In a U-turn from the language of the Bush administration, the White House has eliminated the use of the term “enemy combatant” concerning terrorism suspects being held at the U.S.…
President Obama faces a difficult decision as he weighs how to respond to judicial orders requiring the federal government to pay insurance benefits to the same-sex spouses of two lawyers.
Several U.S. attorneys appointed by former President Bush have indicated they would like to stay on the job, making the decision whether to replace them fraught with political sensitivity.
Reportedly under consideration for a top post at the U.S. Treasury Department, the chairman of Sullivan & Cromwell has apparently stepped away from the possible appointment.
On the day the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter, in a salvo that began the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln’s gold pocket watch happened to be in a repair shop…
As a plea deal in the federal criminal case against Bernard Madoff appears imminent, several people who worked for him reportedly are talking with prosecutors about how he allegedly operated…
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.
A deal negotiated with the help of White House counsel Gregory Craig will allow a former holder of his job to testify in Congress about prosecutor firings without reporters or…
Law professors with differing political perspectives agree on one thing after seeing the recently released U.S. Department of Justice legal memos outlining the scope of presidential power during the Bush…
After a banner year for company bankruptcies in 2008, a surge of new filings is now expected as the nation’s financial crisis continues. Meanwhile, a series of bank failures has…
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