United States Department of Justice

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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.

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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/

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United States Attorney for the District of Nevada partOf United States Department of Justice
United States Attorney for the District of Nevada reportsTo United States Department of Justice
United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico partOf United States Department of Justice
Hindu–German Conspiracy opposedBy United States Department of Justice
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
USMS parentAgency United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: United States Marshals Service
Witness Security Program overseenBy United States Department of Justice
WITSEC Program overseenBy United States Department of Justice
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary managedBy United States Department of Justice
Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons coordinatesWith United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Frank Murphy employer United States Department of Justice
Leon Jaworski employer United States Department of Justice
DOC distinguishedFrom United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: New York City Department of Correction
Stuart Delery employer United States Department of Justice
Office of General Counsel worksWith United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Office of General Counsel (USTR)
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
National Security Branch formedBy United States Department of Justice
Chemistry Unit hasParentAgency United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Chemistry Unit (FBI Laboratory)
OLC parentOrganization United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Office of Legal Counsel
OLC partOf United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Office of Legal Counsel
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law oversees United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice
Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance relatedTo United States Department of Justice
Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville parentAgency United States Department of Justice
18 U.S.C. § 2252A enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
National Instant Criminal Background Check System monitoredBy United States Department of Justice
Title II enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Title III enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Northern Securities Company opponent United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Hannibal (novel) featuresOrganization United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Public Law 101-336 enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Education collaboratesWith United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
SB 1070 challengedInCourtBy United States Department of Justice
Rule 1 appliesToParties United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Rule 1 (Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure)
this entity surface form: United States government in criminal prosecutions
FAA administeredBy United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: FISA Amendments Act of 2008
Jeffrey A. Rosen employer United States Department of Justice
Office of Foreign Assets Control coordinatesWith United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
BNDD parentAgency United States Department of Justice
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1968 createdAgencyWithin United States Department of Justice
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1968 relatedTo United States Department of Justice
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration parentAgency United States Department of Justice
Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor administeredBy United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
George Gordon Battle Liddy employer United States Department of Justice
Christopher A. Wray employer United States Department of Justice
Bureau of Prohibition parentOrganization United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Prohibition partOf United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Justice Department
Appellate Staff of the Civil Division parentOrganization United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice