Ted Kaczynski, the 79-year-old Unabomber, transferred to prison medical facility
Kaczynski had been serving multiple life sentences at a supermax facility in Colorado.
By Matt ZapotoskyDecember 22, 2021Bureau of Prisons can keep inmates in home confinement after coronavirus emergency ends
Justice Department ruling could allow thousands to stay out of prison, continue reintegrating into society.
By David NakamuraDecember 21, 2021Jury begins deliberating in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking case
At closing arguments, the former lover of Jeffrey Epstein was portrayed as both abuser and wrongly targeted victim.
By Shayna JacobsDecember 20, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell says prosecutors have not proven her guilt, as defense rests
Maxwell, 59, is accused of grooming and recruiting underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein.
By Shayna JacobsDecember 17, 2021Meadows referral creates new legal, political challenge for Garland and DOJ
Prosecuting Donald Trump’s former chief of staff could create a precedent that hurts the Justice Department later.
By Matt ZapotoskyDecember 15, 2021D.C. attorney general sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6 attack
A legal tactic used against the Ku Klux Klan is deployed against far-right groups whose members are charged with the attack on Congress.
By Devlin Barrett and Tom Hamburger and Rachel WeinerDecember 14, 2021Derek Chauvin signals he will plead guilty to violating George Floyd’s civil rights
The former police officer was convicted in April of murdering Floyd on a Minneapolis street.
By Matt Zapotosky and Holly BaileyDecember 13, 2021Final Epstein accuser, Annie Farmer, says Maxwell groped and pressured her
Farmer says she was 16 when Ghislaine Maxwell showed her how to massage Epstein’s feet.
By Shayna JacobsDecember 10, 2021Justice Department closes Emmett Till investigation without filing charges
Officials say the FBI could not confirm assertions in a 2017 book that a key witness recanted prior testimony.
By Devlin BarrettDecember 7, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell trial: Another woman describes being groomed for Epstein
Witness says Maxwell showered her with compliments, encouraged her to give Epstein massages.
By Shayna JacobsDecember 6, 2021Justice Dept. sues Texas over redistricting, citing discrimination against Latinos
Latinos fueled growth in Texas that added two congressional seats. The lawsuit says those districts favor non-Latino Whites.
By David Nakamura and Devlin BarrettDecember 6, 2021Jeffrey Clark deposition moved back to Dec. 16, Jan. 6 committee says
Former Justice Dept. official has indicated he may plead the Fifth, illustrating risks of legal standoff.
By Devlin Barrett and Ann MarimowDecember 3, 2021Justice Dept. launches civil investigation into Mount Vernon, N.Y., police
The federal pattern-or-practice probe is the Biden administration’s fourth into local law enforcement agencies.
By David NakamuraDecember 3, 2021What the first alleged victim of Epstein and Maxwell said on the witness stand
The woman recalled meeting Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein at an arts camp in 1994.
By Shayna JacobsDecember 1, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell trial opens in New York with focus on Epstein’s accusers
Prosecutor describes “horrific abuse” of young victims, while defense attorney questions their accounts.
By Shayna JacobsNovember 29, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell trial set to open in New York, two years after Jeffrey Epstein’s jailhouse suicide
Maxwell, a longtime companion to Epstein, allegedly helped recruit and groom his young sex abuse victims.
By Shayna JacobsNovember 27, 2021Parkland families reach $127.5 million settlement with Justice Dept. over mass shooting
The deal, which requires court approval, would end lawsuits over the FBI’s failure to act on warnings about the gunman.
By Mark Berman and Devlin BarrettNovember 22, 2021N.Y. man gets 19 months for urging Trump supporters to kill lawmakers who backed election results
Brendan Hunt’s trial tested the boundary between criminality and free speech.
By Shayna JacobsNovember 22, 2021Breonna Taylor’s death sparked police reform in Louisville. But the path forward is complicated.
A Justice Department probe is underway, while the mayor and a new police chief push their own changes.
By David NakamuraNovember 21, 2021They served decades in prison for killing Malcolm X. Now their names are cleared.
Muhammad Aziz, 83, and Khalil Islam, who died in 2009, were wrongly convicted of killing the fiery civil rights leader.
By Shayna JacobsNovember 18, 2021