Cybersecurity
Justice Department Thwarts ‘Hive’ Ransomware Scheme
Avery Schmitz Fri, Jan 27, 2023, 2:24 PM
The Justice Department announces a successful campaign countering ransomware attacks by the Hive cybercriminal network.
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Department of Justice
Garland Appoints Special Counsel to Oversee Biden Documents Investigation
Katherine Pompilio Thu, Jan 12, 2023, 11:32 AM
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that he had issued an order to appoint Robert Hur to oversee an investigation into classified documents allegedly found at President Biden's office at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement as well as at the president's home in Wilmington, Delaware.
Department of Justice
Garland Appoints Special Counsel to Lead Trump-Related Investigations
Katherine Pompilio Fri, Nov 18, 2022, 3:21 PM
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that he has issued an order to appoint John (Jack) L. Smith to serve as special counsel for the Department of Justice to conduct two ongoing investigations related to former President Trump.
Federal Law Enforcement
Livestream: Justice Department to Hold Press Conference on ‘Significant National Security Matter’
William Appleton Mon, Oct 24, 2022, 12:08 PM
The Justice Department will hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m. E.T. on Oct. 24 regarding a “significant national security matter.” Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to discuss “malign influence schemes and alleged criminal activity” perpetrated by a nation-state actor in the United States.
Department of Justice
Trump's Lawyers Say He Will Not Oppose Mar-a-Lago Warrant Unsealing
Hyemin Han Fri, Aug 12, 2022, 3:15 PM
The U.S. filed a notice that the former president does not object to the government’s Motion to Unseal Limited Warrant Materials and requests that the court grant its motion.
Department of Justice
Justice Department Files Motion to Unseal Parts of Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant
Matt Gluck, Katherine Pompilio Thu, Aug 11, 2022, 4:33 PM
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Department has filed a motion to unseal parts of a search warrant executed at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.
Federal Law Enforcement
What Merrick Garland Said About Jan. 6
Quinta Jurecic, Andrew Kent, Benjamin Wittes Thu, Jan 6, 2022, 12:25 PM
On the eve of the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered a speech reviewing the Justice Department’s efforts to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the attack on the Capitol.
Department of Justice
Merrick Garland Needs to Speak Up
Quinta Jurecic, Andrew Kent, Benjamin Wittes Tue, Dec 21, 2021, 5:01 AM
The attorney general is steeped in the Justice Department’s culture of quietness. He needs to talk more—like Ed Levi, the man he points to as his model.
Policing in America
Pattern-or-Practice Investigations and Police Reform
Jacob Schulz, Tia Sewell Fri, Apr 30, 2021, 9:48 AM
Attorney General Merrick Garland has announced pattern-or-practice investigations into police in both Minneapolis and Louisville after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. What are these investigations, and what can they do?
freedom of the press
Here’s Merrick Garland’s Orientation Memo for the Trump-Era Hangover on Press Freedom
Bruce D. Brown, Gabe Rottman Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 10:36 AM
After four years of attacks from Trump, journalists thought the worst was over. But Trump’s left a legacy at the Justice Department that Biden’s attorney general will need to undo.