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    Interim DOJ Civil Division head nominated to take on full role

    2025-02-20T14:57:00Z

    President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Brett Shumate, the current acting head of the Civil Division at the Department of Justice, to assistant attorney general of the division. Shumate’s nomination to the arm of the DOJ that primarily handles civil cases comes at a time when Trump’s administration ...

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    DOJ Civil Division head to resign

    2020-06-17T15:55:00Z

    Jody Hunt, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division, informed staff in an e-mail that he will resign from his role, effective July 3.