The United States Department of Justice (often referred to as the Justice Department or DOJ), is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.
The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate and is a member of the Cabinet.
Booksellers claim ruling runs risk of monopoly
Apr 11 - Financial Times
Apr 11 - Financial Times
DOJ sues Apple over price-fixing scheme
Apr 11 - CNN Money
US sues telecom titan AT&T for phone billing scam
Mar 22 - France24
BP in $7.8bn settlement of gulf claims
Mar 03 - Financial Times
Citigroup Subpoenaed in DOJ Probe of Mortgage-Backed Securities
Feb 25 - Business Week
Realty Q&A: Mortgage relief or scam? Lawyers sued for fraud
Feb 24 - MarketWatch
BP would settle Gulf spill, but not at any cost
Feb 07 - MarketWatch
U.S. Seeks $670,494 in Tax Suit Against Yankees Co-Owner
Dec 28 - Business Week
NYSE-D Börse deal gains US approval
Dec 22 - Financial Times
U.S. Clears NYSE-Deutsche Boerse Deal With Direct Edge Sale
Dec 22 - Business Week
AT&T puts T-Mobile deal on ice while it seeks Plan B
Dec 12 - CNN Money
AT&T takes $4bn hit on T-Mobile deal
Nov 24 - Financial Times
Merck fined $950 mn over painkiller marketing
Nov 22 - France24
US says Merck to pay $950 mn for Vioxx marketing
Nov 22 - France24
US to pursue suit against AT&T, T-Mobile deal: Holder
Nov 08 - France24
Accounts probe dents Chinese stocks in US
Sep 29 - Financial Times
China Internet Stocks Fall in New York on U.S. Investigation
Sep 29 - Business Week
U.S. Says Man Charged With Plotting Pentagon, Capitol Attack
Sep 28 - Business Week
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Two laws preventing the federal government from recognizing and providing benefits to same-sex couples are unconstitutional, a federal judge in California ruled. (May 25)
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Forty-five prisoners are abstaining from food in an effort to highlight what they say are inhumane conditions in Virginia's Red Onion State Prison. (May 24)
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'Snitch' hacker Adrian Lamo, who turned in Wikileaks source Bradley Manning, warns of over-hyping the Anonymous threat and criticise role of media in depicting the collective. (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT, FACEBOOK, THE NEW YORK TIMES, NEW YORK, WIKILEAKS, IRAQ
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Days after the Alabama legislature voted to update a stringent immigration law considered among the toughest in the nation, Governor Robert Bentley has called for a special legislative session to address his concerns with the law. (May 18)
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The announcement came on the heels of a survey that found one in 10 inmates are sexually victimized by other prisoners or prison staff. (May 17)
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc's quarterly profit and sales surpassed expectations on Thursday as more people shopped its established U.S. stores and spent more, pushing its shares up more than 5 percent despite ongoing probes into possible bribery. (May 17)
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FBI and the US Justice Department are launching a criminal inquiry into trading practices of JPMorgan following its revelation of $2bn (£1.2bn) loss. (May 16)
MORE TOPICS: JPMORGAN CHASE, FBI, LONDON
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A clear majority of Americans support some form of legally recognized same-sex unions, according to a new CBS/New York Times poll. (May 14)
MORE TOPICS: NEW YORK
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Three former executives of General Electric Co affiliates were convicted by a federal jury in New York of conspiracy charges related to bid-rigging contracts for the investment of municipal bonds, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. (May 11)
MORE TOPICS: GENERAL ELECTRIC, NEW YORK, ATTORNEY GENERAL, INVESTMENT
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Law-enforcement officers who track the locations of people via their cell phones may be operating outside the bounds of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., said Thursday. (May 11)
MORE TOPICS: COURT, ATTORNEY GENERAL, SUPREME COURT
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