garland at a podium | EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/UPI/Newscom

Abortion

The DOJ Files a Lawsuit Challenging Idaho's Strict Abortion Ban

The department claims that the ban, which provides no exceptions for medical emergencies, violates existing federal law.

Emma Camp | 8.9.2022 1:45 PM

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Energy & Environment

'Environmental Justice' Is Guaranteed Employment for Government Lawyers

Based in divisive identitarianism, the DOJ’s new strategy is a recipe for expanded authority and conflict.

J.D. Tuccille | 5.11.2022 7:00 AM

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First Amendment

Sen. Ted Cruz Was Defending the First Amendment, Not Nazi Salutes

The media mischaracterized the senator's back-and-forth with Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Robby Soave | 10.28.2021 2:25 PM

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Education

Feds Undermine Themselves by Targeting Parents Who Criticize School Officials

Muzzling critics of government policy will just make them angrier.

J.D. Tuccille | 10.13.2021 7:00 AM

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Neil Gorsuch

Gorsuch Is More Liberal Than Garland

For civil libertarians, the newest Supreme Court justice is better than the nominee who never got a hearing.

Jacob Sullum | 4.19.2017 12:01 AM

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Supreme Court

Why Merrick Garland Should NOT Be on the Supreme Court

Libertarian legal eagle Randy Barnett explains why Garland's deference to Congress is a deal breaker.

Nick Gillespie | 4.12.2016 1:45 PM

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Merrick Garland

Merrick Garland, Extremist

Garland looks like a moderate because he tends to side with the government irrespective of who's in charge.

A. Barton Hinkle | 3.30.2016 12:00 PM

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Policy

The Perils of Merrick Garland's Moderation

The Supreme Court nominee's deference to government should disturb progressives as well as conservatives.

Jacob Sullum | 3.23.2016 12:01 AM

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Merrick Garland

Merrick Garland: "To the Right of Scalia on Criminal Justice"

"If 'right of Scalia' is what a Democratic nominee looks like, maybe we'll get better from President Trump."

Nick Gillespie | 3.17.2016 11:48 AM

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Merrick Garland

How About a Non-Lawyer, Non-Ivy Leaguer, on the Supreme Court?: Instapundit

Also suggests that Senate prepares standing list of candidates.

Nick Gillespie | 3.17.2016 9:06 AM

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Policy

Merrick Garland Helped Uphold the DEA's Refusal to Reclassify Marijuana

But the case, which hinged on the DEA's broad statutory discretion, does not say much about the SCOTUS nominee's drug policy views.

Jacob Sullum | 3.17.2016 6:30 AM

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Supreme Court

Obama Nominates Merrick Garland to Replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court

D.C. Circuit Judge Merrick Garland nominated for SCOTUS

Damon Root | 3.16.2016 10:35 AM

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