Asked by Congressional lawyers yesterday to require the White House to comply with House Judiciary Committee subpoenas of two high-level aides, Federal District Court Judge John Bates was a reluctant…
A New York prosecutor who says he was directed to defend a murder prosecution despite his reservations admits that he did his best to help the defense win the case.
A federal prosecutor nicknamed “Dangerous Opie” is likely to have a higher profile now that he is handling the case of two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers considered to be…
In Congressional testimony that helps connect two controversial legal issues in the Bush administration, a former high-level Justice Department lawyer says he was asked to leave after he wrote a…
An editorial in the Wall Street Journal asserts that Milberg’s agreement to pay a $75 million fine to settle kickback allegations highlights a need for prosecutors…
DNA evidence isn’t just helpful in violent crimes. It can also help police identify more burglary suspects (who often are involved in violent crimes, too), a new study finds.
Stymied by the puzzling stabbing death of a 36-year-old French citizen, those in charge of the San Francisco investigation have turned for help to French authorities.
A plan to save money by eliminating an office of public defenders handling some Atlanta cases has raised the ire of the chief judge and prompted concerns by the local…
Although recommending no civil or criminal penalties, a federal judge didn’t hold back when he criticized Mississippi’s attorney general, Jim Hood, in a written opinion issued yesterday. In no uncertain…
Miscommunication, judgment errors and policy violations by the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office helped create a situation in which it was possible for an abusive husband to murder his…
A manager of a high-priced prostitution ring allegedly patronized by former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has pleaded guilty in federal court in Manhattan and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors…
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