Carrie Johnson

The Justice Department has filed an appeal and asked a federal judge to halt the order for a special master to review classified documents that it seized at ex-President Trump's Mar-a-largo estate.

The Justice Department is appealing part of a judge's order that would give a special master authority to review documents the FBI collected at Mar-a-Lago last month.

The Justice Department is appealing a judge's order that would create a special master to review documents that the FBI found at former President Donald Trump's Florida home, Mar-a-Lago.

A federal judge ruled in favor of former President Trump on Monday, ordering an independent review of materials seized by the FBI at Trump's Florida home. It's a temporary setback for investigators.

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has granted former President Donald Trump's request for a special master to review documents seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago last month.

With more details emerging about the Justice Department probe of how top secret documents came to be stored at Trump's Florida resort, his legal representatives are once again under scrutiny.

In a late-night filing, prosecutors blasted what they called "wide ranging meritless accusations leveled against the government."

The Justice Department pushed back on claims from former President Donald Trump. And the DOJ provided new evidence about possible obstruction of the probe into top secret documents at Mar-a-Lago.

Hours after a story aired on NPR's Morning Edition last week, a federal judge found "extraordinary circumstances" that called for Eva Cardoza's release from a federal prison in Connecticut.

"Where is the fairness?" One mother was sent back after a single failed drug test, and her family's life has now been turned upside down for more than a year.

Nearly 18 months into his tenure at DOJ, Attorney General Merrick Garland faces consequential decisions about the Jan. 6 attack and former President Donald Trump.

A judge says he's leaning toward making more information public about the FBI search of former President Trump's home in Florida. The DOJ has one week to provide a redacted copy of the affidavit.

The FBI recovered classified information in its search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago property this week. Unsealed court filings are offering clues about the investigation.

A judge has unsealed the warrant the FBI used to search the property of former President Donald Trump. The unprecedented search at the Mar-a-Lago resort has been shrouded in mystery.

An innovative educational program in the D.C. jail asks incarcerated people how to stop gun violence. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 8, 2022.)

Attorney General Merrick Garland makes a media statement days after a search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago property.

Trump announced the news himself — calling the FBI action unnecessary and attacking it as politically motivated — even though he appointed the FBI director, Chris Wray.

An innovative educational program in the Washington, D.C., jail asks incarcerated people how to stop gun violence.

In its first legal challenge over reproductive rights since Roe v Wade was overturned, the Justice Department is suing Idaho over a near total abortion ban.

Texas oil worker Guy Reffitt has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for his role at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. The judge declined to add more punishment for domestic terrorism.