Merrick Garland

Merrick Garland said the Justice Department will swiftly increase its resources dedicated to enforcing voting rights protections.

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that the Department of Justice will double the enforcement staff of its civil rights division in order to better protect the right to vote.

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that he plans to double the number of staff within the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division dedicated to protecting voting rights. “There are plenty of things up for debate in America, but the right of all eligible Americans to vote is not one of them,” Garland said. For more on this story, go...

Attorney General Merrick Garland said investigating the source of a massive leak of taxpayer data behind a ProPublica article will be a top priority.

Attorney General Merrick Garland says the Justice Department is looking into how it can weed out any extremists from within federal law enforcement following the arrest of current and former law enforcement officers involved in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday pressed Congress for increased funding on a variety of Justice Department priorities, including combating domestic terrorism, protecting civil rights, prosecuting hate crimes and battling the opioid epidemic. Testifying for the first time as attorney general before a House Appropriations subcommittee, Garland also spoke about policing reforms, including a budget request to enhance community-oriented policing....

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday announced an investigation into the Louisville Metro Police Department, which has faced intense scrutiny and criticism in the 13 months since officers of the department killed Breonna Taylor inside her own apartment as they served a no-knock warrant. The probe marks the second “pattern or practice” investigation launched by the Justice Department in recent days....

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Monday that the Justice Department was launching a civil investigation into the Louisville Police Department.

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday that the Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into whether the Minneapolis Police Department engages in a “pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing.”

The announcement comes one day after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted by a jury of the murder of George Floyd.

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Wednesday the U.S. Department of Justice was opening an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department.

What was different about the Chauvin trial wasn’t the verdict, though it felt rare after other cops had been let off the hook for using force on people of color. It was the millions of people who used the case as a rallying cry to call for real change. But it’s just one case. Aya Gruber, professor of law at...

Garland said the DOJ will restore the process that was in place before ex-Trump AG Jeff Sessions imposed sharp restrictions on the use of consent decrees.

The address comes amid mounting pressure to enact gun reform in the wake of recent mass shootings in Georgia, Colorado and California.

The Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Merrick Garland as attorney general.

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Judge Merrick Garland’s nomination to become President Biden’s attorney general to the full Senate on Monday.

President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general is set for his confirmation hearing vowing to prioritize civil rights, combat extremist attacks and ensure the Justice Department remains politically independent

Merrick Garland told U.S. senators during his confirmation hearing on Monday that he will supervise prosecution of white supremacists if confirmed to lead the Department of Justice.

An emotional Merrick Garland describes the anti-semitism his family came to this country to escape, telling lawmakers at his confirmation hearing his motivation to be attorney general is out of “obligation to the country to pay back.”

Merrick Garland pledged Monday to pursue a robust investigation into the leaders of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.