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Trump’s agenda faces courtroom setbacks as Justice Department lawyers struggle to win over judges
The Justice Department is struggling to represent President Donald Trump’s positions in court. The department last week ...
Meet Richard Lawson, the sole Justice Department lawyer taking on Big Law in court
One attorney has been defending President Donald Trump's war against Big Law in court.That's Richard Lawson, a Florida native ...
Justice Dept. Firings Prompt a Torrent of Legal Fights
A series of dismissals by the Trump administration has flooded a little-known group of administrative judges who protect ...
Exclusive: US Justice Dept grant cuts valued at $811 million, people and records say
The 365 grants targeted for termination impact victim service programs ranging from trauma centers and crisis hotlines to ...
Democratic senators question US Justice Department on civil rights changes
Seven Democratic senators are asking the U.S. Justice Department for information about changes to its civil rights division ...
Justice Department halts funds for programs for victims of hate crimes, child abuse, school violence and more
The Justice Department told CBS News at least two of the grant funds, however, for the National Center for Victims of Crime ...
Civil rights lawyers leave en masse as Justice Dept. mission shifts
Civil rights division director Harmeet K. Dhillon has redirected her staff to focus on combating antisemitism, anti-Christian ...
The Times of Israel6d
US Justice Dept. says UNRWA not immune from lawsuits in US courts, in reversal of Biden-era stance
In a reversal of a previous opinion, the US Department of Justice says that the contentious UN agency for Palestinian ...
Justice Department Guts Voting Rights Unit: Report
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon is reshaping the priorities of the DOJ's enforcement division in ...
Alarm at changes to Justice Dept.’s civil rights office prompts ‘exodus’
Hundreds of lawyers and other staff members are fleeing the arm of the agency that defends constitutional rights, which ...
The New York Times3d
Trump Recasts Mission of Justice Dept.’s Civil Rights Office, Prompting ‘Exodus’
By Devlin Barrett Reporting from Washington Hundreds of lawyers and other staff members are leaving the Justice Department’s civil rights division, as veterans of the office say they have been ...