Justice Department says law requiring president to turn over records at end of administration is unconstitutional

Washington — The Justice Department said that a federal law enacted in the wake of the Watergate scandal that requires the president to preserve certain documents and turn them over to the National Archives at the end of his administration is unconstitutional. The opinion from Assistant Attorney General T. Elliot Gaiser, who leads the Office … Read more

Justice Jackson sparks online uproar after linking birthright citizenship to stealing a wallet in Japan

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson faced viral backlash from conservatives over a comment during oral arguments about birthright citizenship where she floated an analogy comparing the issue to stealing a wallet in Japan.  “I was thinking, you know, I’m a U.S. citizen and visiting Japan and … Read more

Supreme Court Justice signals strong disagreement in Colorado conversion therapy case ruling

Supreme Court Justice signals strong disagreement in Colorado conversion therapy case ruling – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court sided with a Colorado counselor in a challenge to the state’s ban on conversion therapy for minors. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone dissenter. CBS News’ Jan Crawford and Katrina Kaufman have more. … Read more

Justice Department official posts social media photo revealing investigation into Ohio State

The Justice Department has launched an investigation into admissions policies at the Ohio State University College of Medicine, according to the university and a social media post by the head of the department’s Civil Rights Division that appeared to inadvertently reveal it. “Launching a series of civil rights investigations,” Harmeet Dhillon wrote on X, posting … Read more

Justice Dept. close to finalizing deal to hand over states’ voter roll data to Homeland Security, sources say

The Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security are close to finalizing an agreement that will allow the federal government to use sensitive voter registration data for immigration and criminal investigations, sources with direct knowledge of the plan told CBS News. The Justice Department’s controversial collection of voter roll data is being litigated in … Read more

Justice Department secures denaturalization of convicted gun trafficker and health care fraudster

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Justice Department announced Thursday that it has secured the denaturalization of two criminals “who obtained U.S. citizenship through fraud” and sued to revoke the citizenship of a third who carried out marriage fraud.  Attorney General Pam Bondi said the actions “reflect this Department of Justice’s ongoing … Read more

Justice Department tells judge it incorrectly used ICE memo to justify immigration court arrests

The Justice Department this week conceded to a federal judge in New York it had been incorrectly citing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo to partially justify arrests at immigration courthouses, calling the oversight a “material mistaken statement of fact.” Justice Department lawyers disclosed in a letter on Tuesday that a May 2025 ICE memo … Read more

Justice Department reaches financial settlement with former Trump adviser Michael Flynn

Washington — The Justice Department has reached a settlement with former Trump national security official and right-wing activist Michael Flynn after he sued the department, alleging that he was wrongly prosecuted during the first Trump administration. The retired three-star general sued the Justice Department in 2023 for $50 million in damages, alleging the government”improperly and … Read more