The Republican National Committee (RNC) and National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) will intervene in the Biden administration’s lawsuit against a popular election reform law Georgia adopted earlier this year, the leaders of two of the organizational and fundraising arms of the Republican Party said July 8. The government lawsuit in which they plan to participate…
Republican Committees to Intervene in DOJ Lawsuit Challenging Georgia Election Law
Biden DOJ Backs Trump-Era Approval of Line 3 Pipeline Opposed by Environmental Groups
June 24, 2021
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The Biden administration has backed the validity of a Trump-era environmental assessments and subsequent approval of a controversial Minnesota pipeline project that environmental groups have sued to block. In a 65-page legal brief filed on Wednesday (pdf), the Department of Justice (DOJ) argued that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2020 approval of Enbridge Inc.’s Line…
DOJ Under Biden Keeps up Defense of Trump in Defamation Lawsuit
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday said it will keep trying to defend former President Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit. The government in a court filing asked an appeals court to overturn a decision by a lower court blocking the DOJ from defending Trump against the suit, which was filed by E. Jean…
DOJ Under Biden Keeps up Defense of Trump in Defamation Lawsuit
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday said it will keep trying to defend former President Donald Trump in a defamation lawsuit. The government in a court filing asked an appeals court to overturn a decision by a lower court blocking the DOJ from defending Trump against the suit, which was filed by E. Jean…
DOJ to Require Federal Officers to Wear Body Cameras for Search and Arrest Warrants
The Department of Justice will require its federal officers to wear body cameras while carrying out search and arrest warrants, marking a shift from a long-standing policy that barred federal agents from wearing body cameras. In a memorandum issued Monday (pdf), Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco directed multiple DOJ law enforcement agencies to develop policies…
Justice Department Unveils Proposed Gun Restriction Rule
June 7, 2021
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The Department of Justice on Monday unveiled a proposed rule that regulations for rifles apply to pistols that are equipped with certain stabilizing braces. The rule states that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives should on a case-by-case basis determine whether a particular gun, when configured with a stabilizing brace, “bears the objective features…
DOJ to Stop Using Court Orders to Seize Journalists’ Records in Leak Probes: Spokesperson
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday pledged to stop using court orders to obtain reporters’ records as part of leak probes, marking a policy shift away from an investigative tactic used across numerous administrations. DOJ spokesperson Anthony Coley confirmed the policy turnabout in a statement Saturday, which followed a pledge last month by President…
Federal Prosecutors Move to Drop Case Against Accused Capitol Rioter
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday asked a judge to dismiss the case against a man accused of being part of the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6. Prosecutors asked to dismiss the complaint against Christopher Kelly in a two-paragraph motion, attaching a proposed order for the judge to sign. “The government and defense counsel have discussed…
US Officials Considering Law to Address Domestic Terrorism
The Department of Justice is reviewing the need for a new law to address domestic terrorism, a top official said Thursday. “That is something that we are thinking about as we are looking at all of our tools to see if we might have a threat environment, are we doing everything we can to counter…
Senate Confirms Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney General
WASHINGTON—A divided U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Vanita Gupta to serve in the No. 3 job at the Justice Department, a role at the forefront of the department’s renewed efforts to combat systemic racism in policing. Gupta won confirmation as President Joe Biden’s associate attorney general in a final vote of 51-49. Only one Republican—Lisa…
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