Scott MacFarlane is CBS News' Justice correspondent. He has covered Washington for two decades, earning 20 Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards. His reporting has resulted directly in the passage of five ...

Washington — A bipartisan group of former federal ethics officials is asking for an internal Justice Department investigation into the legal opinion justifying U.S. military strikes on suspected ...

Two years ago, longtime federal corruption prosecutor Molly Gaston signed her name to a court filing unlike any before it. That day, in October 2023, Gaston filed a 32-page motion asking a federal ...

The Justice Department released thousands of new photos and records on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but at least 550 pages in ...

The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters last week, joining a court battle that could help determine which party wins ...

Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice. He was previously a campaign digital reporter covering President Trump's 2024 campaign and also served as an associate producer for "Face ...

Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice. He was previously a campaign digital reporter covering President Trump's 2024 campaign and also served as an associate producer for "Face ...

The Justice Department is investigating whether donations to the national Black Lives Matter foundation were misused by the group's leadership in the wake of an influx of gifts during nationwide ...

The Justice Department will seek to dismiss a lawsuit that former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey brought against it, arguing she didn't properly follow administrative complaint procedures before ...

Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department's request to unseal a "voluminous" set of grand jury transcripts and evidence from a sex trafficking case in New York against ...

One letter said, "It became clear that it was time for me to go." Another read, "I cannot continue to serve in such a hostile and toxic work environment." Amid a growing wave of firings, resignations ...