Justice

Facebook has faced criticism from employees and outside groups for not blocking President Trump's inflammatory posts. Richard Drew/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Drew/AP Facebook has faced criticism from employees and outside groups for not blocking President Trump's inflammatory posts. Richard Drew/AP Updated at 3:36 p.m. ET The Justice Department is proposing legislation to curtail…

Senate Republicans on Wednesday unveiled their "Justice Act" police reform legislation to hold officers accountable.Sen. Tim Scott, the lone African-American GOP senator, spearheaded the legislation in the wake of George Floyd's death and nationwide protests demanding racial justice – including calls from activists to dismantle police departments. He framed the legislation as a bridge between law enforcement and communities of…

The Justice Department on Wednesday urged Congress to adopt new legislation that could punish Facebook, Google and Twitter for a wide array of harmful content posted online, threatening to erode a long-cherished legal immunity that Silicon Valley says is critical to the future of the internet.The new legislation would target Section 230, a decades-old portion…

Former national security advisor John Bolton, seen in February, is scheduled to publish a memoir of his time with the Trump administration on June 23, and the Justice Department is trying to block publication. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Humphrey/AP Former national security advisor John Bolton, seen in February, is scheduled to publish…

A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday began reviewing the Justice Department's effort to order a judge to immediately dismiss its prosecution of President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn in a politically charged case that tests the power of the independent judiciary.Flynn, joined by the Justice Department, wants the appeals court to…