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TPM: Former Contractor Indicted for Leaks to Fox News

Posted on August 30, 2010

Ex-Southern Illinois U.S. Attorney Headed Back To Private Sector

Posted on August 30, 2010
The former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois will handle business and employment law at a private-sector law firm.

Byrd Notified U.S. Attorney About Nomination Month Before Death

Posted on August 30, 2010
The new U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia was confirmed in August.

New Public Integrity Chief Left ?Dream Job? for ?Better One?

Posted on August 30, 2010
The new chief of the Justice Department Public Integrity Section has led the elite government corruption unit since May.

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NYT: DOJ OKs United-Continental Merger

Posted on August 30, 2010
The new leader of the Justice Department Public Integrity Section told The Associated Press that he had a “dream job” that he did never intended leave — until he was offered the reins of the DOJ’s elite government corruption unit...

Meet the U.S. Attorneys

Posted on August 30, 2010
Meet Joseph Hogsett (Southern District of Indiana); William Ihlenfeld II (Northern District of West Virginia); and Mark Green (Eastern District of Oklahoma).

Meet Joseph Hogsett

Posted on August 30, 2010
The U.S. Attorney nominee for the Southern District of Indiana was the chairman of the Indiana Democratic Party and served in the administration of then-Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh (D).

Meet Mark Green

Posted on August 30, 2010
The U.S. Attorney nominee for the Eastern District of Oklahoma was an Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Meet William Ihlenfeld II

Posted on August 30, 2010
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia served on the board of a non-profit organization that helps the blind.

Post-Dispatch: Southern Illinois U.S. Attorney Sworn In

Posted on August 27, 2010

Holder To Grace San Diego U.S. Attorney?s Investiture

Posted on August 27, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder has attended a dozen U.S. Attorney swearing in ceremonies so far.

AP: Ga. Governor Taps Ex-U.S. Attorney for Judgeship

Posted on August 27, 2010
Laura Duffy (DOJ) Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to attend the ceremonial investiture for the Southern District of California U.S. Attorney on Thursday, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney. Laura Duffy officially took over the reins of the San Diego-based U...

South Dakota U.S. Attorney Initiates ?Community Prosecution Strategy?

Posted on August 27, 2010
The South Dakota U.S. Attorney?s Office will employ several new initiatives in an effort to reduce the staggering crime levels in the state's American Indian reservations.

WP: Prosecution of U.S.S. Cole Bomber Delayed

Posted on August 27, 2010
The South Dakota U.S. Attorney?s Office will revitalize its efforts to address Indian Country public safety through a new outreach plan intended to reduce the staggering crime levels in local tribal communities, the state?s top federal prosecutor announced earlier this month...

CNBC: Holder, Vilsack to Talk Antitrust Issues in Livestock Industry

NYT: ICE to Cancel Some Deportations; Move Will Help Relieve Immigration Court Backlog

WIBW: Kansas U.S. Attorney Makes Hate Crime Prosecutions A Top Priority

Posted on August 26, 2010

Grindler to ATF and FBI: Get Along

Posted on August 26, 2010
Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary Grindler wrote that disagreements between the Justice Department agencies over explosives cases are "a persistent problem" that has the potential to inhibit effective intelligence gathering.

Greenwire: DOJ Sides With Power Companies In Emissions Case

Posted on August 26, 2010
Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal asked the Supreme Court to vacate an appeals court decision that would permit global warming lawsuits against top green house gas emitters.

AP: Dallas FBI Agent Arrested, Charged with Threatening Fellow Officer

Tribune: Charges Dropped Against Blagojevich?s Brother; Retrial of Former Illinois Governor in 2011

The Hill: DOJ to Release New Guidelines on Prison Sex Assaults This Fall

In Memoriam

Posted on August 26, 2010
The William B. Saxbe Designated Professor of Law at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law reflects on his namesake.

SF Chronicle: U.S. Attorney?s Office Staffer Dishes

Posted on August 26, 2010
The William B. Saxbe Designated Professor of Law at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law reflects on his namesake.

Washington Post: Lawyers Gearing Up for Oil Spill Litigation

Posted on August 26, 2010
The William B. Saxbe Designated Professor of Law at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law reflects on his namesake.

Bloomberg: Fed to Consult with DOJ on Potential Supreme Court Appeal in Bank Data Case

Posted on August 26, 2010
The William B. Saxbe Designated Professor of Law at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law reflects on his namesake.

ABC: DOJ Gives Sherriff Joe One More Chance

Posted on August 26, 2010
A top Justice Department official charted the jurisdictional boundaries between the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for bomb investigations, calling for a ceasefire between the warring agencies, The Washington Post reported Thursday...