Office of the Attorney General Documents
2021 - 2025
- Attorney General Memorandum for the Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons – Determination Following Review of the Federal Execution Protocol Addendum and the Manner of Execution Regulations, January 15, 2025
- Review of the Federal Execution Protocol Addendum and Manner of Execution Regulations, January 2025
- Remaining Vigilant Against Threats of Violence in the Wake of Terrorist Attacks in Israel, October 14, 2023
- General Departmental Policies Regarding Charging, Pleas, and Sentencing, December 16, 2022
- Additional Departmental Policies Regarding Charging Pleas, and Sentencing in Drug Case, December 16, 2022
- Strengthening the Federal Government's Commitment to Language Access, November 21, 2022
- Attorney General Memorandum Announcing New Regulations Regarding Obtaining Information from or Records of Members of the News Media, October 26, 2022
- With Revised Regulations - The Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance, 2022
- Supplement to Policies and Procedures Governing Invocation of the State Secrets Privilege, September 30, 2022
- Report of the Attorney General Pursuant to Section 5(b)(iii) of the Executive Order 14067: The Role of Law Enforcement in Detecting, Investigating, and Prosecuting Criminal Activity Related to Digital Assets, September 2022
- New Restrictions on Political Activities by Non-Career Employees, August 30, 2022
- Report of the Attorney General Pursuant to Section 8(b)(iv) of Executive Order 14067: How to Strengthen International Law Enforcement Cooperation for Detecting, Investigating, and Prosecuting Criminal Activity Related to Digital Assets, June 6, 2022
- Department's Updated Use-of-Force Policy, May 20, 2022
- Actions to Advance Environmental Justice, May 5, 2022
- Guidelines and Limitations for Settlement Agreements Involving Payments to Non-Governmental Third Parties, May 5, 2022
- Interim Final Rule: Guidelines and Limitations for Settlement Agreements Involving Payments to Non-Governmental Third Parties, May 5, 2022
- Freedom of Information Act Guidelines, March 15, 2022
- Violent Crime Strategy Update, February 2, 2022
- Coordinating with Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Prosecutors and Law Enforcement to Address Criminal Conduct on Commercial Aircraft, November 24, 2021
- Guarding the Rights of and Improving Access to Justice for Veterans, Servicemembers, and Military Families, November 10, 2021
- Partnership Among Federal, State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Law Enforcement to Address Threats Against School Administrators, Board Members, Teachers, and Staff, October 4, 2021
- A Report to the President of the United States from the Attorney General of the United States, September 15, 2021
- Access to Justice in the Age of COVID-19: A Roundtable Report, September 2021
- Review of the Use of Monitors in Civil Settlement Agreements and Consent Decrees Involving State and Local Government, September 13, 2021
- Letter from Attorney General Garland to Members of the Legal Community Regarding the Eviction Crisis, August 30, 2021
- Letter from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to Governor Greg Abbott, July 29, 2021
- Department of Justice Communications with the White House, July 21, 2021
- Use of Compulsory Process to Obtain Information from, or Records of, Members of the News Media, July 19, 2021
- Moratorium on Federal Executions Pending Review of Policies and Procedures, July 1, 2021
- Issuance and Use of Guidance Documents by The Department of Justice, July 1, 2021
- Interim Final Rule: Processes and Procedures for Issuance and Use of Guidance Documents, July 1, 2021
- Joint Task Force Against Human Smuggling and Trafficking Networks, June 7, 2021
- Improving the Department's Efforts to Combat Hate Crimes and Hate Incidents, May 27, 2021
- Access to Justice, May 18, 2021
- COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force, May 17, 2021
- Civil Settlement Agreements and Consent Decrees with State and Local Governmental Entities, April 16, 2021
- Rescission of Attorney General Memorandum Implementing Executive Order 13768, April 14, 2021
- Hate-Based Violence and Incidents, March 30, 2021
- Withdrawal of Designation of Anarchist Jurisdictions, February 25, 2021
- Rescission of Attorney General Memoranda on Post-Voting Election Irregularity Inquiries and Safe-Harbor Enforcement Policy for State and Local Voting Procedures, February 3, 2021
- Interim Guidance on Prosecutorial Discretion, Charging, and Sentencing, January 29, 2021
- Rescinding the Zero-Tolerance Policy for Offenses Under 8 U.S.C. 1325(a), January 26, 2021
2017 - 2021
- The Department of Justice Accomplishments 2017 - 2021, January 2021
- Full-Scale Response: A Report on the Department of Justice’s Efforts to Combat MS-13 from 2016-2020, October 2020
- Alien Incarceration Report Fiscal Year 2019, October 2020
- Report of the Attorney General's Cyber Digital Task Force: Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework, October 2020
- Memorandum from Attorney General Barr regarding Augmenting the Internal Compliance Functions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, August 31, 2020
- Memorandum from Attorney General Barr regarding Supplemental Reforms to Enhance Compliance, Oversight, and Accountability with Respect to Certain Foreign Intelligence Activities of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, August 31, 2020
- Letter from Attorney General Barr to the Honorable Priti Patel, Secretary of State for the Home Department, United Kingdom, August 18, 2020
- The Attorney General’s Semiannual Report on the Fix NICS Act
- Memorandum from Attorney General Barr regarding Department of Justice Task Force on Violent Anti-Government Extremists, June 26, 2020
- Department of Justice's Review of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, June 2020
- Guidance from the Attorney General: Department Activities to Protect Certain Facilities or Assets from Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft Systems, April 2020
- COVID-19 – Department of Justice Priorities, March 16, 2020
- Letter from DOJ and DHS to Chief Justice Walters and Chief Justice Fairhurst, November 21, 2019
- Project Guardian Memo, November 8, 2019
- Letter from Attorney General Barr to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, April 18, 2019
- Letter from Attorney General Barr to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees regarding the Special Counsel’s report, March 24, 2019
- Letter from Attorney General Barr to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, April 18, 2019
- Letter from Attorney General Barr to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees regarding the conclusion of the Special Counsel’s investigation, March 22, 2019
- Report of the Attorney General's Cyber Digital Task Force, July 2, 2018
- Revised Treatment of Transgender Employment Discrimination Claims Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, October 4, 2017
- Letter from the Attorney General to Acting Secretary Duke of the Department of Homeland Security regarding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, September 4, 2017
- Federal Forfeiture of Property Seized by State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, July 19, 2017
- Prohibition on Settlement Payments to Third Parties, June 5, 2017
- Implementation of Executive Order 13768, "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States", May 22, 2017
- Department Charging and Sentencing Policy, May 10, 2017
- Renewed Commitment to Criminal Immigration Enforcement, April 11, 2017
- Update on the Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety, April 5, 2017
- Supporting Federal, State, Local and Tribal Law Enforcement, March 31, 2017
- Commitment to Targeting Violent Crime, March 8, 2017
2009 - 2017
- Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Exit Memo: Record of Progress and Vision for the Future, January 5, 2017
- Report of the Attorney General to Congress Pursuant to The Death in Custody Reporting Act, December 16, 2016
- Updated Policy Regarding Obtaining Information From, or Records of, Members of the News Media; and Regarding Questioning, Arresting, or Charging Members of the News Media, January 14, 2015
- Attorney General's Trafficking in Persons Report
- Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Regarding the Use of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, National Origin, Religion, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity, December 2014
- Letter from the Attorney General and the Secretary of Education to State School Superintendents and Attorneys General Addressing the Needs of Confined Youth, June 9, 2014
- Smart on Crime: Reforming the Criminal Justice System for the 21st Century, August 12, 2013
- Report on Review of News Media Policies, July 12, 2013
- The Attorney General's Letter to Congress on U.S. Counterterrorism Operations, May 22, 2013
- Possession or Use of the Feathers or Other Parts of Federally Protected Birds for Tribal Cultural and Religious Purposes, October 12, 2012
- Letter from the Attorney General to Congress on Litigation Involving the Defense of Marriage Act, February 17, 2012
- Memorandum on Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities, January 27, 2012
- Memorandum on Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group, May 6, 2011
- Attorney General Holder Announces Formation of Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group to Focus on Energy Markets, April 21, 2011
- Memorandum on Law Enforcement Officer Safety Initiative to all U.S. Attorneys, March 22, 2011
- Memorandum on Agency Implementation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, February 17, 2011
- Guidance Regarding Use of DNA Waivers in Plea Agreements, November 2010
- Memorandum on DNA Sample Collection from Federal Arrestees and Defendants, November 2010
- Report and Recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Controlled Unclassified Information, August 25, 2009
2001 - 2009
- Comentarios preparados para el discurso del Secretario de Justicia de los Estados Unidos Michael B.Mukasey ante el Comité Judicial del Senado, July 9, 2008
- NSA's Terrorist Surveillance Program, December 16, 2005 to March 24, 2006
- FMFIA Corrective Actions Report, November 2004
- Meeting of G8 Justice and Home Affairs Ministers, May 11, 2004
- Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology, March 2003
- Fact Sheet: The President's Initiative to Advance Justice Through DNA Technology, March 2003
- Report on the Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Information, March 7 to October 15, 2002
- Attorney General's Memorandum on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, August 1, 2002
- United States of America, v. John Lindh, July 2002
- Department of Justice To Seek Death Penalty In Moussaoui Case, March 2002
- Establishment of the National Security Coordination Council, March 5, 2002
- U.S. v. John Phillip Walker Lindh, February 2002
- Attorney General Memorandum on Interviews Regarding International Terrorism, November 9, 2001
- Attorney General memorandum regarding the 5th Circuit United States Court of Appeals decision in United States v. Emerson, November 9, 2001
- Hearing on U.S. Federal Efforts to Combat Terrorism, May 9, 2001
1993 - 2001
- Attorney General Reno's Confidential Informant Guidelines, January 8, 2001
- Final Report of the Attorney General's Review Team on the Handling of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Investigation ("The Bellows Report"), May 2000
- Release of Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance (2000 ed.), February 28, 2000
- Memo: Using Statistics to Assess Performance, February 8, 1999
- Report to the Attorney General Inspection and Review of the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center, November 25, 1998
- The Sharing of Information on Health Care Fraud with Private Health, October 9, 1998
- Memo: Support of the National Guard and Reserve Members, September 3, 1998
- Memo: Fraud Prevention Initiative, May 6, 1998
- Year 2000 Support to State, Local, Tribal, and Foreign Governments, March 26, 1998
- Attorney General Memorandum: Drug Control Strategic Plan, February 13, 1998
- Memo: Ensuring Racial Neutrality in Prosecution Process, January 9, 1998
- Implementation of the Hate Crime Initiative, December 22, 1997
- Violence Against Providers of Reproductive Health Services, December 22, 1997
- Memo: International Extradition, October 16, 1997
- Memo: Drug-Induced Violent Crime Prosecutions, September 23, 1997
- AG Memo: Coordination of Parallel Criminal, Civil, and Administrative Proceedings, July 28, 1997
- Memo: Health Care Systemic Reports, June 2, 1997
- Prosecutive Guidelines and Procedures for the Child Support Recovery Act of 1992 (revised, 2/97), February 25, 1997
- Policy Regarding the Disclosure to Prosecutors of Potential Impeachment Information Concerning Law Enforcement Agency Witnesses ("Giglio Policy"), December 9, 1996
- Attorney General Letter on Violence Against Women, September 27, 1996
- Attorney General Memorandum on Resolution 14, October 16, 1995
- Attorney General Order on Refugee Status Determinations, September 6, 1995
- Attorney General Memorandum on FOIA Work Performance Standards, August 28, 1995
- Attorney General Memorandum on Indian Sovereignty, June 1, 1995
- Attorney General Memorandum on Deportation of Criminal Aliens, April 28, 1995
- Attorney General Memorandum on Proposed Changes in Rule 16, November 23, 1994
- Attorney General Memorandum on Procedures for Allegations of Misconduct by Justice Department Employees, November 15, 1994
- Attorney General Memorandum on Enforcement of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, August 18, 1994
- Attorney General Memorandum on the use of the Disparate Impact Standard in Administrative Regulations Under Title VI, July 14, 1994
- Attorney General Memorandum on the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, March 25, 1994
- Memo: Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprises and Domestic Security/Terrorism Investigations, March 2, 1994
- Attorney General Memorandum on Fair Housing Litigation, November 10, 1993
- Attorney General Memorandum on Fine Collection, October 25, 1993
1989 - 1993
- Undercover and Sensitive Operations Unit, Attorney General's Guidelines on FBI Undercover Operations, November 13, 1992
- The Attorney General's Guidelines on Seized and Forfeited Property, July 1990
- Attorney General's Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Domestic Security/Terrorism Investigations, March 21, 1989
Updated February 19, 2025