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Washington Independent: DOJ to Fill Immigration Court Vacancies by End of 2010

Posted on August 25, 2010
One in six seats on the U.S. Immigration Courts are vacant, which has, in part, led to a massive backlog. But a spokeswoman for the Justice Department's Executive Office for Immigration Review said they hope to have those spots filled before the end of 2010.

Austin American-Statesmen: Groups Ask DOJ to Probe Youth Delinquency Agency

Appreciation

Posted on August 25, 2010
Nixon-era Attorney General William Saxbe was the original Republican Maverick.

AP: Sheriff Joe?s Lawyer: DOJ Lawsuit Isn?t About To Happen

Posted on August 25, 2010
Nixon-era Attorney General William Saxbe was the original Republican Maverick.

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CNN: DOJ to Meet with Sheriff Joe Today

Posted on August 24, 2010

Baton Rouge U.S Attorney Focusing On Low Hanging Fruit?

Posted on August 24, 2010
The Middle District of Louisiana U.S. Attorney's office initiated relatively few public corruption prosecutions in the six years after the Justice Department tasked a contingent of agents and prosecutors with rooting out corrupt politicians.

CNN: DOJ to Appeal Stem Cell Ruling

Posted on August 24, 2010
The Justice Department tasked a contingent of agents and prosecutors in Louisiana six years ago with rooting out corrupt politicians in the state capital. But the Baton Rouge-based U.S. Attorney’s office has racked up relatively few public corruption prosecutions in the last few years, according to the Baton Rouge Business Report...

Former AUSA in Mobile Joins Jones Walker

Fargo InForum: North Dakota U.S. Attorney Sworn In

Posted on August 24, 2010
Bismarck attorney Timothy Purdon replaces acting U.S. Attorney Lynn C. Jordheim, who held the post since September 2009.

Star-Tribune: Franken Asks DOJ to Probe Use of ?Geotags?

Posted on August 24, 2010
Bismarck attorney Timothy Purdon replaces acting U.S. Attorney Lynn C. Jordheim, who held the post since September 2009.

Baton Rouge Business Report: Middle La. Lags in Public Corruption Cases

Posted on August 24, 2010
While the New Orleans-based U.S. Attorney's office brought 165 public corruption cases over the past five years, the U.S. Attorney's office in Baton Rouge -- the state's capital -- has prosecuted only about 50 cases.

AP: DOJ Creates Hotline to Fight Fraud in Oil Spill Fund

NYT: No Plot Seen in WikiLeaks Case

Posted on August 24, 2010
The Defense Department has said WikiLeaks acted illegally in obtaining the secret documents and thousands of others that it has not yet posted on the Web, and Justice Department lawyers have been exploring criminal charges.

The Observer: Western New York U.S. Attorney Highlights Priorities

AP: Former AG Gonzales to Stay at Texas Tech

BLT: Kevin Ring Case Questionnaire Delves Into Lobbying

Posted on August 23, 2010

TPM: DOJ and House of Representatives Lawyers Spar Over Renzi Case

Posted on August 23, 2010

NYT: Little Progress in Solving Old Racial Killings

Posted on August 23, 2010
Witnesses say the FBI has taken months or years to approach them, even as key suspects have died, The New York Times reported.

N.J. U.S. Attorney Rebuffs Rampant State Corruption Claims

Posted on August 23, 2010
New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said the "vast, vast, vast majority" of state officials are honest public servants.

Public Corruption

Posted on August 23, 2010
A Birmingham News reporter notes a dramatic drop in prosecutions following Alice Martin's exit.

Wanted: DEA Ebonics Linguists

Posted on August 23, 2010
The Drug Enforcement Administration is looking to hire up to 2,100 linguists who are fluent in 114 languages, according to the request issued in mid-May.

AJC: DOJ OKs Ga. Voter Verification System

Posted on August 23, 2010
The Georgia law requires new voters to undergo a background check that uses information from two databases that contain driver's license information and Social Security numbers to verify citizenship. Georgia's Secretary of State had sued the Justice Department, seeking approval for the law.

Tulsa World: Arkansas U.S. Attorney: ?I Just Thought I Could Argue?

Posted on August 23, 2010
Jane Duke, the acting U.S. Attorney in Little Rock, wanted to be an attorney since she was a child. Going into her third year as head of the office, Duke talks about the work of the office, including high-profile police corruption profile in Tulsa, Okla...

Mel Gibson?s Ex-Girlfriend Hires Former AUSA

Posted on August 23, 2010
The former girlfriend of actor Mel Gibson has hired a former federal prosecutor from the Los Angeles U.S. Attorney's office to represent her in the increasingly complex case involving her estranged ex-boyfriend. UPDATED: 5:10 p.m.

Eric Holder, in Vogue

Posted on August 23, 2010
The nation's top prosecutor graces the pages of fashion magazine Vogue's September issue.

Report: Arizona Leads Nation In Federal Prosecutions

Posted on August 20, 2010
The vast majority of the prosecutions handled by the Arizona U.S. Attorney's Office are related to immigration.

Arms Dealer to Stand Trial In U.S.

Posted on August 20, 2010
Federal prosecutors in Arizona bring more cases than their counterparts in the other 93 U.S. Attorney’s offices, many of them related to immigration, according to a report released this week by Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University...

Immigration Reform

Posted on August 20, 2010
Former AG Alberto Gonzales argues against revising the 14th amendment.

Viktor Bout

Posted on August 20, 2010
The DEA, NSC, State, Pentagon and U.S. intelligence refused to let the Russian arms dealer off the hook.

Gonzales: No Constitutional Amendment Needed For New Immigration Policy

Posted on August 20, 2010
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales wrote in a Washington Post op-ed that Congress should pass ?comprehensive immigration legislation? to keep illegal immigrants from settling in the United States, instead of rewriting the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.

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