The Justice Department’s updated guidance directs federal agencies to review religious-liberty implications in rulemaking, employment, enforcement, grants and contracts.
The Justice Department says the proposed civil agreement would resolve allegations involving federal health-care claims and provide funding for health-care costs at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
A federal appeals court declined to allow immediate implementation of the Trump administration’s mail-voting order in 23 states and the District of Columbia. The administration has since asked the Supreme Court to let the policy take effect before the November 2026 elections.
Federal election monitors are scheduled to monitor Detroit operations during the August 4 primary, while Michigan officials dispute the claims behind the deployment and stress that local officials remain in control.
Longview’s City Council authorized an application for up to $200,000 in DOJ funding for a proposed Peregrine police data platform, but no award or rollout has been approved.
The U.S. Justice Department dismissed an Alaska lawsuit July 7 and said the Biden-era oil-and-gas leasing program at issue violated the law.
Lansing voters have an additional in-person early-voting day before Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary, while the U.S. Justice Department plans to send election monitors to the city.
The U.S. Department of Justice told Detroit officials it plans to monitor polls during Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary, with the city clerk’s office preparing a response.
Ohio and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a proposed antitrust settlement with OhioHealth that would bar enforcement of contract terms alleged to limit insurers’ ability to direct patients to lower-cost care.
A federal judge dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking unredacted personal information from New Mexico voter records, according to the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office.
The U.S. Department of Justice plans to send election monitors to Lansing during Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary. Lansing also has an additional in-person early-voting day on Aug. 3.
The U.S. Department of Justice says it will deploy election monitors to Detroit during Michigan’s Aug. 4, 2026, primary, alongside planned monitoring in Lansing and East Lansing.
A federal judge dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking unredacted personal information from New Mexico voter records, according to the New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office.
A San Clemente towing company agreed to fund a $160,000 settlement after federal prosecutors alleged it disposed of as many as 148 servicemembers’ vehicles.
On July 17, 2026, DOJ’s Southern District of Mississippi filed civil complaints alleging CSA recordkeeping failures at a Brookhaven pharmacy and a Missouri clinic.
DOJ says Marian Charitun, a noncitizen, voted in NJ’s 2022 House race and later allegedly made false N-400 statements. What’s next in federal court?
United States – DOJ Civil Rights updated religious-liberty postings July 7, 2026, spotlighting an AG memo and DOJ instructions for federal agencies and courts.
United States Evening Elections and Democracy Update – DOJ asks East Lansing for HAVA records by July 24; city disputes and monitors are planned for Aug. 4.
DOJ says the Religious Liberty Commission delivered a draft report with 12 recommendations to the President. Public comments close July 13.
