U.S. Department of Justice
United States government
Also known as: DOJ
- Related People:
- James Comey
- Jack Smith
- Deval Patrick
News •
Two judges in mass firings cases order Trump administration to rehire probationary workers for now
• Mar. 13, 2025, 10:49 PM ET (AP)
Pentagon leaker pleads guilty to obstructing justice, attacks Biden in defending his actions
• Mar. 13, 2025, 7:32 PM ET (AP)
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to partly allow birthright citizenship restrictions
• Mar. 13, 2025, 5:00 PM ET (AP)
Trump administration drops lawsuit against company accused of abusing children at migrant shelters
• Mar. 12, 2025, 9:00 PM ET (AP)
Judge temporarily blocks parts of Trump's executive order seeking to punish law firm Perkins Coie
• Mar. 12, 2025, 8:23 PM ET (AP)
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), executive division of the U.S. federal government responsible for law enforcement. Headed by the U.S. attorney general, it investigates and prosecutes cases under federal antitrust, civil-rights, criminal, tax, and environmental laws. It controls the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Office of Justice Programs, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the U.S. National Central Bureau of Interpol, among many other agencies.