In the latest development in an ongoing controversy over internal government memos about permissible interrogation techniques in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the chairman of the…
Federal appeals judge Jay Bybee had been a popular law professor at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas before his stint in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel,…
As administration officials debated whether to release Justice Department memos authorizing harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects, two lawyers argued for their disclosure: Attorney General Eric…
The solicitor general is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule a 1986 decision that restricts police questioning of suspects who have asked for a lawyer.
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales reportedly delayed disclosure of a lawmaker’s wiretap to Congress in an effort to protect the government’s secret terrorism spy program.
A former lawyer in the Texas Attorney General’s office claims in a lawsuit that she was fired after complaining about sex bias and a policy that showed a preference for…
Emboldened by Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to drop its case against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, a group of 75 former state attorneys general from across the country is…
Top officials in the Bush administration, including former Attorney General John Ashcroft and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, were briefed on and approved, by 2003, the controversial use of waterboarding…
U.S. Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., is demanding Justice Department transcripts of her wiretapped phone calls, telling the DOJ in a letter that she is outraged to learn of the secret…
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft is teaming up with former federal prosecutors to open a nationwide law firm that will affiliate with his consulting business.
President Obama says he wants to look forward rather than backward in the controversy over harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects—but he’ll also look to his attorney general for a decision…
A Democratic congressman is calling for the impeachment of a federal appeals judge for his Justice Department memos approving harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects.
Four Justice Department memos released yesterday approving harsh interrogation techniques for terrorism suspects provide the most comprehensive look so far at the methods considered and sometimes used…
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