Justice Dept. to Take Narrow Approach to Prosecuting Corporate Bribery Abroad

Officials said the move was made to align enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act with the broader goal of increasing the country’s ability to compete overseas.

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Pam Bondi Rolls Back Leak Inquiry Constraint Stemming From Fox News Case

The Justice Department’s new rules for leak inquiries make it easier for investigators to bypass a legal restriction on search warrants to seize news gathering records.

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Judge Stops Justice Dept. From Releasing Report on Trump Documents Case

Judge Aileen M. Cannon said prosecutors should not be allowed to share the report outside the Justice Department, adding that it contained information that had not been made public.

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Judge Cannon Mulls Release of Trump Documents Report to Congress

The decision by Judge Aileen M. Cannon not to issue an immediate ruling raised the possibility that President-elect Donald J. Trump would take office in the meantime and have power over the report’s release.

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U.S. Finds Pattern of Excessive Force by Louisiana State Police

A Black man died after a beating by the police in 2019. The assault “demonstrated serious failures,” the Justice Department said, including improper supervision.

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Jack Smith’s Accountability Effort Ends With More Freedom for Trump

The Justice Department now enters a second Trump administration with less authority to pursue a president than it has had in half a century.

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Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case

“But for Mr. Trump’s election and imminent return to the presidency, the office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial,” the report said.

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News Outlets Batten Down the Hatches for Trump’s Return

Media organizations are taking unusual steps to prepare for what they fear will be a legal and political onslaught from the new administration.

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Appeals Court Declines to Block Release of Special Counsel Report on Trump Cases

But the court left in place an injunction that bars the Justice Department from disclosing the report for another three days.

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Justice Dept. Signals Report on Trump Documents Case May Never Be Released

In a court filing, the department indicated that the report by the special counsel, Jack Smith, may not be made public before Donald J. Trump takes office, raising the prospect that the new administration will bury it.

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