The Justice Department won’t prosecute one of its former lawyers who admitted he leaked information about the government’s warrantless wiretap program.
Federal authorities on Friday unsealed a sweeping anti-illegal gambling indictment and shuttered popular online poker sites, accusing founders of money laundering and bank fraud.
The National Archives today revealed Civil War records handwritten by noted author Walt Whitman, while he worked as a clerk for the U.S. Attorney General. According to the Apr 12, 2011 8:32 PM CDT
There is “strong evidence” lethal injection sedative used in Nebraska is being illegally imported from India, according to a lawyer there who handles capital cases, and using it brings brings…
The U.S. Justice Department hosted a day-long negotiating session to discuss foreclosure practices on Wednesday that included state attorneys general and five of the nation’s largest banks.
As the anniversary of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico approaches, Justice Department officials have only recently created a special task force to oversee a probe examining…
A Justice Department lawsuit supporting a math teacher who wanted a three-week unpaid leave for a Mecca pilgrimage is spurring criticism from former DOJ officials.
After a 10-month investigation, the Justice Department on Thursday accused the New Orleans Police Department of racial profiling, using excessive force and arresting people without probable cause.
President Barack Obama still intends to close the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. But in the meantime, he has eliminated a ban he imposed nearly two years…
Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal’s defense of former Attorney General John Ashcroft went so smoothly before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday that he ended his main oral argument 10…
President Obama has concluded that the federal law barring recognition of same-sex marriages is unconstitutional, and has decided the administration will no longer defend the statute in court.
The U.S. Justice Department’s proposed budget for fiscal 2012 includes proposals to beef up national security with five more lawyers and 71 law enforcement agents.
A member of the Federal Trade Commission is raising concerns that the new health care law could reduce competition by allowing collaboration between hospitals and doctors.
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