# Merrick Garland

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 0 sources.

- Kind: person
- Role: United States Attorney General, 2021-2025
- Jurisdiction: United States

## Incidents

| Date | Incident | Role | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 19, 2021 | [Justice Department bars seizing reporters' phone and email records](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2021-doj-bans-seizing-reporters-records-garland) | ordered | reversed |

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