# clm_5C84163446EF

subject: United States Department of Justice (/record/us-department-of-justice.md)  
predicate: founded  
value: 1870-07-01  
valid_from: 1870-07-01  
valid_to: null  
published: 2017-12-04  
recorded: 2026-10-29  
confidence: 0.65  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-10-30  
checked: 2026-10-30 · its source page states the value and the date  

> 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 https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency?EType=jY3M4CTKVHY%3D&EntityId=8iPvf%2FKZKuk%3D&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o%3D says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1553390 (secondary, Wikidata)
- https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2017/12/the-creation-of-the-department-of-justice/ (secondary, blogs.loc.gov, published 2017-12-04)
- https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Agency?EType=jY3M4CTKVHY%3D&EntityId=8iPvf%2FKZKuk%3D&ParentEId=+klubNxgV0o%3D (primary, The United States Government Manual)

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