Report: Unclear prisoner release standards
21 days ago
The Justice Department's inspector general says the U.S. Bureau of Prisons lacks clear standards on when to grant compassionate release to inmates with terminal illnesses and limited life...
Justice Department OKs ousting Texas school board
22 days ago
Justice Department OKs ousting Texas school board
Disagreements on Fast and Furious negotiations
67 days ago
The Justice Department and a congressional committee are disagreeing on the pace of their talks to settle a lawsuit over the bungled gun-tracking program known as Operation Fast and Furious.
Justice Department requests more information on AMR-US Airways merger
79 days ago
The Justice Department has asked for more information as part of its review of the proposed American Airlines-US Airways merger.
Plagued by problems, Shell pulls out of Arctic drilling - for now
84 days ago
Shell is dropping plans to drill in the Arctic waters off Alaska this year after a 2012 drilling season marred by equipment failures and ongoing investigations by the Coast Guard, Interior...
Justice Department joins lawsuit against Lance Armstrong
89 days ago
The suit the Justice Department is joining was filed under seal in 2010 by former teammate Floyd Landis, who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for doping.
AG, FBI warn against across-the-board spending cut
97 days ago
Holder wrote that the Justice Department would slash the number of cases that U.S. attorneys across the nation bring by 2,600 this year and would delay the use of four new prisons.
Judge to rule on Transocean's plea deal over spill
98 days ago
A federal judge will decide whether to approve Transocean Ltd.'s agreement with the Justice Department to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge and pay $400 million in criminal penalties for its...
Texas overreaches again on voting rights in Shelby County case
105 days ago
In August, Judge David Tatel wrote that the fault rested with Texas, not with the Justice Department: For not acting with a sense of urgency in the litigation.
Biggest civil settlements for Justice Dept.
106 days ago
The Justice Department's 10 biggest civil settlements:1.