Kristen Clarke, the first Black woman chosen to be the nation's top civil rights enforcer, called leaving the DOJ 'a ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland came in with a mission to calm the waters at the Justice Department and restore its reputation for independence after four turbulent years during Donald Trump's presid ...

So far this year, the most consequential publisher in America is the United States government. In the wee hours of Tuesday ...

The US Justice Department and a central Illinois sheriff’s office on Friday announced a deal resolving an inquiry into ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Police Department can begin winding down its longstanding federal oversight, a judge ruled ...

Attorney General Merrick Garland gave a tearful goodbye while warning of the risks of “grave injustice” for those who abuse ...

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees for the Department of Justice, State Department and more sat for Senate ...

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled on Tuesday that the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) ...

After years of federal oversight, the New Orleans Police Department is entering the final phase of the consent decree.

Judge Susie Morgan granted the NOPD a two-year sustainment period, signaling the beginning of the end of the consent decree.