The Department of Justice moved Wednesday to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging Evanston, Illinois's reparations program, alleging the city's practice of distributing cash payments and housing assistance exclusively to Black residents violates the U.S. Constitution and federal fair housing law.
The Department of Justice and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters jointly filed a motion Wednesday to end the federal government's oversight of the union, closing out what officials say is the longest monitorship of any union, corporation, nonprofit, or public entity in U.S. history.
A federal judge extended a court-ordered block Friday on the Trump administration's $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund," rejecting government arguments that legal challenges to the fund are now moot.
President Trump on Monday formally submitted the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as the permanent Attorney General of the United States, sending the name to the Senate for confirmation and setting up what is expected to be a contentious hearing process.
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced Thursday it opened fifteen new investigations into potential race discrimination in medical school admissions, escalating a federal crackdown that has already produced findings against two of the country's most prestigious universities.
E. Jean Carroll said Thursday she "did not commit perjury," pushing back against a reported Department of Justice criminal investigation centered on statements she made during a deposition in her civil lawsuit against President Donald Trump.
