Barack Obama’s three latest appointees to top jobs in his administration are all lawyers. The latest is Mary Schapiro, chosen to head the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Convicted Muslim clerk Ali al-Timimi claims in court papers that he has evidence showing he was illegally wiretapped under the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretap program.
Members of a newly formed impeachment committee of the Illinois House are working with federal prosecutors to address concerns that their proceedings against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich could harm the…
In a situation he describes as “deeply troubling,” the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission says the federal securities watchdog failed to pursue aggressively “credible and specific allegations” going…
After a lifetime of avoiding the spotlight, the sole surviving child of former President John F. Kennedy has decided to cast her hat into the political ring in which her…
Speaking against the advice of his lawyers, a former Justice Department official told Newsweek magazine that he leaked news of the government’s warrantless wiretap program.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, arrested last week based on allegations he tried to sell Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat, has had several high-profile spats with public…
Contradicting Bush administration claims that harsh prisoner interrogation techniques were sought by front-line military officers in the war against terrorism, a bipartisan U.S. Senate committee report released yesterday in redacted…
Many of the headlines about the charges against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich focus on some sensational allegations contained in a government affidavit filed in connection with his arrest.
Updated: When Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appeared in court on political corruption charges Tuesday afternoon, he was accompanied by a little-known Chicago criminal defense lawyer.
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