Tag: Merrick Garland

Researchers: Garland Should Reopen OKC Bombing Case He Helped Prosecute

During the tenure of Attorney General Merrick Garland the Department of Justice launched an effort targeting parents at school board meetings, pushed for severe sentences against Jan. 6 defendants, and created a new domestic counterterrorism office within the Department of Justice (DOJ)—all with the stated aim of combatting white supremacy and domestic extremism. But if…


95 Congressional Republicans Urge DOJ to Appoint Special Counsel to Probe Hunter Biden

Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.) and 94 other Republicans in the House of Representatives on April 8 urged Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden’s son. The lawmakers say the probe should be shifted from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware, which has been probing Hunter…


Garland, Raimondo Test Positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON—Attorney General Merrick Garland has tested positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine at home for five days, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Garland is the second Cabinet official to announce a positive test result on Wednesday. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo also tested positive for the virus using an at-home antigen test. The two officials are…


LIVE: AG Garland Announces Firearms Enforcement Action

Justice Department officials and law enforcement partners will announce a significant firearms trafficking enforcement action.


Democrats Renew Push For Domestic Counterterrorism Legislation

Democrats have renewed their push to provide the DOJ, FBI, and DHS an influx of domestic counterterrorism resources, with Republicans pushing back at a heated March 16 House Judiciary Committee meeting. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) touted the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2021 at the March 16 markup, arguing that it’s essential…


Garland: Jan. 6 Probe Won’t End Until Everyone Who Committed Crimes Held Accountable

The probe into the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol won’t be wrapped up “until we hold everyone accountable who committed criminal acts,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a new interview. “This is the most urgent investigation in the history of the Justice Department. It’s the most resource-intensive,” Garland told National Public Radio,…


Justice Department Sues Missouri Over Its Gun Law

The Justice Department sued Missouri on Feb. 16 to block state officials from enforcing a law that seeks to make invalid several federal firearms laws. The department’s lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri on Wednesday, seeks to block the state from enforcing the law, known as the Second Amendment…


Senators Urge Attorney General Not to Interfere With Durham Investigation

Forty-six senators are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland not to interfere with Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the counterintelligence probe of Donald Trump’s campaign. Durham is investigating the error-riddled probe that plagued former President Trump for years. The investigation has led to a former FBI lawyer pleading guilty to manipulating a…


Delta Seeks Support of DOJ to Have Unruly Passengers Added to ‘No-Fly’ List

The CEO of Delta Air Lines is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to have passengers convicted of disruptive behavior added to a national “no-fly” list that would prevent them from future travel on any commercial air carrier. “We are requesting you support our efforts with respect to the much-needed step of putting…


US Attorney General to Meet With Boeing 737 MAX Crash Victims’ Relatives

WASHINGTON—U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to meet with relatives and lawyers of victims of fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes after some challenged a deferred prosecution agreement struck with the planemaker, the Justice Department said. In December, some victims’ relatives said the Department had violated their rights when it struck the January 2021 agreement with…