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The DOJ Just Fired 4 Officials for Prosecuting Violent, Anti-Abortion Extremists
Danielle Han, Jezebel
Nothing like a DOJ working hard to get justice off our streets.
Apr 15, 2026, 3:50 PM

DOJ moves to vacate convictions of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers from Jan. 6
Alexander Mallin, Abcnews.com
The request is for those who were previously not covered by President Donald Trump’s sweeping Day 1 clemency grants.
Apr 14, 2026, 11:51 PM

“Slap in the face”: Trump DOJ plans to settle predatory lending case without compensating victims
Zach Despart, Salon
Unprecedented settlement offer could target the very people who were harmed by the developer.
Apr 12, 2026, 10:00 AM

DOJ says Oversight's subpoena 'no longer obligates' Bondi testimony in Epstein matter
ABC NEWS, Abcnews.com
The DOJ informed the Oversight Committee that its subpoena is essentially moot.
Apr 8, 2026, 3:17 PM

The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It’s Using Voter Roll Data
David Gilbert, Wired
The acting head of the DOJ’s voting section told a judge last week that the agency had not touched the nonpublic voter roll data it has collected. That wasn’t true.
Apr 6, 2026, 11:00 AM

After the release of the Epstein files, why have there been so few arrests?
Ava Berger, NPR
Legal experts tell NPR five possible reasons that, despite the accusations made against rich and powerful people in the files, the DOJ have made no additional arrests. The big one? Lack of evidence.
Apr 3, 2026, 9:02 AM

DOJ to pay ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn $1M to settle lawsuit: Sources
Alexander Mallin, Abcnews.com
The DOJ has reached an agreement with ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn to pay him roughly $1.2 million to settle claims that he was politically prosecuted, sources say.
Mar 25, 2026, 8:44 PM

DOJ inquiry into John Brennan intensifies...
Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner
DOJ inquiry into John Brennan intensifies... (Second column, 5th story, link) Related stories:Investigators Believed The Don Hoarded Top Secret Gov't Files for Personal Financial Gain... He showed highly classified map to plane passenge…
Mar 25, 2026, 7:40 PM

Why did DOJ seek to dissolve Abrego Garcia injunction? #politics
AllToc, Alltoc.com
Deportation fight over Abrego Garcia to Liberia The Trump administration asked a judge to dissolve an injunction blocking the government from detaining Kilmar Abrego Garcia again so it can move toward a quicker deportation to Liberia. What the government argu…
Mar 22, 2026, 12:03 AM

DOJ Prosecutors Somehow Manage To Secure Terrorism Convictions Against Anti-ICE Protesters
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
The DOJ is filled with grossly incompetent prosecutors these days. It’s a bunch of subservients acting in obeisance to the zenith of gross incompetence: the current President of the United States. When not being sidelined by judges for not being legally appoi…
Mar 17, 2026, 5:45 PM

'Zero Evidence': Judge Box O'Wine Not Taking Her Latest Loss Very Well
Conover Kennard, Crooksandliars.com
A federal judge threw out a pair of subpoenas the Justice Department issued to the Federal Reserve, handing a victory to the Fed and dealing a heavy blow to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s criminal investigation into Chair Jerome Powell. Judge Box O'Wine isn't …
Mar 14, 2026, 12:23 PM

DOJ Spent Months Emailing Wrong Address in Quest for 2020 Revenge
Edith Olmsted, The New Republic
Donald Trump’s Department of Justice spent weeks emailing its request for Oklahoma’s voter rolls to the wrong email address. Then it sued Oklahoma for not complying. It began in December, when Department of Justice officials wrote a letter demanding that Okla…
Mar 12, 2026, 9:08 PM

DOJ Un-Drops Its Appeal Against Law Firms, Files Brief That Gets The First Amendment Exactly Backwards
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
On Wednesday of last week, I wrote a post about how the Trump administration had quietly given up defending its unconstitutional executive orders targeting law firms. The DOJ was dropping its appeals, the firms that fought had won, and the firms that capitula…
Mar 9, 2026, 10:12 PM

Trump fires Kristi Noem. And, DOJ releases some missing Epstein files
Brittney Melton, NPR
President Trump has fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and named Sen. Markwayne Mullin as her replacement. And, the Justice Department released some missing Epstein files.
Mar 6, 2026, 12:14 PM

DOJ releases previously withheld FBI reports about allegation against Trump
Peter Charalambous, James Hill, Abcnews.com
The DOJ has released three previously withheld FBI interview reports from 2019 related to a woman who made uncorroborated allegations against President Donald Trump.
Mar 6, 2026, 6:13 AM

Top Democrats accuse Bondi and DOJ of Epstein files 'cover-up'
Isabella Murray, Abcnews.com
DOJ said it's reviewing if files were "found to have been improperly tagged."
Feb 27, 2026, 12:46 AM

DOJ’s Losing Streak Continues Because Federal Officers Just Can’t Stop Lying
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
I’ll take my joy where I can. And this iteration of the Trump DOJ continues to provide bright bursts of schadenfreude-tinted sunshine. Any competent DOJ can close cases. Any barely competent prosecutor can push a case past a grand jury. Any sufficiently slipp…
Feb 26, 2026, 8:54 PM

DOJ appears to have withheld some Trump-related Epstein files, House Democrats say
James Hill, Peter Charalambous, Abcnews.com
The DOJ possibly withheld some documents about an alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim who accused President Trump of assaulting her when she was a minor, House Democrats say.
Feb 25, 2026, 2:41 AM

DOJ hides Trump-related Epstein files. And, what to know for the State of the Union
Brittney Melton, NPR
An NPR investigation found that the DOJ withheld some Epstein files related to abuse allegations against Trump. And, what you need to know ahead of the president's State of the Union address tonight.
Feb 24, 2026, 12:19 PM

DOJ sues Harvard over alleged withholding of race-related admissions documents
Nadine El-Bawab, Jack Date, Abcnews.com
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing it of withholding admissions data.
Feb 14, 2026, 2:05 AM

Johnson calls DOJ surveillance of members reviewing Epstein files not 'appropriate'
Lauren Peller, John Parkinson, Jay O'Brien, Abcnews.com
Jayapal said lawmakers need to be assured the DOJ "is not spying on us."
Feb 12, 2026, 9:47 PM

Trump DOJ Launches Bunk Investigation Of Netflix Merger As a Favor To Larry Ellison
Karl Bode, Techdirt
We told you this was coming months ago. The Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has initiated a broad investigation of Netflix’s business practices and it’s planned $82.7 billion merger with Warner Brothers. The Trump DOJ’s pretense is that they’re just…
Feb 11, 2026, 1:21 PM
The Latest: Justice Department will allow lawmakers to see unredacted Epstein files
The Associated Press, Yahoo Entertainment
President Donald Trump has lashed out at reporters raising questions about the Epstein files, demanding that the country “get onto something else,” but...
Feb 9, 2026, 1:43 PM

DOJ’s Frivolous Boasberg Complaint Dismissed—While Nobody Can Explain How DOJ Got The ‘Evidence’ It Never Provided
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Back in August, we wrote about the Department of Justice’s unprecedented decision to file a judicial misconduct complaint against D.C. Chief Judge James Boasberg. The complaint, which Attorney General Pam Bondi tweeted about in what was itself likely a violat…
Feb 6, 2026, 9:41 PM