New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said yesterday that he has persuaded 15 of the top 20 bonus recipients at AIG to return the money, and it may be possible…
The nation’s new solicitor general may be so eager to prove herself that she will argue an important voting rights case before the Supreme Court at the end of the…
Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters at a news conference yesterday that the Department of Justice has no plans to prosecute the sale of medical marijuana in the states that…
Supporters are charging that a Los Angeles lawyer’s controversial litigation work on immigration issues cost him a job as chief of the Justice Department’s civil rights division.
Former Attorney General Michael Mukasey is joining Debevoise & Plimpton, surprising observers who suspected he would rejoin his former law firm, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler.
The Senate has confirmed former WilmerHale partner David Ogden to be deputy attorney general, despite some controversy over his past representation of clients such as…
In an initially little-known practice, President George W. Bush not infrequently signed federal legislation but then, in effect, countermanded some provisions in so-called signing statements.
Attorney General Eric Holder indicated a few weeks back that the Drug Enforcement Administration will end raids on medical marijuana clinics, but the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles appears…
Critics are calling for punishment of the Justice Department author of several memos backing harsh interrogation techniques and broad presidential powers. They raise the specter of prosecution, civil liability and…
The author of several controversial Justice Department memos that endorsed expansive presidential powers and harsh interrogation techniques after the Sept. 11 attacks says he is worried about the impact of…
Newly disclosed memos from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel sanctioned the use of military force against U.S. terrorists, curbs on free speech and the transfer of terrorism suspects…
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