Katie Benner
The New York Times
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Jan. 6 Committee Appears to Lay Out Road Map for Prosecuting Trump
The first prime-time hearing into the Jan. 6 attack confronted the fundamental question that has haunted Donald J. Trump since he left office: Should he be prosecuted in a criminal court? → Read More
Justice Dept. Announces Raft of Changes Meant to Deter Cyberthreats
The moves came a week after the department made its largest financial seizure ever, confiscating over $3.6 billion worth of Bitcoin stolen in a 2016 hacking. → Read More
New Rule Makes Thousands of Federal Inmates Eligible for Release
The Justice Department issued guidelines that allow more prisoners to participate in a program to earn shorter terms under the 2018 bipartisan criminal justice law. → Read More
Steve Bannon turns himself in on contempt of Congress charges.
The former aide to President Donald J. Trump had refused to comply with a demand from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. → Read More
Appeals Court Lets Texas Continue to Enforce Near-Total Abortion Ban
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reaffirmed its reversal of a lower judge’s ruling that blocked the law while the federal courts weigh its constitutionality. → Read More
U.S. Agrees to Release Huawei Executive in Case That Strained Ties With China
China reciprocated within hours, freeing two Canadians, a notable resolution in a relationship that has been spiraling downward. → Read More
Live Updates: U.S. Reaches Agreement to Release Huawei Executive Meng Wanzhou
The Canadian authorities had arrested Ms. Meng in December 2018 at the request of the United States. She appeared by videoconference at a court hearing in Brooklyn on Friday. → Read More
Meng Wanzhou agreed to deal in a Brooklyn court hearing.
Ms. Meng will return to China in exchange for admitting some wrongdoing in a sanctions violation case as part of an agreement with U.S. prosecutors. → Read More
U.S. Seeks to Block Bankruptcy Plan That Would Free Sacklers From Opioid Claims
The Justice Department has been appealing the deal, approved earlier this month. → Read More
Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Block Texas From Enforcing Restrictive Abortion Law
The department sued Texas last week over its recently enacted law, which prohibits nearly all abortions in the state. → Read More
Justice Dept. to Investigate Georgia Prisons
The department also announced limits on federal officers’ use of widely criticized policing tactics. → Read More
The Justice Dept. sues Texas over its new restrictive abortion law.
The move is the first major step by the Biden administration to confront the new law, the nation’s most restrictive in terms of abortion access. → Read More
Member of ISIS ‘Beatles’ Cell Plans to Plead Guilty in Abuse of Hostages
An upcoming change-of-plea hearing for Alexanda Kotey suggests he is cooperating with prosecutors and could provide details about victims. → Read More
Former Acting Attorney General Testifies About Trump’s Efforts to Subvert Election
The testimony highlights the former president’s desire to batter the Justice Department into advancing his personal agenda. → Read More
Trump Pressed Justice Dept. to Declare Election Results Corrupt, Notes Show
“Leave the rest to me” and to congressional allies, the former president is said to have told top law enforcement officials. → Read More
The Justice Department sued Georgia over its new voting law.
The lawsuit shows that the Biden administration intends to aggressively fight state actions that it sees as potentially disenfranchising minority voters. → Read More
Justice Dept. Ends Criminal Inquiry, Lawsuit on John Bolton’s Book
President Donald J. Trump had pressured the department to use its legal powers to stop his former national security adviser from publishing embarrassing details about him. → Read More
Justice Dept. Official to Step Down Amid Uproar Over Leaks Inquiry
John C. Demers, a Trump appointee who remained in the department, would typically have been briefed on investigations like those involving the secret collection of journalists’ phone records. → Read More
Merrick Garland to announce Justice Dept. plans to protect voting access.
The attorney general’s plans, expected to be announced Friday afternoon, come as Republican-led state legislatures push to enact new restrictive voting laws. → Read More
White House Disavows Knowledge of Gag Order on Times Leaders in Leak Inquiry
The Justice Department also said it was changing its policy to bar seizing reporters’ phone and email records in hunts for their sources. → Read More