Justice Dept. Forms Domestic Terrorism Unit

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Both Justice Department officials said that domestic extremism inquiries were more sensitive than foreign terrorism cases given that the First Amendment prohibits the government from opening criminal investigations into Americans because of their beliefs.
50% : The national security division has a counterterrorism team, Mr. Olsen added, but a group of lawyers will now be dedicated to the domestic threat and ensure that cases will be "handled properly and effectively coordinated" across the agency and federal law enforcement.
48% : Last year, the Biden administration unveiled a national strategy to tackle domestic extremism, which called for preventing recruitment by extremist groups and bolstering information sharing across law enforcement.
42% : "Espousing ideology, hateful ideology, is protected by the First Amendment, generally speaking," Mr. Olsen said.

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