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DOJ Struggles with Staff Shortages Amid Rising Caseloads

Updated 2026-09-25 10:25 UTC 1 source Negative

The Justice Department is facing a significant staffing crisis, struggling to handle its growing caseload. Documents obtained by The Hill and NewsNation reveal that the agency's workforce has been drastically reduced, leading to operational challenges.

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A drastically diminished Justice Department workforce is struggling to keep up with its civil side caseloads, according to documents obtained by The Hill and NewsNation, The Hill's sister network. A series of charts, apparently inadvertently shared and then recalled, show how the number of attorneys
2026-09-25 10:00 UTC
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