Sadie Gurman
Wall Street Journal
Washington, DC, United States
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Recent articles by Sadie:
Merrick Garland Defends School Board Memo From Republican Criticism
During a contentious first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, Merrick Garland defended ordering the FBI to help local leaders address threats against educators and school board members. → Read More
Merrick Garland to Face Lawmakers’ Questions on Steve Bannon, Abortion, Voting Rights
The attorney general is making his first appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, where he is expected to address the Justice Department’s approach to abortion rights, the Jan. 6 probe and more. → Read More
Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake Won’t Face Civil-Rights Charges, DOJ Says
The shooting in August 2020 sparked weeks of violent unrest in the small city south of Milwaukee. → Read More
DEA Agents Arrest 800 in the U.S. in Crackdown on Illegal Sales of Drugs Laced With Fentanyl
Agents also seized 1.8 million fake pills that were manufactured in Mexico and sold online. → Read More
Washington Steps Up Security Ahead of Rally for Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters
Fencing was reinstalled on the Capitol grounds as police prepare for possible clashes and unrest involving former President Donald Trump’s supporters. → Read More
D.C. Rally to Support Jan. 6 Rioters Prompts Increased Capitol Police Security
Temporary fences are again surrounding the U.S. Capitol as Trump backers plan to rally Saturday in support of the hundreds of people charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the building. → Read More
Police Monitors to Come Under New Limits in U.S.
The Justice Department intends to cap the budgets and tenure of court-appointed teams overseeing local law-enforcement revisions. → Read More
Biden Administration Expected to File Suit Soon Challenging Texas Abortion Law
The Justice Department is expected to pursue an argument that the Texas law illegally interferes with federal interests. → Read More
Biden Administration Prepares to Sue Texas Over Abortion Law
A lawsuit challenging the state’s restrictions limiting the procedure to the first six weeks of pregnancy is set to be filed in coming days. → Read More
Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump, Others Over Jan. 6 Riot
The suit filed Thursday names as defendants former President Donald Trump, his associate Roger Stone and nearly two dozen members of right-wing extremist groups and organizations. → Read More
U.S. Capitol Police Clear Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt During Jan. 6 Riot
Internal probe concludes the officer acted lawfully, adhered to department policy in fatal shooting. → Read More
Capitol Police Investigate Bomb Threat Near Library of Congress
Police responded to the scene on Thursday. → Read More
Justice Department Opens Probe Into Phoenix Police Department
The civil-rights investigation, the third of its kind under the Biden administration, will examine whether the department’s officers engage in patterns of unconstitutional policing and routinely violate the rights of homeless people. → Read More
Trump Pressed Justice Department to Discredit 2020 Election, Official’s Notes Show
Notes of the phone call offer the latest glimpse into Mr. Trump’s unsuccessful efforts to get the Justice Department to investigate unsupported claims of voter fraud in the weeks before Joe Biden’s inauguration. → Read More
Justice Department Aims to Curb Gun Trafficking Into Large U.S. Cities
Federal officials will focus on curbing the flow of stolen or illegally purchased guns into New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and the San Francisco Bay Area, all places where police say a large portion of the guns used in crimes come from elsewhere. → Read More
Police Overhauls Help Fight Crime, Biden Administration Official Says
As cities across the U.S. see increases in crime, the Justice Department’s Vanita Gupta says federal overhauls of local police departments bolster the fight, countering criticism from some who say the national outcry over police conduct is already sapping morale. → Read More
Marijuana Medical Research Growers Receive U.S. Approval
The Drug Enforcement Administration licensed companies to cultivate cannabis for medical study, ending an effective freeze under the Trump administration. → Read More
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Officers in George Floyd Killing
A federal grand jury has indicted four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s death on charges that they violated his constitutional rights, according to indictments unsealed Friday. → Read More
Merrick Garland Highlights Domestic Terrorism, Civil Rights in Budget Request
The attorney general lays out a shift in the Justice Department’s priorities in an appearance before a House Appropriations subcommittee. → Read More
Three Men in Ahmaud Arbery Killing Charged With Federal Hate Crimes
Three white men have been indicted on federal hate crimes charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was fatally shot in February 2020 while out jogging in southeast Georgia, the Justice Department said. → Read More