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PublishedJanuary 25, 2021
Watchdog probes whether Justice Department officials tried to overturn election
The New York Times reported that a former assistant attorney general discussed a plan with then-President Trump to oust the acting attorney general, try to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential race and suggest falsely that there had been widespread election fraud.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2021
Biden introduces Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general choice
President-elect Joe Biden also describes the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol on Wednesday as 'domestic terrorists' and assails the Republican president for inciting the siege.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
Justice Department suing Walmart, alleges company helped fuel opioid crisis
The suit alleges the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Commentary: Barr was never the villain Democrats said he was
The attorney general deserves credit for uncovering abuses by the FBI.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2020
Justice Department files landmark antitrust case against Google
The lawsuit marks the government’s most significant act to protect competition since its groundbreaking case against Microsoft more than 20 years ago.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2020
Politics drive views of federal response to 2 different Oregon standoffs
State leaders, protesters and anti-government groups have given different reactions to the way U.S. officials have responded to chaotic protests in liberal Portland, Oregon, and a 2016 armed standoff by states' rights supporters.
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PublishedJune 24, 2020
Attorney General Barr to testify as Democrats examine Justice Department politicization
A federal prosecutor testifies that Trump ally Roger Stone was given special treatment prior to his sentencing because of his ties to the president.
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PublishedJune 10, 2020
Ex-judge says push to dismiss Flynn case a ‘gross abuse’ of power
Former U.S. District Judge John Gleeson says in a filing that the government 'has engaged in highly irregular conduct to benefit a political ally of the President.'
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PublishedJune 4, 2020
Commentary: Maine quarantine ruling shows everything old is new again
Science is at the heart of the federal decision, just as in the 1986 Supreme Court ruling that upheld Maine's out-of-state bait fish ban.
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PublishedApril 3, 2020
Our View: Don’t let companies off the hook for their role in opioid epidemic
An investigation by ProPublica found evidence that Walmart sent millions of doses of opioid painkillers to criminal doctors.
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