Leak Investigations Triple Under Trump, Sessions Says

Attorney general vows to bring criminal charges against those found to have given classified information to the news media.

Justice Dept., Under Siege From Trump, Plows Ahead With His Agenda

Even as the department has been the subject of President Trump’s rage, Jeff Sessions and Rod J. Rosenstein are quietly and powerfully at work.

The History of Affirmative Action

In the latest case involving affirmative action, the Justice Department is going to investigate possible discrimination against Asian-Americans in college admissions.

Asian-Americans’ Complaint Prompted Justice Inquiry of College Admissions

The Justice Department said it is gearing up to investigate a complaint by Asian-Americans about a college’s affirmative action admissions practices.

Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College Admissions

By CHARLIE SAVAGE August 1, 2017 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department’s civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies...

White House Aides Think Trump Will Let Sessions Stay, for Now

By PETER BAKER and JENNIFER STEINHAUER July 26, 2017 WASHINGTON — For a week, some of President Trump’s top aides have tried to talk him down from his public campaign against Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Not only was it exposing...