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-The '''United States Department of Justice''' ('''DOJ'''), also known as the '''Justice Department''', is a [[United States federal executive departments|federal executive department]] of the [[United States]] government tasked with the enforcement of federal [[law]] and [[administration of justice]] in the United States. It is equivalent to the [[Ministry of justice|justice]] or [[Interior ministry|interior ministries]] of other countries. The department is headed by the [[United States Attorney General|U.S. attorney general]], who reports directly to the [[president of the United States]] and is a member of the president's [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]]. The current attorney general is [[Merrick Garland]], who has served since March 2021.<ref>@TheJusticeDept (March 11, 2021). "[https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept/status/1370023440904716291 Judge Merrick Garland takes his oath of office as the 86th Attorney General of the United States as he is sworn in by Assistant Attorney General for Administration Lee Lofthus]" (Tweet). Retrieved March 11, 2021– via [[Twitter]].</ref>
+The '''United States Department of Justice''' ('''DOJ'''), also known as the '''Justice Department''', is a [[United States federal executive departments|federal executive department]] of the [[United States]] government tasked with the enforcement of federal [[law]] and [[administration of justice]] in the United States. It is equivalent to the [[Ministry of justice|justice]] or [[Interior ministry|interior ministries]] of other countries. The department is headed by the [[United States Attorney General|U.S. attorney general]], who reports directly to the [[president of the United States]] and is a member of the president's [[United States Cabinet|Cabinet]].
 The Justice Department contains most of the United States' [[Federal law enforcement in the United States|federal law enforcement agencies]], including the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]], the [[U.S. Marshals Service]], the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]], the [[Drug Enforcement Administration]], and the [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]. The department also has eight divisions of lawyers who represent the U.S. federal government in litigation: the [[United States Department of Justice Criminal Division|Criminal]], [[United States Department of Justice Civil Division|Civil]], [[United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division|Antitrust]], [[United States Department of Justice Tax Division|Tax]], [[United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division|Civil Rights]], [[United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division|Environment and Natural Resources]], [[United States Department of Justice National Security Division|National Security]], and [[United States Department of Justice Justice Management Division|Justice Management Divisions]]. The department also includes the [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorneys' Offices]] for each of the 94 [[United States federal judicial districts|U.S. federal judicial districts]].