On Tuesday, Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland issued guidance to agency leadership regarding the Freedom of Information Act (P.L. 89-487), or FOIA.

U.S. Attorney General (AG) Merrick B. Garland recently unveiled the Justice Department's National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking.

When Anne Milgram became Attorney General of New Jersey, she soon discovered a few startling facts: not only did her team not know who they were jailing, but they had no idea whether the public was safe. She thus began her ongoing, inspirational quest to improve the US criminal justice system through data analytics and statistical analysis.

ICYMI: Attorney General Merrick Garland addresses the importance of the Americans with Disabilities Act, signed into law 31 years ago this month. This law passed with bipartisan support and has been life-changing for people with disabilities.

ICYMI: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland speaks on the voting rights of Americans.

Attorney General Merrick Garland recently visited the site of the Tulsa, OK race massacre of 1921. This event is considered one of the worst racially motivated massacres in the United States. As many as 300 Black Americans were killed in this attack, and 800 were injured.

ICYMI- Watch as Attorney General Merrick Garland honors heroes who dedicate their lives to protecting children on the 38th National Missing Children's Day.

ICYMI: Listen in as AG Merrick Garland recognizes the nation’s law enforcement in honor of National Police Week. He applauded law enforcement officers and their families for all of their hard work and sacrifice for the people of the United States.

Watch as newly confirmed Attorney General Merrick Garland gives his remarks to DOJ employees on his first official day. In his words, “Norms require that like cases be treated alike. That there not be one rule for Democrats and another for Republicans; One rule for friends and another for foes; One rule for the powerful and another for the powerless; One rule for the rich and another for the poor; Or different rules depending upon one's race or ethnicity.”

From February 22 to February 23, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the position of Attorney General in the Biden administration.

This week, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act. The bill would require service providers and device manufacturers to assist law enforcement in accessing encrypted data or devices necessary for investigations after a court issues a warrant based on probable cause that a crime has occurred.