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The Chicago Tribune says prosecution documents unsealed yesterday reveal the “gritty business” of the Chicago mob as it shook down businesses, made juice loans, ran gambling rings…
Apr 20, 2007 4:20 PM CDT
The attorney general of Colombia tells the Miami Herald he is “committed to this whole process of opening up cases and unearthing the truth.”
Attorney General Mario…
Apr 20, 2007 2:30 PM CDT
Yesterday’s all-day hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the eight U.S. attorneys allegedly fired for political reasons struck many observers as a blistering bipartisan attack. It not only failed…
Apr 20, 2007 10:01 AM CDT
A jury on Thursday convicted former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio of 19 counts of insider trading, the Denver Post reports.
U.S. attorney Troy Eid spoke in a…
Apr 20, 2007 3:33 AM CDT
Fighting to save his job, embattled U.S. Attorney Alberto Gonzales today told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he had not fired eight prosecutors for political reasons. “I would not do…
Apr 19, 2007 8:06 PM CDT
Under often heated questioning from Senators, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales held firm on his stance that the firings of eight U.S. Attorneys were proper, though poorly handled.
Apr 19, 2007 3:44 PM CDT
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is expected to testify today that he may have been imprecise in statements about the firings of eight U.S attorneys, but he never intended to mislead the American people.
Apr 19, 2007 12:00 PM CDT
Criminal justice experts in a panel appointed by the state senate are urging the California legislature to pass new laws to help reduce the number of innocent defendants charged and…
Apr 19, 2007 1:25 AM CDT
One of three former Duke lacrosse players declared earlier this week to be innocent of accusations of having raped a stripper at a team party is calling for the resignation…
Apr 18, 2007 8:41 PM CDT
New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has assembled an experienced team of lawyers and made industry oversight a priority, the Washington Post says in a story…
Apr 18, 2007 2:48 PM CDT
The House Judiciary Committee is considering whether to grant limited immunity to Monica Goodling, who was White House liaison for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Bloomberg News reports.
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The defense lawyers who skillfully represented three former Duke University lacrosse players declared innocent this week of raping a stripper at a team party remind all of us why we…
Apr 17, 2007 4:22 PM CDT
Los Angeles will make it easier for gang members to be removed from injunctions that restrict their activities.
City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo announced yesterday that he has established formal hearings…
Apr 17, 2007 2:25 PM CDT
In an interview with congressional investigators, the former chief of staff for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said his former boss was “inaccurate” or “at least not complete” when he said…
Apr 17, 2007 1:15 PM CDT
U.S. Attorney Alberto Gonzales’ scheduled hearing Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee has been postponed because of the massacre today at Virginia Tech.
According to the latest news reports, at…
Apr 16, 2007 11:45 PM CDT
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