Justice

The Justice Department on Friday called on San Francisco Mayor London Breed to increase the allowable capacity in houses of worship, accusing the city of impeding on “religious freedom” amid the coronavirus.In a three-page letter, Assistant Attorney General Eric S. Dreiband and U.S.attorney David Anderson of the Northern District of California called San Francisco’s policy of allowing just…

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first woman and first Jewish person ever to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol as she was honored on Friday.Former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, are among those paying their respects. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Biden's vice presidential nominee, also…

Joseph R. Biden said Wednesday his Justice Department wouldn’t automatically pursue charges against President Trump when he leaves office as the Democratic presidential nominee knocked the president for turning DOJ into the “Department of Trump.” “This has been the most corrupt administration in modern American history,” Mr. Biden said while campaigning in North Carolina. “The…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg poses for a portrait in 1977. Bettmann/Corbis Then-President Bill Clinton announces Ginsburg as his nominee to the Supreme Court during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 1993. Ginsburg replaced retired Justice Byron White and became the nation's second female justice. Doug Mills/AP Prominent Jewish-Americans, including Ginsburg, pose for a…

Attorney General William P. Barr went on the attack against Justice Department career prosecutors this week, comparing them to preschoolers and to accusing them of going rogue in trying to score political scalps. The broadside came during a speech to honor Constitution Day in which Mr. Barr also made a vehement defense of his conduct…