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April 11, 2019

DOJ argues Supreme Court should reject suits against border agents who shot Mexican teens

The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court on Thursday not to allow the families of Mexican teenagers shot by U.S. border agents to sue those agents for civil damages.

April 10, 2019

Media take issue with AG Barr for saying 'spying did occur' on Trump campaign

Many members of the media are attacking Attorney General William Barr for stating under oath Wednesday that “spying did occur” on the Trump campaign ahead of the 2016 election.

April 10, 2019

Dershowitz praises Barr's testimony before Congress, says he's working hard to 'depoliticize' DOJ

Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz told Fox News on Wednesday that Attorney General William Barr struck the right chord and "depoliticized" the Mueller report during his testimony before Congress on Tuesday. 

April 10, 2019

Joe Whitley: Senate should confirm Jeffrey Rosen as deputy attorney general

The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a confirmation hearing Wednesday on the nomination of Jeffrey Rosen, the No. 2 official at the Transportation Department, to become deputy attorney general, replacing Rod Rosenstein. Rosen is an outstanding lawyer who deserves bipartisan support to take over the second-ranking job at the Justice Department.

April 9, 2019

AG William Barr testifies at House hearing, first since Mueller report memo release -- live blog

Attorney General William Barr testifies before a House subcommittee Tuesday in his first appearance before lawmakers on Capitol Hill since releasing his four-page memo on the key findings of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

March 28, 2019

Jessie Liu withdraws from consideration for high-ranking DOJ post

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jessie Liu has withdrawn her name from consideration for the post of associate attorney general, the third-highest office in the Justice Department.

March 28, 2019

Supreme Court won't block ban on gun bump stocks

A newly enforced federal ban on firearm bump stocks will stay in place for the time being, after the Supreme Court again rejected efforts by gun-rights groups to delay its implementation.

March 27, 2019

John Yoo: Expanding the Supreme Court a 'crazy' idea, will turn it into 'just another political actor'

Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, John Yoo, weighed in on a hot new topic on the 2020 presidential campaign trail. Several Democratic contenders are talking up plans to overhaul the Supreme Court but Yoo said that would be a disaster.

March 26, 2019

Barr says version of Mueller report will be available to lawmakers in 'weeks, not months': official

A version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election will be available to Capitol Hill lawmakers in “weeks, not months,” Attorney General Bill Barr told Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham during a Monday phone call, Fox News has learned.

March 25, 2019

Hollywood stars apoplectic over Mueller probe findings: 'You can’t indict a ham sandwich'

Several celebrities made their voices heard on Sunday about the results of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to rig the 2016 election.