United States Department of Justice

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federal executive department justice ministry

The United States Department of Justice is the federal executive department responsible for enforcing U.S. law, ensuring public safety, and overseeing agencies such as the FBI and the Bureau of Prisons.

Observed surface forms (18)

Surface form	Occurrences
U.S. Department of Justice	72
Department of Justice	9
Department of Justice Antitrust Division	3
Department of Justice of the United States	3
United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division	3
DOJ	2
United States Department of Justice positions	2
Antitrust Division	1
Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice	1
Bureau of Prisons	1
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE	1
U.S. Attorney General’s office	1
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Information Policy	1
U.S. Department of Justice website	1
United States Department of Justice (for criminal provisions)	1
United States Department of Justice Criminal Division for certain matters	1
United States Department of Justice Tax Division	1
United States Department of Justice officials	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal executive department ⓘ justice ministry ⓘ
budgetUnit	United States dollar ⓘ
cabinetLevel	yes ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateFounded	1870-06-22 ⓘ
employs	Assistant United States Attorneys ⓘ FBI special agents ⓘ federal correctional officers ⓘ
foundedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
hasType	law enforcement agency ⓘ prosecutorial authority ⓘ
headedBy	United States Attorney General ⓘ
headquartersBuilding	Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
legalBasis	Judiciary Act of 1870 ⓘ
locatedOn	Pennsylvania Avenue ⓘ
motto	Qui Pro Domina Justitia Sequitur ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
oversees	United States Department of Justice self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Antitrust Division Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ United States Department of Justice self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bureau of Prisons Civil Rights Division ⓘ Criminal Division ⓘ Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ Environment and Natural Resources Division ⓘ Executive Office for United States Attorneys ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ National Security Division ⓘ Office of Justice Programs ⓘ Tax Division ⓘ United States Marshals Service ⓘ
partOf	executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
predecessor	Office of the Attorney General ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the United States ⓘ
responsibility	administration of federal prisons ⓘ antitrust enforcement ⓘ civil rights enforcement ⓘ counterintelligence ⓘ counterterrorism ⓘ drug law enforcement ⓘ enforcement of federal law ⓘ ensuring public safety against foreign and domestic threats ⓘ federal law enforcement coordination ⓘ immigration law enforcement ⓘ prosecution of federal crimes ⓘ representation of the United States in legal matters ⓘ
shortName	United States Department of Justice self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DOJ
translatedMotto	Who prosecutes on behalf of justice ⓘ
website	https://www.justice.gov/ ⓘ

Referenced by (334)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Civil Liberties Act of 1988 → administeredBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice

Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act → administeredBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act → administeredBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act → administeredBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

Freedom of Information Act → administeredBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Information Policy

National Voter Registration Act → administeredBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973 → affects → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Justice

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 → affectsAgency → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Justice

policy development office → affiliatedWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

subject surface form: Policy Development Office

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice

ATF National Laboratory Center → affiliation → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

FBI Academy → affiliation → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

HRT → affiliation → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

Office of Legal Counsel → archivesAt → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice website

PRO-IP Act of 2008 → assignsRoleTo → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Justice of the United States

Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 → associatedWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

Title VIII – Registration and Voting Statistics → associatedWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

AG → associatedWithAcronym → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: DOJ

Section 4(b) → authorityOverseenBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

subject surface form: Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building → category → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

United States Associate Attorney General → category → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of Justice officials

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia → category → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of Justice positions

United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina → category → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of Justice positions

Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act → challengedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice

Birmingham Police Department → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

Federal Communications Commission → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Justice

IPEC → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

Internal Revenue Service → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Inspector General → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of Transportation)

Office of Inspector General → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of the Interior)

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Labor → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

Office of the Inspector General → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

subject surface form: Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Law Enforcement → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice

Portland Police Bureau → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

SSS → collaboratesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

subject surface form: Selective Service System

United States national security apparatus → component → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

executive branch of the United States → contains → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Justice

Criminal Investigation Division → cooperatesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

Division of Enforcement → cooperatesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice

Division of Enforcement of the SEC → cooperatesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Trade Commission → cooperatesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Justice Antitrust Division

Securities and Exchange Commission → cooperatesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Justice of the United States

AMBER Alerts → coordinatedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

subject surface form: AMBER Alert

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice

Bank Merger Act of 1960 → coordinatedWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division

Office of National Drug Control Policy → coordinatesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: Department of Justice of the United States

Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims → coordinatesWith → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice

Judiciary Act of 1870 → created → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division → department → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

Assistant United States Attorneys → employedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ

subject surface form: Assistant United States Attorney