Attorney General Merrick Garland came in with a mission to calm the waters at the Justice Department and restore its reputation for independence after four turbulent years during Donald Trump's presid ...

The suspect charged in the deadly 16th Street Mall knife attacks was released from custody months before the stabbings because of a mental competency court liaison program that state lawmakers ...

An Army Ranger-turned-lawyer filmed himself deleting legal files and lied about contacting the Russian embassy.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to end a years-long ...

Sensible Americans consider the Equal Rights Amendment a long-dead relic, but its supporters, incredibly, are still trying to ...

Presidents are legally required to provide most of their records to the National Archives once they leave office. When the ...

South Dakota’s Supreme Court justices have selected Steven R. Jensen to serve a second term as chief justice of the state’s highest court. Jensen was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2017 and ...

In 2020, then-Archivist David Ferriero sought an opinion from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel. Based on that advice, he said that the 1972 ERA could not be certified.

WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John Roberts warned Tuesday that the independence of the federal courts is under threat from "illegitimate activity," raising concerns about violence and intimidation ...

WASHINGTON—Justice Department lawyers who have angered President-elect Donald Trump and his allies are facing tough decisions about whether to stay in government—and how to best protect ...