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March 30, 2021

Seattle Police Molotov cocktail attack: Man sentenced to 40 months in prison

Kelly Thomas Jackson of Edmonds, Washington, has been sentenced to 40 months, or more than three years, in federal prison after throwing Molotov cocktails at two police vehicles in Seattle during protests last year.

March 30, 2021

Garland launches 30-day DOJ review of hate-based violence, incidents

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Tuesday that he is initiating a 30-day review of how the Justice Department can combat hate crime.

March 25, 2021

DOJ nominee Gupta's stake in family company accused of fueling Mexican heroin production under scrutiny

Biden’s nomination for assistant attorney general Vanita Gupta was marked up in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, with Republican senators taking aim at the president’s nominee.

March 25, 2021

Biden DOJ nominee Vanita Gupta’s committee vote ends in tie after heated Senate meeting

The Senate Judiciary Committee was split evenly over President Biden's nomination of Vanita Gupta to be associate attorney general, the third-highest position in the Department of Justice.

March 23, 2021

Capitol riot fallout: Ex-Special Forces soldier Jeffrey McKellop, accused of attacking police, denied bond

A Virginia Army Special Forces veteran and military contractor who is accused of assaulting at least three police officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot has been denied bond.

March 22, 2021

North Korean National extradited to US for 1st time for fraud scheme

A North Korean citizen -- the first from the isolated communist nation -- has been extradited to the United States where he will face money laundering charges as part of a scheme to evade sanctions and provide luxury items to the rogue nation, the Justice Department said Monday. 

March 22, 2021

Garland taps new official to lead US attorneys after Trump-era lawyers asked to resign

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday tapped former acting Attorney General Monty Wilkinson to lead the U.S. attorneys within the Justice Department after the Biden administration asked Trump-appointed federal prosecutors to resign.

March 22, 2021

Capitol riot: Top prosecutor says evidence likely supports sedition charges in some cases

Michael Sherwin, the federal prosecutor tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, told "60 Minutes" in an interview the aired Sunday night that evidence collected thus far likely meets the threshold to charge some suspects with sedition.

March 18, 2021

2 men indicted after allegedly assaulting Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who later died

Two men arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot have been named in a 10-count indictment that alleges they assaulted numerous police officers, including Brian Sicknick, who died a day after the chaos.

March 18, 2021

Vanita Gupta could be Biden's 'most dangerous' DOJ pick, GOP senator argues, while Dem leader decries 'smears'

The Senate Judiciary Committee met Wednesday to discuss President Biden's nominations of Lisa Monaco to be the next deputy attorney general and Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general.