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U.S. Department of Justice
United States government
Also known as: DOJ
- Related People:
- Jack Smith
- James Comey
- Deval Patrick
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• May 25, 2025, 3:46 PM ET (AP)
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• May 24, 2025, 8:00 AM ET (AP)
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• May 23, 2025, 5:49 PM ET (AP)
New Orleans' jail system was troubled decades before 10 inmates made an audacious escape
• May 23, 2025, 5:43 PM ET (AP)
Justice Department reaches deal to allow Boeing to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes
• May 23, 2025, 5:23 PM ET (AP)
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), executive division of the U.S. federal government responsible for law enforcement. Headed by the U.S. attorney general, it investigates and prosecutes cases under federal antitrust, civil-rights, criminal, tax, and environmental laws. It controls the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Office of Justice Programs, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the U.S. National Central Bureau of Interpol, among many other agencies.