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The Department of Justice Accomplishments 2017 - 2021, January 2021

Full-Scale Response: A Report on the Department of Justice’s Efforts to Combat MS-13 from 2016-2020, October 2020

Alien Incarceration Report Fiscal Year 2019, October 2020

Report of the Attorney General's Cyber Digital Task Force: Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework, October 2020

Memorandum from Attorney General Barr regarding  Augmenting the Internal Compliance Functions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, August 31, 2020

Memorandum from Attorney General Barr regarding  Supplemental Reforms to Enhance Compliance, Oversight, and Accountability with Respect to Certain Foreign Intelligence Activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, August 31, 2020

Letter from Attorney General Barr to the Honorable Priti Patel, Secretary of State for the Home Department, United Kingdom, August 18, 2020 

Memorandum from Attorney General Barr regarding  Department of Justice Task Force on Violent Anti-Government Extremists, June 26, 2020

Department of Justice's Review of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996

Guidance from the Attorney General: Department Activities to Protect Certain Facilities or Assets from Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems, April 2020

COVID-19 – Department of Justice Priorities, March 16, 2020 

Letter from DOJ and DHS to Chief Justice Walters and Chief Justice Fairhurst, November 21, 2019

The Attorney General’s Semiannual Report on the Fix NICS Act

 August 2020 | November 2019

Project Guardian Memo, November 8, 2019

Letter from Attorney General Barr to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, April 18, 2019

Letter from Attorney General Barr to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees regarding the Special Counsel’s report, March 24, 2019

Letter from Attorney General Barr to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, April 18, 2019

Letter from Attorney General Barr to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees regarding the conclusion of the Special Counsel’s investigation, March 22, 2019

Report of the Attorney General's Cyber Digital Task Force, July 2, 2018

Revised Treatment of Transgender Employment Discrimination Claims Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, October 4, 2017

Letter from the Attorney General to Acting Secretary Duke of the Department of Homeland Security regarding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Federal Forfeiture of Property Seized by State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, July 19, 2017

Prohibition on Settlement Payments to Third Parties, June 5, 2017

Implementation of Executive Order 13768, "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States," May 22, 2017

Department Charging and Sentencing Policy, May 10, 2017

Renewed Commitment to Criminal Immigration Enforcement, April 11, 2017

Update on the Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, April 5, 2017

Supporting Federal, State, Local and Tribal Law Enforcement, March 31, 2017

Commitment to Targeting Violent Crime, March 8, 2017

Exit Memo: Department of Justice
Record of Progress and Vision for the Future
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch | January 5, 2017

Report of the Attorney General to Congress Pursuant to The Death in Custody Reporting Act, December 16, 2016 (PDF)

Updated Policy Regarding Obtaining Information From, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Regarding Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media, January 14, 2015 (PDF)

Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity, December 2014 (PDF)

Attorney General's Trafficking in Persons Report
FY 2015 | FY 2014

Letter from the Attorney General and the Secretary of Education to State School Superintendents and Attorneys General Addressing the Needs of Confined Youth, June 9, 2014 (PDF)

Smart on Crime: Reforming the Criminal Justice System for the 21st Century, August 12, 2013 (PDF)

Report on Review of News Media Policies, July 12, 2013 (PDF)

The Attorney General's May 22, 2013, Letter to Congress on U.S. Counterterrorism Operations, May 22, 2013 (PDF)

Possession or Use of the Feathers or Other Parts of Federally Protected Birds for Tribal Cultural and Religious Purposes, October 12, 2012 (PDF)

Letter from the Attorney General to Congress on Litigation Involving the Defense of Marriage Act, February 17, 2012 (PDF)

Memorandum on Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities, January 2012 (PDF)

Memorandum on Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group, May 2011 (PDF)

Attorney General Holder Announces Formation of Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group to Focus on Energy Markets, April 2011 (PDF)

Memorandum on Law Enforcement Officer Safety Initiative to all U.S. Attorneys, March 2011 (PDF)

Memorandum on Agency Implementation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, February 2011

Guidance Regarding Use of DNA Waivers in Plea Agreements, November 2010 (PDF)

Memorandum on DNA Sample Collection from Federal Arrestees and Defendants, November 2010 (PDF)

Report and Recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Controlled Unclassified Information (PDF)

United States of America, v. John Lindh

Comentarios preparados para el discurso del Secretario de Justicia de los Estados Unidos Michael B.Mukasey ante el Comité Judicial del Senado

Attorney General's Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Domestic Security/Terrorism Investigations (PDF)

The Attorney General's Guidelines on Seized and Forfeited Property, July 1990 (PDF)

Hearing on U.S. Federal Efforts to Combat Terrorism (2001)

Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology (2003)

AG Memo: Coordination of Parallel Criminal, Civil, and Administrative Proceedings (1997)

Report to the Attorney General Inspection and Review of the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (1998) | Inspection and Review of the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center

Glossary of Terms | Abbreviations | Appendices

Attorney General's Memorandum on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  | Attachment

Release of Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance (2000 ed.) | Attachment I. The Revised AG Guidelines

Attorney General April 28, 1995 Memorandum on Deportation of Criminal Aliens

Attorney General August 13, 1994 Memorandum on Enforcement of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

Attorney General February 13, 1998 Memorandum:  Drug Conrol Strategic Plan

Attorney General July 14, 1994 Memorandum on the use of the Disparate Impact Standard in Administrative Regulations Under Title VI

Attorney General June 1, 1995 Memorandum on Indian Sovereignty

Attorney General March 25, 1994 Memorandum on the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

Attorney General memorandum regarding the 5th Circuit United States Court of Appeals decision in United States v. Emerson

Attorney General November 10, 1993 Memorandum on Fair Housing Litigation

Attorney General November 15, 1994 Memorandum on Procedures for Allegations of Misconduct by Justice Department Employees

Attorney General November 23, 1994 Memorandum on Proposed Changes in Rule 16

Attorney General November 9, 2001 Memorandum on Interviews Regarding International Terrorism

Attorney General October 17, 1995 Memorandum on Resolution 14

Attorney General October 25, 1993 Memorandum on Fine Collection

Attorney General Reno's Confidential Informant Guidelines, January 8, 2001

Attorney General Letter on Violence Against Women, September 27, 1996

Attorney General Order on Refugee Status Determinations, September 6, 1995

Attorney General Memorandum on FOIA Work Performance Standards, August 28, 1995

Department of Justice To Seek Death Penalty In Moussaoui Case | Indictment of Zacarius Moussaoui

Establishment of the National Security Coordination Council

Fact Sheet the President's Initiative to Advance Justice Through DNA Technology

Implementation of the Hate Crime Initiative (1997)

FMFIA Corrective Actions Report (2005)

Meeting of G8 Justice and Home Affairs Ministers (2004)

Memo: Drug-Induced Violent Crime Prosecutions (1997)

Memo: Ensuring Racial Neutrality in Prosecution Process (1998)

Memo: Fraud Prevention Initiative (1998)

Memo: Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprises and Domestice Security/Terrorism Investigations (1994)

Memo: Health Care Systemic Reports (1997)

Memo: International Extradition (1997)

The Sharing of Information on Health Care Fraud with Private Health (1998)

Memo: Support of the National Guard and Reserve Members (1998)

Memo:  Using Statistics to Assess Performance (1999)

Year 2000 Support to State, Local, Tribal, and Foreign Governments (1998)

Prosecutive Guidelines and Procedures for the Child Support Recovery Act of 1992 (revised, 2/1997)

Policy Regarding the Disclosure to Prosecutors of Potential  Impeachment Information Concerning Law Enforcement Agency Witnesses ("Giglio Policy") (1996)

Report on the Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information (March 7 to October 15, 2002)

Violence Against Providers of Reproductive Health Services (1997)

Undercover and Sensitive Operations Unit, Attorney General's Guidelines on FBI Undercover Operations, November 13, 1992

U.S. v. John Phillip Walker Lindh
Plea Agreement | Statement of Facts | Waiver of Indictment | Affidavit in Support of a Criminal Complaint and an Arrest Warrant

NSA's Terrorist Surveillance Program (December 16, 2005 to March 24, 2006)

Final Report of the Attorney General's Review Team on the Handling of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Investigation ("The Bellows Report") (May 2000)

Updated November 29, 2023