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The Justice Department announced settlements Tuesday related to claims the FBI insufficiently investigated doctor Larry Nassar.

The Justice Department reported yesterday: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Nicholas Welker, also known as "King ov Wrath," was sentenced by United States District Judge Pamela K. Chen to 44 months' imprisonment for conspiring to make death threats. Welker, the leader of Feuerkrieg Division ("FKD"), an international…

Conservatives on the court expressed varying degrees of skepticism about the charge of obstructing an official proceeding.

Challenges faced by the Justice Department in using past 'fish case' to justify obstruction charges for January 6 rioters.

The Supreme Court aired concerns Tuesday about the 'obstruction' charge against defendants in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

Justice Thomas questions Justice Department's handling of Capitol riot-related cases and law enforcement consistency.

Learn how the Justice Department is improving connections with Native American tribes and addressing historical injustices to support tribal sovereignty.

The U.S. Supreme Court case involving Capitol riot defendant Joseph Fischer could set a precedent for obstruction charges in high-profile prosecutions.

From the Justice Department Wednesday: Patrick Dai, 21, formerly a junior at Cornell University and originally from Pittsford, New York, pleaded guilty today to posting threats to kill or injure another person using interstate communications…. As part of his guilty plea, Dai admitted that, on Oct. 28 and 29, 2023,…