Merrick Garland

Since my first day in office, I have promised Justice Department employees that together we would show the American people by word and deed that the department adheres to the rule of law, follows the facts and the law and pursues equal…

the administration is going to fight and do everything it can to bolster the January 6th investigation in Congress.

No. This is this is a criminal matter some ongoing examination of the referral. And as you know, the Justice Department doesn’t comment on those. We evaluate this in the normal way we do facts and the law and applying the principles of…

Our democracy depends on the right of eligible voters to cast a ballot and to have that ballot counted. The Justice Department will continue to use all the authorities at its disposal to protect this fundamental pillar of our society.

The department recognizes the important oversight role that this committee, the House of Representatives and the Senate play with respect to the Executive Branch. The Department of Justice will do what it always does in such circumstances…

I will say what the spokesperson for the U.S. attorney`s office in the District of Columbia said yesterday or the day before. The House of Representatives votes for referral of a contempt charge. The Department of Justice will do what it…

We have no intention of policing school board meetings.

the President has already stated his opposition to that statute, but our obligation in the Justice Department is to defend the constitutionality of statutes that we can reasonably argue are constitutional.

Everyone should have the ability to vote as readily and easily as possible. The Department of Justice will do what it always does in such circumstances. We`ll apply the facts and the law and make a decision consistent with the principles…

I could not imagine any circumstance where parents are treated as domestic terrorists.

I believe that every eligible voter should be able to vote and that there should be no restrictions on voters that make it more difficult for them to vote unless they're absolutely necessary.

It is the foremost responsibility of the Department of Justice to defend the Constitution.

Texas has not merely protracted its assault on the rights of its citizens. It has repudiated its obligations under our national compact in a manner that directly implicates sovereign interests of the United States.

Today`s ruling enjoining the Texas law is a victory for women in Texas and for the rule of law. It is the foremost responsibility of the Department of Justice to defend the constitution. We will continue to protect constitutional rights…

this is absolutely an option that should be on the table.

respond to domestic terrorism with the same sense of purpose and dedication that previous Administrations have devoted to foreign-based terrorist threats.

We`re going to investigate this, and we`re going to let the investigation go where it leads, and we`re not going to allow for or stand for accidents and obstacles that get in the way, everything by the book, everything timely done.

This kind of scheme to nullify the Constitution of the United States is one that all Americans, whatever their politics or party, should fear.

Merrick Garland says hold my beer and he`s filed this lawsuit today.

when the court enforces the constitution and interprets the Constitution, those decisions take on the force of constitutional law.

where does this end if we allow the judiciary itself to facilitate states and avoiding their constitutional duties?

This kind of scheme to nullify the constitution of the United States is one that all Americans, whatever their politics or party should fear. If it prevails, it may become a model for action in other areas by other states.

This kind of scheme to nullify the Constitution of the United States is one that all Americans, whatever their politics or party should fear.

the protections of the Constitution may be nullified by a state

The obvious and expressly acknowledged intention of this statutory scheme is to prevent women from exercising their constitutional rights.