Justice Department attempts to distance Attorney General Todd Blanche from Comey’s '8647' seashell threat indictment

The Justice Department said in a court filing that its senior leadership wasn’t involved in the decision to criminally charge former FBI Director James Comey for posting a picture of seashells arranged to say “8647” on social media in 2025.
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Justice Department Argues It’s OK if It’s Under Trump Control

The Department of Justice is arguing that it is not independent from President Trump even as it tries to claim that the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey isn’t vindictive. In a court filing Tuesday,

Prosecutor Sues Justice Dept. Over Dismissal After Right-Wing Influencer’s Claim

Will Rosenzweig joins a growing list of former prosecutors and federal agents who have gone to court to contest the purge of law enforcement deemed disloyal.

Todd Blanche makes plea for unity at Justice Department

In his inaugural address to the Justice Department workforce on Thursday, Attorney General Todd Blanche pledged to make the department “more faithful to its highest ideals than when I found it.”
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Justice and Fairness

Manuel Velasquez, Claire Andre, Thomas Shanks, S.J., and Michael J. Meyer Many public policy arguments focus on fairness. Is affirmative action fair? Are congressional districts drawn to be fair? Is our tax policy fair? Is our method for funding schools fair?
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You can have justice or peace. But you can hardly ever have both

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “No justice, no peace!” shout pro-Palestinian marchers moving through cities in Europe and the US. They have chanted those words and carried them aloft on placards ...

Ed Martin leaving Justice Dept. after tumultuous tenure that alienated colleagues

Martin’s clashes cost him jobs as U.S. attorney and as head of the Justice Department’s “weaponization” group.
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Justice Department creates a new pathway to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies

The Justice Department has finalized a rule that will pave the way for people who’ve been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun