Monday Night Massacre?
In what critics are likening to former President Richard Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre” in 1973, President Trump…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Dawn of a New Era
Starting on Friday and continuing over the weekend, millions of people came out to protest the new…
The Trouble with Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
By Michael Waldman Donald Trump just picked Sen. Jeff Sessions, Republican of Alabama, to be his nominee…
Analysis: What Trump Means for Criminal Justice Reform
The election of Trump on Tuesday probably stalls, if not outright reverses, criminal justice reform gains across…
DOJ Sides with Former Officer in False Claims Suit
The Justice Department has weighed in on the side of a Boston area law enforcement whistleblower in…
DOJ Calls For End of Private-Prison Contracts; ICE Must Do the Same
By Carl Takei In a bluntly-worded memo issued last week, the U.S. Department of Justice directed the…
DOJ Argues Bail Schedules Unconstitutional, as Studies Reveal How Discriminatory Bail Is
The US Department of Justice filed an amicus brief in a Georgia case last week, challenging the…
Documents Show DOJ Admitting that StingRays Spy on Innocent Bystanders
by Linda Lye Documents recently obtained by the ACLU of Northern California from the Department of Justice…