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Hundreds of Former DOJ Officials Denounce Trump's 'Shameful' Attacks on Mueller Investigation

'Constitutional Crisis Not Seen Since Watergate,' Warns Senator, If President Trump Fires Rosenstein

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"Similar actions by President Nixon in the Saturday Night Massacre led to his downfall. The firing of Rosenstein would have the same outcome for Trump."

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With 800+ Protests Planned, Nation Ready for Mass Revolt as Trump Reportedly Eyes Firing Rosenstein

Julia Conley, staff writer

President Trump is reportedly considering firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as a warning to Special Counsel Robert Mueller, after Mueller's investigation of Trump led the FBI to conduct a raid targeting the president's personal attorney.

"Our response in the hours following a potential power grab will dictate what...

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Texas Seeks Sessions' Approval to "Speed Up the Death Penalty Treadmill"

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

death penalty restraints

Critics warn the move could lead to the state killing a greater number of people

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Top DOJ Civil Rights Lawyer Resigns. New Job: Battling DOJ Attacks on Civil Rights

Fired by Sessions, McCabe Calls It Retaliation for 'Events I Witnessed'

Repudiating Trump DOJ, Court Delivers Victory to LGBTQ Advocates in Workplace Discrimination Decision

Warren Slams Sessions' DOJ Record a Year After Being Silenced on Senate Floor By Republicans

Citing Poor Care for Mental Health in US Prisons, UK Court Refuses Extradition Request

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Eating His Own: Ahead of Memo Release, Trump Attacks Top Officials at FBI and Justice Department

Renewing "Racist Assault on Immigrant Communities," Trump's DOJ Threatens 23 Sanctuary Jurisdictions

Trump DOJ Slammed for 'Rich Blend of Arrogance & Contempt for Rule of Law'

'The Type of Statement Authoritarians Make': Trump Claims He Has 'Absolute Right' to Do What He Wants With DOJ

Report Finds Sexual Harassment Is Prevalent at DOJ, With Little Accountability for Those Accused

'Horrifying Step Backwards' as Sessions Retracts Guidance Designed to End Abuse of Poor by Courts

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In Threat to Local News Nationwide, Trump DOJ Signals Support for Sinclair-Tribune Merger

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DOJ & FEC Complaints Filed Against Cambridge Analytica for Violating Prohibition on Election-Related Activities by Foreign Nationals in Work for Trump, Others

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)

Lawsuit Filed Against California for its Sanctuary Policy is Affront to Residents, Says Immigrant Legal Resource Center

Common Cause

DOJ & FEC Complaints Urge Full Investigation of Apparent Illegal Coordination Between President Trump, RNC, & Outside Groups

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DOJ & FEC Complaints Filed Against President Trump, His Campaign & American Media Inc. for Illegal, Unreported $150K Coordinated Expenditure to Former Playboy Playmate

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Files New Lawsuit Against Trump Administration For Concealing Its Actions to Engage DOJ and DHS in Work of Commission on Election Integrity

Common Cause

White House FBI Interference Flouts Rule of Law

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John Atcheson

Trump Is Cornered - Now Comes the Dangerous Part

Billy Corriher

Trump's Census Move Borrowed From Racial Gerrymandering Playbook

Trevor Timm

Lawsuit Aims To Uncover How Government Surveils Journalists

Jesselyn McCurdy

The Justice Department Continues to Roll Back Civil Rights Protections

Vanita Gupta

Ohio's Illegal Voter Purges Shouldn't Be Getting Trump Justice Department's Blessing

William Cohn

'Of Men, Not Law': To Make America Hate Again

Norman Eisen, Fred Wertheimer

Firing Mueller Would Be a Catastrophic Mistake

Faiza Patel, Rudy Mehrbani

What Trump Doesn't Get: Sessions Recusal from Russia Probe was Mandatory

Marjorie Cohn

Did Trump Commit High Crimes and Misdemeanors?

Michael Winship

In a Time of Madness, Sally Yates Is a Profile in Courage

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