16 entries in the ledger
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams ruled on July 13, 2026 that the civil settlement between President Trump and his own Justice Department in his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS was an improper use of the courts...
On July 13, 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a joint Defense Department and Justice Department task force to identify and prosecute unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information to the news media. Under...
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly on July 10, 2026, granted a Justice Department motion to dismiss with prejudice the case against four Proud Boys leaders convicted in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack on the...
On the evening of Friday, July 10, 2026, federal agents delivered grand jury subpoenas to New York Times journalists at their homes, the newspaper said. The four reporters bylined on a July 8 article about the...
On July 7, 2026, U.S. District Judge Billy Ray, a Trump appointee, quashed a Justice Department grand jury subpoena that sought the names, home and email addresses and personal phone numbers of every person who worked or...
On July 7, 2026, CBS News reported that Senators Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Schumer and Ron Wyden had sent letters to 11 businesses tied to the Trump family asking whether they consider themselves covered by a May...
On July 7, 2026, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, under Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, sent letters to election officials in at least 14 states — including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan...
A federal court dismissed the criminal case that had been brought against Kilmar Abrego Garcia following his return to the United States after his earlier deportation. The prosecution had drawn criticism as...
An NPR investigation published May 13, 2026 reported that the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section - created after Watergate to prosecute public corruption - has been reduced from about 40 full-time attorneys...
Trump abruptly removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from office and installed an acting replacement. The dismissal represents another sudden leadership change at the Department of Justice, an institution central to the...