United States Department of Justice · founded1870-07-01

Valid from

1870-07-01

Valid until

still holds

Published

2017-12-04

Recorded by AsOf

2026-10-29

Checked

2026-10-30 · its source page states the value and the date · rechecked 2026-10-30

Confidence

0.65

Sources

“The statute became effective on July 1, 1870, and gave the DOJ control over all Federal law enforcement and all criminal prosecutions and civil suits in which the United States has an interest.”— what the page says, read 2026-10-30

• https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1553390secondary · wikidata.org
• The Creation of the Department of Justicesecondary · blogs.loc.gov · 2017-12-04
• https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency?EType=jY3M4CTKVHY%3D&EntityId=8iPvf%2FKZKuk%3D&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o%3Dprimary · usgovernmentmanual.gov

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