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The Justice Department sued Google for allegedly using its dominance to control the search engine market. In August, a federal judge ruled in favor of the government and now must decide how to sanction the company.

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  • Technology

Justice Department calls for sanctions against Google in landmark antitrust case

After a federal judge ruled in August that Google is illegally monopolizing the search engine market, the Department of Justice is now saying the company must be reined in.

October 10, 2024
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By:
  • Dara Kerr
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, seen here in June 2024, has sought to return the Justice Department to normal order.

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  • Law

Biden's attorney general wanted to return to normal order; it hasn't been easy

The attorney general pledged to restore the Justice Department to normal order. It hasn't been easy, and may not last.

September 27, 2024
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Google suffered a defeat in a major antitrust lawsuit that was first brought by the Department of Justice in 2020.

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  • Technology

Google is defiant after losing antitrust lawsuit and being called a 'monopolist'

A federal judge rules that Google illegally abused its monopoly power to maintain its control over the search engine business. Google says it’s appealing.

August 07, 2024
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By:
  • Dara Kerr
A person prepares a marijuana cigarette in New York City on April 20, 2024.

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  • Politics

The Biden administration is moving to reclassify marijuana. Here's what that means

The Justice Department is expected to propose a new, lower classification for marijuana that would lessen restrictions on the drug. But there's another review process to come.

May 01, 2024
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice on Wednesday as Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, right, looks on.

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  • Law

U.S. unveils war crimes charges against 4 Russian-allied troops

The indictment, unsealed in the Eastern District of Virginia, marks the first time the U.S. has brought war crimes charges in connection with the Russian assault on Ukraine.

December 07, 2023
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By:
  • Washington Desk and
  • Ryan Lucas
Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, will step down from Binance, the crypto company he founded in 2017, as part of a deal with the Department of Justice and U.S. regulators.

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  • Business

CZ, founder of crypto giant Binance, pleads guilty to money laundering violations

Changpeng Zhao agreed to plead guilty to money laundering charges and step down from Binance as part of a sweeping settlement with the Department of Justice and top regulators.

November 21, 2023
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By:
  • David Gura
Attorney General Merrick Garland appears before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

AG Garland defends DOJ's Hunter Biden investigation at House Judiciary hearing

Republicans spent the nearly six-hour-long hearing interrogating Attorney General Merrick Garland over the agency's investigations into Hunter Biden and former President Donald Trump.

September 20, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz

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  • Law

Garland names special counsel in Hunter Biden investigation

David Weiss, a Trump appointee as U.S. attorney who was retained during the Biden administration, has been investigating Hunter Biden since 2019.

August 11, 2023
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  • Carrie Johnson
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Tuesday that the department's investigative operation targeting fentanyl and opioid traffickers on the dark web resulted in a record number of arrests and seizures.

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  • National

Record number of people arrested in an international fentanyl operation, DOJ says

The Department of Justice announced arrests in an international operation targeting fentanyl sales on the dark web that spanned the U.S., Europe and South America. Nearly 300 people were arrested.

May 02, 2023
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Helen Biesenbach leaves a message at a memorial where 26 crosses were placed to honor the victims killed at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs on November 9, 2017 in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

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  • Law

DOJ reaches settlement with families of Sutherland Springs mass shooting

The department announced it had reached a tentative settlement of $144.5 million, ending a legal back-and-forth that has lasted years.

April 05, 2023
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Attorney General Merrick Garland attends the United for Justice International Conference in Lviv, Ukraine on Friday.

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  • Law

Garland supports effort to hold Russia accountable for war crimes

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland pledged to "stand shoulder to shoulder" with war crimes prosecutors in Ukraine as he made an unannounced visit to the country.

March 04, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
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  • Politics

Political Rewind: 3 p.m. deadline to unseal Mar-a-Lago warrant; Election officials on SB 202 impact

Friday on Political Rewind: Attorney General Merrick Garland wants to unseal the warrant that led to an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. Plus, a special panel of guests discusses voting in Georgia, including its history of discriminatory voting rules, Senate Bill 202, the experiences of election workers and more. 

August 12, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Attorney General Merrick Garland made remarks Thursday regarding the FBI search of former President Trump's Florida home that took place earlier this week.

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  • Law

Trump says he will not oppose the release of documents tied to the Mar-a-Lago search

In a social media posting, Trump added that he encourages "the immediate release of those documents."

August 12, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Justice Department Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Washington.

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  • News

Justice Dept. seeks to unseal search warrant of Trump home

The Justice Department has asked a court to unseal the search warrant the FBI received before searching the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday.

August 11, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at an event on Tuesday. The Justice Department is suing Idaho, arguing that its new abortion law violates federal law because it does not allow doctors to provide medically necessary treatment, Garland said Tuesday.

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  • Law

An Idaho abortion law draws a Justice Department lawsuit

The DOJ argues that a restrictive new ban conflicts with a federal law that requires doctors to give pregnant women appropriate medical care, including abortion when necessary.

August 02, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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