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Report Exposes Trump DOJ's Secretive Efforts in Obtaining Drugs to Resume Federal Executions
President Donald Trump makes a statement with Attorney General William Barr in the Rose Garden of the White House on July 11, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Court Rules Trump Effort to Detain Man Indefinitely Without Charges 'Cannot Withstand Constitutional Scrutiny'
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
"All I've wanted, like everyone else, is to be free and with my family again," Adham Hassoun said in a statement on Monday. "But the government at every turn tried to deny me the opportunity to prove my innocence. I'm grateful to the court for upholding the freedoms and constitutional guarantees that made me fall in love with this country 30 years ago." (Image: Witness Against Torture/flickr)
Held without charges or evidence since 2017—and imprisoned overall for nearly two decades—the judge ordered, pending an appeal, for the U.S. government to release Adham Hassoun.
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Barr Agrees to Testify on Politicization of DOJ as Judiciary Chairman Slams Attorney General as Trump's "Fixer"
Julia Conley, staff writer
A Justice Department spokesperson said the attorney general will testify before...
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'I Have Not Resigned,' Says Federal Attorney After AG Barr Tries to Oust Him
Andrea Germanos, staff writer
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman speaks during a press conference October 10, 2019 in New York City.
"This late Friday night dismissal reeks of potential corruption of the legal...
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1,250 Former DOJ Officials Demand Investigation Into Barr's Involvement in Violently Dispersing Demonstrators Near White House
Sen. Warren Demands Federal Probe Into Attorney General Barr's Order to Tear-Gas Peaceful Protesters
Attorney General William Barr speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a press conference the White House on July 11, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chen Mengtong/China News Service/Visual China Group via Getty Images)
'Incoherent as It Is Dangerous': Trump Threatens to Designate Antifa—Not an Actual Group—as Terrorist Organization
An antitrust case against the online giant is coming, say regulators.
'Long Overdue': Antitrust Cases Reportedly Brewing Against Google at State and Federal Level
If This 'Doesn't Give You Chills I Don't Know What Will': McConnell Patriot Act Expansion Would Hand AG Barr Unprecedented Spy Powers
Attorney General William Barr arrives with President Donald J. Trump to speak with members of the coronavirus task force during a briefing in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Wednesday, April 01, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
House Democrats Call on Inspector General to Investigate "Improper Political Interference" of Barr's DOJ
U.S. Attorney General William Barr
'A Cancer on Justice in This Nation': Fresh Demand for Barr's Resignation—or Impeachment—After Flynn Decision
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday night said that "history is written by the winners" during an interview with CBS News. (Photo: Screenshot/CBS News)
'My God,' Says US Senator After William Barr Deploys 'History Is Written by the Winners' Trope
Barr Accused of 'Capturing Justice System' for Benefit of Trump as DOJ Drops Case Against Michael Flynn
The Department of Justice headquarters, February 19, 2020.
'Oh Hell No': DOJ Using Coronavirus Crisis to Push for Expansive Emergency Powers
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.)
After Alabama Executes Nathaniel Woods, Ayanna Pressley Leads Fresh Calls for US to Abolish Death Penalty
'Disturbing': Study Shows DOJ Prosecutions of White-Collar Criminals Hit All-Time Low Under Trump

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Free Press Action
Justice Department Proposal to Overhaul Section 230 Protections Is Unworkable, Unconstitutional and Would Make the Internet Unusable
National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
NLG Statement on the President’s Unlawful Declaration of Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization
No More Deaths/No Más Muertes
Final #Cabeza9 Misdemeanor Charge Against Dr. Scott Warren Dismissed
Democracy 21
Democracy 21 Files Fifth Justice Department Complaint Against AG Barr for Repeated Biased Actions on Behalf of President Trump
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Democracy 21 Calls for House and DOJ Investigations of Unfit to Serve AG Barr, Documents Barr’s Repeated Abuses of Office
Common Cause
Common Cause Condemns Trump Meddling with DOJ Recommendations for Roger Stone Sentencing
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