Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor said Friday that a judge lacks the authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee the public release of documents in the sex trafficking probe of financier Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell.

The U.S. Justice Department has asked a New York federal judge to deny a request by two lawmakers seeking an appointment of a special master to monitor the public release of records tied to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A Trump administration initiative is upending 60 years of efforts by the federal government to prevent discrimination against minority groups in the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia, alleging the state failed to provide complete voter registration records as required under federal law.

Virginia becomes the 24th state, along with D.C., to be sued for not producing a full voter registration list upon the DOJ's request.

The US Department of Justice says it did not alter any files to protect President Donald Trump when it released documents relating to the scandal involving the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Nothing was withheld for that reason, Deputy Attorney General ...

U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, confirmed Wednesday that the Department of Justice is looking into her involvement in a video she participated in alongside six other lawmakers this fall urging members of the military to resist illegal orders.

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that sought an unredacted statewide voter registration list from California.

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The U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Marshals Service and officials in their official capacities were sued Dec. 2 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The lawsuit, filed by ...