Cops charged in Freddie Gray's death want trial moved

Defense attorneys want to case moved out of Baltimore, arguing it will be impossible to select an impartial jury and receive a fair trial

• May 27, 2015

Cleveland, DOJ reach deal to reform police conduct

Deal creates a court-enforceable agreement detailing steps Cleveland PD will take to address unconstitutional policing in the city

• May 25, 2015

Loretta Lynch: U.S. "less safe" if surveillance programs expire

Attorney General wades into the debate over NSA data collection programs; watch the complete interview Friday on "CBS This Morning"

• May 21, 2015

Chuck Rosenberg appointed acting DEA administrator

Rosenberg, currently the chief of staff to FBI Director James Comey, would replace DEA chief Michele Leonhart

• May 13, 2015

Justice Department to review Baltimore police force

Attorney General Loretta Lynch announces a probe into the Baltimore police department

• May 8, 2015

Loretta Lynch meets police, Freddie Gray family in Baltimore

The attorney general is visiting the city after more than a week of riots and protests over the death of Freddie Gray

• May 5, 2015

Should the feds take over the Baltimore PD?

Mayor Rawlings-Blake has pushed back against a DOJ consent decree, a measure that has proven effective in other cases, but limits city's power over law enforcement

• May 5, 2015

Loretta Lynch headed to Baltimore

The attorney general hasn't yet visited the city in the wake of riots and protests

• May 5, 2015

Eric Holder: Justice Department has been "restored"

The outgoing attorney general, a lightning rod for GOP attacks, offers a glowing review of his tenure as the nation's top lawyer

• Apr 24, 2015

Comcast abandons $45.2B Time Warner Cable deal

Cable giant withdraws blockbuster bid amid regulatory concerns that the purchase would harm competition

• Apr 24, 2015

​U.S. charges Quicken Loans with mortgage fraud

Justice Dept. claims the company made loans knowing they didn't meet federal standards, but Quicken has already countersued

• Apr 23, 2015

Petraeus sentenced for giving classified material to Paula Broadwell

The former CIA director was accused of giving classified materials to his mistress and biographer, Paula Broadwell

• Apr 23, 2015

Baltimore protests grow over death of man in police custody

Demonstrators took to the streets in a new city, again responding to the death of a black man who was being detained by police

• Apr 22, 2015

U.S. officials tie trader to 2010 "Flash Crash"

Five years after the Dow plunged in minutes and unnerved investors, the Justice Department is seeking an extradition

• Apr 21, 2015

It's crunch time for Comcast-Time Warner Cable

The giant cable company is scrambling to prevail on the Justice Department not to block its $45.2 billion megadeal

• Apr 21, 2015

Baltimore police accused of cover-up in violent death

Freddie Gray died after suffering serious spinal injuries in police custody, and his lawyer says cops are withholding video to hide the facts

• Apr 20, 2015

FBI report to show errors affected hundreds of cases

Flawed testimony and lab reports done by forensic examiners over a decades-long period may have resulted in false convictions, the agency says

• Apr 19, 2015

Top Republican: Senate to vote on Loretta Lynch soon

Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker expects a quick end to the political stonewalling over the attorney general nominee

• Apr 19, 2015

Ohio man allegedly plotted attack in U.S. after traveling to Syria

Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud charged with providing support to terrorists; allegedly trained with terror group in Syria

• Apr 16, 2015

Eric Holder warns DOJ personnel not to solicit prostitutes

The attorney general sent the prostitution memo to all department personnel

• Apr 10, 2015

​How Comcast supports its merger supporters

As it seeks approval to buy Time Warner Cable, many merger advocates also happen to be the company's financial beneficiaries

• Apr 7, 2015

Menendez "confident" corruption charges will prove false

The New Jersey senator is accused of using his office to benefit the financial interests of a friend and donor in exchange for gifts

• Apr 2, 2015

DOJ: No contempt charges against Lois Lerner

The Justice Department says Lerner did not waive her fifth amendment privileges when testifying before Congress

• Apr 1, 2015

Obama commutes 22 prison sentences

The president is trying to correct disparities in prison sentences for non-violent, drug-related crimes

• Mar 31, 2015

Obama to GOP: Stop playing games with attorney general pick

President criticizes Republicans for "playing politics" over confirmation of Loretta Lynch as attorney general

• Mar 21, 2015

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