http://www.abajournal.com/news/ en Copyright 2013 2013-06-19T22:12:56-06:00 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/snowden/ As the world waits to see where former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden will surface after exposing a sweeping U.S. phone-surveillance program, it appears that he may have further secret files to reveal, at least some of which were transferred to a forbidden thumb drive. In addition to Attorney General, Criminal Justice, Cybersecurity, International Law, International Courts/Tribunals, International, Asia Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:45:31 -0500 44648.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/us_drops_appeal_paving_way_for_sale_of_morning-after_pill_without_age_restr/ The United States won’t appeal a federal judge’s scathing ruling allowing unrestricted sales of the morning-after pill. The Justice Department announced plans to drop the appeal on Monday in a letter to U.S. District Judge Edward Korman of Brooklyn, report the New York… Administrative Law, Appellate Practice, Attorney General, Health Law Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:48:40 -0500 44587.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/in_high-stakes_gamble_against_extradition_ex-cia_worker_who_disclosed_nsa_s/ Former CIA employee Edward Snowden revealed in a Guardian video interview from Hong Kong over the weekend that he is the leaker who exposed the data collection program by the National Security Agency. Can he avoid extradition? According to the Attorney General, International Law, Privacy Law Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:27:03 -0500 44521.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/leaker_tells_new_york_times_about_off-the-record_meeting_on_handling_leak_p/ Attorney General Eric Holder held an off-the-record meeting with journalists on Thursday to discuss possible changes in how the Justice Department handles investigations of reporters. The meeting follows a controversy over the department’s seizure of reporter phone records as part of its investigations into leaks of secret government information. What… Attorney General, Media & Communications Law Fri, 31 May 2013 08:42:40 -0500 44424.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/reported_nominee_for_fbi_chief_signed_off_on_waterboarding_aclu_says/ President Obama’s reported nominee to head the FBI, former Justice Department official James Comey, is being criticized by some civil liberties groups. The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Obama planned to nominate Comey, formerly a deputy attorney general, U.S. attorney, Attorney General, Criminal Justice, Terrorism Fri, 31 May 2013 07:59:21 -0500 44423.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/holder_spars_with_issa_over_email_release_says_the_lawmakers_behavior_is_sh/ Attorney General Eric Holder clashed with a Republican lawmaker from California on Wednesday during questioning about a purported deal to drop a lawsuit against the city of St. Paul, Minn. Holder told U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa that his behavior was “unacceptable” and “shameful,” report ABC News, the… Attorney General, Banking Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment, U.S. Supreme Court Thu, 16 May 2013 08:54:17 -0500 44213.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/obama_has_worse_record_than_nixon_on_press_freedoms_says_pentagon_papers_la/ A lawyer who represented the New York Times in a successful fight to publish the Pentagon Papers says the Nixon administration was deeply distrustful of journalists, but the Obama administration has a worse record on press freedoms. James Goodale expressed his opinion after the… Attorney General, Constitutional Law, First Amendment, Media & Communications Law, Terrorism Wed, 15 May 2013 10:21:04 -0500 44191.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/would-be_law_prof_a_former_state_ag_loses_age_bias_suit_against_georgetown/ A federal judge has dismissed an age bias suit filed against Georgetown University Law Center by former North Dakota Attorney General Nicholas Spaeth. U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle dismissed the case last week, according to The BLT: The Blog of Legal… Attorney General, Labor & Employment, Law Professors, Law Schools, States, North Dakota Tue, 14 May 2013 06:35:19 -0500 44153.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ap_complains_of_massive_and_unprecedented_intrusion_by_doj_into_reporters/ In a letter Monday to Attorney General Eric Holder, the Associated Press complains of a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" by the Department of Justice into its reporters' newsgathering activities, contending that the feds secretly obtained two months of phone records on 20 lines used by AP journalists, including home and… Attorney General, Constitutional Law, Media & Communications Law, Terrorism, Trials & Litigation, Evidence, D.C. Circuit Court, States, District of Columbia Mon, 13 May 2013 17:05:50 -0500 44160.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/thanks_to_doj_ok_liquor_companies_saved_50_percent_using_predictive_coding/ Two beer companies seeking to merge won Justice Department approval after a review that used technology to find relevant electronic documents. The U.S. Department of Justice gave its OK to the use of a computerized document search using predictive coding in its review of the proposed merger of Anheuser-Busch InBev… Antitrust Law, Attorney General, Business of Law, Law Practice Management, Legal Technology Tue, 07 May 2013 06:30:42 -0500 44047.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/sovereignty_showdown_kansas_plans_to_defend_law_shielding_state_guns_from_u/ Kansas officials are readying for a clash with the federal government after Attorney General Eric Holder declared that the state’s new gun law is unconstitutional. The state’s attorney general is seeking $225,000 to defend the state’s Second Amendment Protection Act, signed into law on April 17, the Attorney General, Constitutional Law, Executive Branch Fri, 03 May 2013 13:29:27 -0500 44033.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/puppy_mills_and_dogfighting_rings_targeted_by_new_yorks_attorney_general/ New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced an animal protection initiative aimed at dogfighting rings and puppy mills. Schneiderman plans to monitor whether pet stores are complying with laws that require them to disclose the source of their animals and the history of their veterinary treatment, the Animal Law, Attorney General, Criminal Justice, States, New York Fri, 03 May 2013 06:00:50 -0500 44014.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/obama_is_un-pc_in_remarks_about_ag_thought_to_be_supreme_court_material/ California Attorney General Kamala Harris has a lot going for her. She is thought to be a possible Supreme Court nominee. She has cracked down on mortgage fraud and prosecuted drug traffickers. Is she also the best looking attorney general in the country? President Obama apparently… Attorney General, U.S. Supreme Court Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:03:01 -0500 43602.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/convicted_enron_executive_could_be_released_early_from_prison/ Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling could win early release from prison under a sentencing agreement with the U.S. Justice Department. The DOJ posted a notice on its website on Thursday to notify victims of Enron fraud that it was considering the agreement, report the New York Times DealBook… Attorney General, Criminal Justice, Sentencing/Post Conviction, White Collar Crime Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:30:00 -0500 43596.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/us_attorney_asserts_jurisdiction_in_international_cases_because_of_computer/ U.S. Attorney Neil MacBride of the Eastern District of Virginia is claiming jurisdiction to pursue cases against alleged international copyright pirates and out-of-state securities fraud defendants, citing the location of computer servers in his district. The Associated Press explains. MacBride says he has jurisdiction over most securities… Attorney General, Criminal Justice, Criminal Procedure, Internet Law, Securities Law, States, Virginia Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:00:54 -0500 43420.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/are_shopping_websites_covered_by_disability_law_the_answer_could_be_yes_in_/ Only a few courts have held that websites are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act; most take the view that the 1990 law doesn’t apply to the Internet. The Justice Department could embrace the minority view when it issues new ADA regulations later this year, the Attorney General, Disability Law, Trials & Litigation Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:03:19 -0500 43395.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/attorney_general_eric_holder_reports_for_jury_duty_but_is_nixed_in_cellphon/ U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder fulfilled his civic obligation Tuesday and reported for jury duty in a Washington, D.C., courthouse at which he formerly served as a judge. His three FBI bodyguards waited in a hallway as the nation's top law enforcement officer waited to see whether he would be… Attorney General, Constitutional Law, Criminal Justice, Trials & Litigation, Juries, D.C. Circuit Court, States, District of Columbia Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:00:53 -0500 43359.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/obama_taps_assertive_civil_rights_regulator_to_head_labor_department/ President Obama has nominated Justice Department official Thomas Perez as labor secretary, a move criticized by some Republican lawmakers who say the nominee is too political. Perez has led the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division since 2009, report the New York Times and the Attorney General, Labor & Employment Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:54:50 -0500 43337.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/a_drone_strike_in_a_us_cafe_in_a_catastrophic_attack_holder_responds_to_que/ Attorney General Eric Holder is providing a simple answer to Sen. Rand Paul’s latest questions about drone strikes. The Republican senator from Kentucky talked for nearly 13 hours in a Senate filibuster on Wednesday as he demanded answers about the government’s drone strike policy. Holder responded on Thursday in a… Attorney General, Military Law, Terrorism Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:55:24 -0600 43169.abajournal.com http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/justice_departments_jet-setting_executive_travel_gets_senators_attention/ U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, is criticizing the use of FBI jets to transport leaders of the Justice Department and FBI. A new report (PDF) by the Government Accountability Office found that the Justice Department spent $11.4 million between 2007 and 2011 on "non-mission" travel for attorneys general… Attorney General Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:32:04 -0600 43056.abajournal.com