Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy has subpoenaed Attorney General Michael Mukasey to testify and provide Justice Department memos on terrorism legal advice.
A 2007 Justice Department memorandum maintains the Bush administration has the power to give money to groups that hire persons of only one faith, even for federal programs created under…
A Justice Department court filing describing 17 Guantanamo detainees as “a danger to the public” has reportedly stalled State Department efforts to find a country willing to accept the men.
In a victory for the Bush administration, a federal appeals court has refused to require White House officials to testify or produce documents about the firings of nine U.S. attorneys.
The administrator for Maine’s courts says the state now has a model system for court interpreters now that a Justice Department investigation has been resolved.
Solicitor General Paul Clement was on the winning side in 20 out of 25 Supreme Court cases in which the Justice Department filed an amicus brief last term.
Reporters taking an in-depth look at the Justice Department report on the firings of nine U.S. attorneys have uncovered some interesting tidbits about the way they were carried out and…
A picture emerges of Justice Department officials with differing views on the use of harsh interrogation techniques in early 2002 when top White House officials met to discuss the issue.
In a decision hailed by human rights groups, Attorney General Michael Mukasey has vacated a decision denying asylum to a woman who feared she would be forced to undergo another…
A former lobbyist arrested last week in connection with his work for Jack Abramoff has lost a bid to get a federal judge to recuse herself because of her role…
About a dozen lawyers are asking the Virginia State Bar to conduct an ethics investigation of former Justice Department lawyer Monica Goodling, accused in…
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