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

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.

Adam Walinsky → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Alberto Gonzales → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Appellate Section → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Assistant Attorneys General of the United States → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Assistant United States Attorneys → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
subject surface form: Assistant United States Attorney
Byron R. White → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Charles Joseph Bonaparte → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Deval Patrick → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Erwin N. Griswold → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
G. Gordon Liddy → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
J. Edgar Hoover → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
James Comey → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
James R. Thompson → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Jamie S. Gorelick → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
John → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
subject surface form: John Edgar Hoover
John N. Mitchell → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
John Mitchell → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
subject surface form: John N. Mitchell
Maryanne Trump Barry → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Merrick Garland (attended, transferred) → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
subject surface form: Merrick Garland
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Policy and Strategy Section → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Richard Ben-Veniste → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Attorney General Richard Olney → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
subject surface form: Richard Olney
Robert Mueller → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Tony West → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
William D. Ruckelshaus → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
William J. Hochul Jr. → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
William M. Evarts → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
William P. Rogers → employer → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Americans with Disabilities Act → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions) → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Attorney General Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
BSA → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
subject surface form: Bank Secrecy Act
this entity surface form: Department of Justice
Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Clayton Act provisions → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
Controlled Substances Penalties Amendments Act of 1984 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Equal Educational Opportunities Act → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Fair Housing Act of 1968 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
False Claims Amendments Act of 1986 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Katzenbach v. McClung → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Lacey Act → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Paramount Decree of 1948 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
Sherman Antitrust Act → enforcedBy → United States Department of Justice ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division