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The conservative federal judge is just 48 years old and could affect social policy for generations to come if confirmed by the majority-Republican Senate.

Federal authorities say they've been asked to look into the discovery of some mailed ballots in Pennsylvania, an announcement that has appalled former Justice Department officials and voting experts.

Attorneys for a man scheduled for execution on Thursday say his case was never fair and advocates say the federal death penalty always has targeted a disproportionate number of Black men.

The federal death penalty process is considered the "gold standard" in the justice system but evidence suggests it's plagued by racial disparities and ineffective legal representation.

President Trump says he'll announce his pick for the Supreme Court this week, and it will likely be a woman. It's also likely to be the most contentious court nomination in history.

Judges Amy Coney Barrett is considered to be the front-runner among the trio of federal appellate court judges. She was a finalist during the president's last high court selection.

The process is shrouded in secrecy, but the president's flair for the dramatic has introduced a sense of showmanship to the highly choreographed roll out.

Judge Alison Nathan wrote she fears government lapses in an Iranian sanctions case may have revealed broader problems with how prosecutors disclose evidence to defendants.

At a Constitution Day celebration Wednesday night, Attorney General William Barr blasted prosecutors and called a nationwide pandemic lockdown proposal the worst civil rights intrusion since slavery.

In remarks Wednesday, the attorney general also said restrictions imposed during the coronavirus are "the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history" since slavery.

The move signals the Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation surrounding the publication of The Room Where It Happened after an unsuccessful effort to block it from being published.

President Trump has sent federal agents to cities experiencing a spike in violence. But critics worry the White House is using crime and protests for political advantage in an election year.

President Trump has linked rising violence to protesters and has dispatched federal officers to several cities. NPR examines what steps Trump's Justice Department is taking to maintain order.

A former FBI lawyer is preparing to plead guilty to a false statement charge in an investigation into how the Obama administration looked into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

A former bureau attorney is alleged to have doctored evidence to enable the surveillance of an ex-junior foreign policy aide to Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Experts said any decision about how a Biden Justice Department might handle a case against President Trump will pose huge legal and political challenges.

Attorney General William Barr says he won't take any action to influence the presidential election, but looming in the background is a probe apparently focused on the Obama administration.

Federal Judge Carlton Reeves applied the controversial doctrine in a case in which he ruled that an officer merited it — but in an outspoken opinion asked for the doctrine itself to be reevaluated.

The former deputy attorney general said the FBI's interview of Flynn was pertinent to a legitimate investigation, contradicting the Justice Department's rationale now for dropping charges.

A full panel of judges will consider the unusual situation in which the Justice Department has asked to drop charges against a defendant who has admitted guilt.