Lawyers

• 'Sanctuary Cities' Will Lose Grants From Department Of Justice, Says Jeff Sessions

  'Sanctuary cities' that refuse to comply with immigration law will have federal funding taken away if they don't reverse their policies, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions warned on Monday.

• Preet Bharara’s Dismissal, De Blasio And Cuomo Stay Quiet

  Democrats jumped on President Donald Trump for firing Preet Bharara, the former U.S. Attorney for the S.D.N.Y., but two prominent New York Democrats refuse to say anything about the dismissal.

• US Justice Department Will Tighten Anti-Marijuana Laws; There Is Violence Around The Drug, Jeff Sessions Says

  Policies for tightening laws against marijuana are set to be introduced by the Justice Department due to the notion that the production, selling and distribution of such drug can lead to increased rates of violence and crime.

• 2009 Memorandum Questions White House Interference with The Justice Department Investigations

  New York Daily News reports that the issue of Justice Department independence is one that Miller raised last month prior to Sessions’s confirmation.

• Department Of Justice Maintains Injunction On Transgender Bathroom Motion

  U.S. Department of Justice has filed to withdraw motion filed by the Obama administration to allow transgender students in public schools using restroom based on gender that they identify themselves.

• Trump’s nominee for Attorney General defends self against racism charges, Clinton probes

  Jeff Sessions confronted one of the biggest criticisms surrounding his nomination to become the next attorney general, insisting he’s not a racist.

• Condoleezza Rice endorses Sessions for Attorney General

  The first African-American who held the position of U.S Secretary of State said that Sen. Jeff Sessions has her support to become Attorney General

• Congress can block use of fees for immigration overhaul: memo

  Congress can block President Barack Obama from using federal immigration fees to issue permits for millions of undocumented immigrants to stay and work in the United States, according to a congressional research memo released on Wednesday.

• U.S. senators call for federal judge to resign over wife beating

  Three U.S. senators on Wednesday called for the resignation of a federal judge accused of beating his wife in an Atlanta hotel room last month.