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Last Entry: March 30, 2011 at 21:22:53

Disbarment of Former D.C. Federal Prosecutor Urged

Posted on March 08, 2011
Should a former Assistant U.S. Attorney be punished for how he used government vouchers?

Senate Sends Help to Overworked Illinois Judge

Posted on March 08, 2011
President Barack Obama initially nominated Sue Myerscough and James Shadid in 2010.

Dems Remind N.M. Voters of Wilson Ties to U.S. Attorney Purge

Posted on March 08, 2011
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee claims the former congresswoman was involved in the firing of New Mexico U.S. Attorney David Iglesias.

Breuer to Supervise New Gulf Oil Spill Task Force

Posted on March 08, 2011
Last summer, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department had launched a criminal and civil investigation into the oil spill.

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Hogan Lovells Adds Partner Who Helped Draft Dodd-Frank Overhaul

Posted on March 08, 2011
Daniel S. Meade previously was an associate with the firm from 2006 to 2009.

Two Deputy U.S. Marshals Wounded in St. Louis

Posted on March 08, 2011
Two deputy U.S. marshals were critically wounded, and a St. Louis police officer was also shot on Tuesday morning, according to media reports. UPDATED 12:29 p.m.

Holder Says Administration Needs Flexibility in Handling Detainees

Posted on March 07, 2011
The Barack Obama administration, and the Attorney General in particular, have come under fire for attempting to close Guantanamo Bay.

Cap Fees in Indian Trust Case, House GOP Members Argue

Posted on March 07, 2011
Two leading Republicans contend that attorneys in a high-profile American Indian trust case are requesting excessive fees.

Federal Observers to Monitor Election in Sheriff Joe?s County

Posted on March 07, 2011
The Justice Department previously has monitored elections in Maricopa County, Ariz.

Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder on Guantanamo Bay and Detainee Policy

Posted on March 07, 2011
In a statement, the attorney general said it is "important" that military tribunals be allowed to resume.

White House Says Military Tribunals Can Resume at Guantanamo

Posted on March 07, 2011

Loughner Defense Wants Trial No Earlier Than 2013

Posted on March 07, 2011
Many months are needed to assess the Arizona suspect's mental state, his lawyers assert.

DOJ Not Raking In the Big Bucks

Posted on March 07, 2011
The Justice Department has collected only about a couple pennies on the dollar from hundreds of fraudsters who were ordered to pay millions of dollars in fines and restitution.

From Minneapolis to Washington for FBI Counterterrorism Expert

Posted on March 07, 2011
Who would have envisioned the Twin Cities as a hotbed of Somali recruitment to al Qaeda?

U.S. Attorney in Texas Losing a Third of Helicopter Fleet

Posted on March 07, 2011
Copter had been part of goods seized from Mexican drug gangster, but it had a lien on it

Nardello & Co. Opening Miami Office, Headed by Ex-Prosecutor

Posted on March 07, 2011
Andrew K. Levi leads the investigative firm's expansion into South Florida and Latin America.

Justice Department?s Belated Black History Celebration Gives Holder Fodder For Laughs

Posted on March 04, 2011
"This month reminds us that the unfinished work of liberty is not past," another speaker, Assistant Attorney General Tony West, told the DOJ employees gathered in the Great Hall Friday.

Arizona Shooting Suspect Is Indicted on 49 Federal Charges

Posted on March 04, 2011
Jared Lee Loughner faces expanded charges in the killing of six and the wounding of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Role of SEC?s Ex-Counsel in Madoff Matters Is Questioned

Posted on March 04, 2011
Two high-ranking Republicans question whether David Becker had obvious conflicts of interest.

Remarks as Prepared For Delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder at the Department of Justice?s Black History Month Celebration

Posted on March 04, 2011
The Attorney General on Friday spoke at DOJ's Black History Month Celebration.

Guns from ATF Mexico Program Ended Up in Crimes

Posted on March 04, 2011
A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ran the program, known as Operation Fast and Furious, despite concerns that the firearms might be utilized in criminal activities.

Ex-CIA Station Chief in Algeria Gets 5 Years in Sex Case

Posted on March 04, 2011
Judge hands down sentence much more severe than suggested by guidelines

Family of Ex-FBI Agent Missing in Iran Gets Evidence He Is Alive

Posted on March 04, 2011
Robert Levinson dropped from sight while on an investigation in Iran

At Last

Posted on March 03, 2011
Kyle Sampson gets his D.C. law license.

Appeals Court Voids Conviction, Splits On Whether to Investigate D.C. Prosecutors

Posted on March 03, 2011
Federal prosecutors in Washington failed to timely turn over exculpatory information to the lawyers representing a man in a shooting case, a divided appeals court said today in throwing out the conviction and sending the case back for a new trial in D...