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Justice

The federal law enforcement and litigating department: the FBI, DEA, Marshals, U.S. Attorneys, and the Solicitor General.

Antitrust Division
The Justice Department division that enforces the antitrust laws against monopolies, cartels, and anticompetitive mergers
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Justice Department agency that enforces federal gun, explosives, and arson laws and licenses firearms dealers
Civil Rights Division Reorganizing
The Justice Department division that enforces federal civil rights laws on voting, discrimination, policing, and disability access
Community Relations Service Reorganizing
The Justice Department's mediation office for community conflicts over race, ethnicity, religion, and hate crimes
Criminal Division
The Justice Department division that develops federal criminal enforcement policy and prosecutes complex national and international crimes
Drug Enforcement Administration
The Justice Department agency that enforces federal drug laws at home and against trafficking networks abroad
Executive Office for Immigration Review Reorganizing
The Justice Department agency that runs the nation's immigration courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals
Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Justice Department agency that runs the federal prison system
National Security Division
The Justice Department division that handles terrorism, espionage, and intelligence surveillance cases
Office of Legal Counsel
The Justice Department office whose legal opinions bind the executive branch and often define the limits of presidential power
Office of the Pardon Attorney
The Justice Department office that reviews clemency petitions and advises the President on pardons and commutations
The Department of Justice
The federal government's lawyer and police force: the FBI, DEA, Marshals, prisons, U.S. Attorneys, and the Attorney General
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
The principal federal investigative agency: 38,000 employees, 55 field offices, and a director with a ten-year term
The Office of the Solicitor General
The government's advocate before the Supreme Court, sometimes called the tenth justice
The U.S. Attorneys
The ninety-three chief federal prosecutors, one for nearly every judicial district, who bring the government's cases
U.S. Marshals Service
The nation's oldest federal law enforcement agency, which protects judges, hunts fugitives, and runs witness protection