Attorney General Merrick Garland on Oct. 4 announced a concentrated effort to target any threats of violence, intimidation, and harassment by parents toward school personnel. The announcement comes days after a national association of school boards asked the Biden administration to take “extraordinary measures” to prevent alleged threats against school staff that the association said…

Attorney General Merrick Garland released a policy memo on July 21 reasserting the Department of Justice’s independence from the White House. The five-page memo (pdf) sets the Biden administration’s policy for all communications with the White House and is meant to boost the public’s trust in the nation’s top law enforcement agency. “The success of…

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a Department of Justice-led investigation into the officer-involved death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. Taylor was shot to death during a police raid of her home in March 2020, with her death later becoming a rallying cry for Black Lives Matter protests and riots in 2020. In the incident,…