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Sen. Arlen Specter, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, is calling for embattled U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to consider reinstating any U.S. attorney who was improperly dismissed in…
Apr 16, 2007 8:35 PM CDT
The public is divided on whether U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should be forced out because of his handling of the firings of eight U.S. Attorneys, according to a Washington…
Apr 16, 2007 4:38 PM CDT
Jose Padilla, once accused of plotting to release a “dirty bomb,” goes on trial in Miami this week on federal terrorism charges.
In pretrial rulings, U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke…
Apr 16, 2007 2:46 PM CDT
The former budget director for Ronald Reagan, facing trial on charges he hid the financial condition of the company he headed, is angry about the prosecution, the Apr 16, 2007 1:51 PM CDT
A third lender accused of paying colleges for student loan referrals has agreed to a settlement, the New York Times reports.
Education Finance Partners will pay…
Apr 16, 2007 1:24 PM CDT
The lawyer who is overseeing the investigation of the firings of eight U.S. attorneys knows a little bit about the prosecutor job.
Preet Bharara is a former assistant U.S. attorney…
Apr 16, 2007 1:04 PM CDT
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales conceded in written testimony to Congress released by the Justice Department on Sunday that the controversial firing of eight U.S. attorneys could have been better handled,…
Apr 16, 2007 11:00 AM CDT
A California federal judge openly hostile to the prosecution today set a May 14 trial date for the Bay Area’s self-proclaimed “Guru of Ganja,” asking why the federal government continues…
Apr 13, 2007 10:30 PM CDT
A Justice Department e-mail released today contradicts the department’s earlier insistence that it fired eight U.S. attorneys for performance reasons, not political ones. It shows that Kyle Sampson, former chief…
Apr 13, 2007 9:30 PM CDT
USA Today reports that the Internal Revenue Service is referring fewer tax fraud cases to the Justice Department for prosecution.
A two-year drop in referrals is partly…
Apr 13, 2007 7:11 PM CDT
The Justice Department gave Congress more documents today related to the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.
Apr 13, 2007 5:20 PM CDT
Controversy continues over thousands of apparently deleted White House e-mails sought by Congress in connection with the recent firing of eight U.S. Attorneys. An executive privilege clash may be looming,…
Apr 13, 2007 8:17 AM CDT
An apology has been made by Durham District Attorney Michael B. Nifong, the original prosecutor in the case of three former Duke University lacrosse players who were accused – and…
Apr 13, 2007 12:03 AM CDT
The White House says it may have lost what could be thousands of official messages from a private e-mail system, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Apr 12, 2007 2:49 PM CDT
The local prosecutor criticized for too-hastily filing charges against former Duke University lacrosse players accused of raping a woman at a party was not the only one who rushed to…
Apr 12, 2007 2:10 AM CDT
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