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12 Jun 2020, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
The way in which the federal Bureau of Prisons has implemented Attorney General William Barr’s order to expedite moving vulnerable prisoners to home confinement has been inconsistent, confusing, and slow, attorneys and advocates say. [read post]
11 Jun 2020, 9:46 am by Erin Napoleon
Nearly 1,300 former US Department of Justice (DOJ) called Wednesday for an internal investigation into Attorney General William Barr’s role in the violent clearing of peaceful protesters outside the White House last week. [read post]
11 Jun 2020, 9:39 am by Roger Parloff
But on May 7, when Attorney General William Barr’s Justice Department abruptly moved to dismiss false-statement charges against Flynn—after Flynn had already pleaded guilty (twice)—the issue rocketed to a new prominence. [read post]
11 Jun 2020, 8:17 am by Joshua Cossin
Flynn retracted his plea in January, and the DOJ officially dropped charges last month after being directed by Attorney General William Barr to do so. [read post]
10 Jun 2020, 1:07 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Washington Post – “…In a letter to Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, the group said it was “deeply concerned about the Department’s actions, and those of Attorney General William Barr himself, in response to the nationwide lawful gatherings to protest the systemic racism that has plagued this country throughout its history. [read post]
10 Jun 2020, 1:06 pm by Howard Bashman
” Pete Williams of NBC News has a report headlined “‘Preposterous’: Court-appointed lawyer in Michael Flynn case slams DOJ attempt to drop it; Claims made by AG Barr’s Justice Department ‘are not credible,’ the retired judge wrote, adding, ‘Everything about this is irregular. [read post]
9 Jun 2020, 7:47 pm by Steve Vladeck
Now, in a letter to Mayor Bowser, Attorney General William Barr has cleared up that mystery, explaining that the out-of-state National Guard troops were there under the authority of 32 U.S.C. [read post]
Attorney General Karl Racine submitted a detailed set of questions to Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows seeking clarification on the legal basis for these actions. [read post]
5 Jun 2020, 8:23 am by Ben Kostyack
DOJ whistleblowers will give testimony in the coming weeks regarding misconduct and “unprecedented politicization” of the Department of Justice under Attorney General William Barr. [read post]
5 Jun 2020, 8:17 am by Elliot Setzer
Attorney General William Barr on Thursday defended his controversial decision to use force to clear peaceful protestors from streets near the White House on Monday, saying it was a necessary move in response to “very serious rioting,” writes Politico. [read post]
4 Jun 2020, 2:57 pm by John Floyd
General William Barr Should be Impeached appeared first on . [read post]
It is important to also note that last week U.S Attorney General William Barr announced a parallel federal civil rights investigation into the death of Mr. [read post]
4 Jun 2020, 7:37 am by Benjamin Wittes
And, on the other side, Democratic questioning was mostly designed to protect the Mueller findings from whatever dust Republicans and the Justice Department inspector general and Attorney General William Barr have kicked up. [read post]
3 Jun 2020, 12:37 pm by Shirin Sinnar
”  Attorney General William Barr followed the tweet with a statement committing to use the dozens of regional FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTFs) against “violent radical elements,” which he reiterated on the president’s call with governors on Monday. [read post]
3 Jun 2020, 10:45 am by Carrie Cordero
The head of the largest federal law enforcement force in the United States is not FBI Director Christopher Wray or even Attorney General William Barr. [read post]
2 Jun 2020, 6:39 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Via Wired – The Feds Are Now Using ‘Stingrays’ in Planes to Spy on Our Phone Calls Via Elizabeth Warren – “AG William Barr reportedly ordered law enforcement to clear Lafayette Square for Trump’s photo-op himself. [read post]
2 Jun 2020, 5:40 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Attorney General William Barr issued a statement Saturday following a night of widespread and at times violent protests in which he blamed, without providing evidence, “anarchistic and far left extremists, using Antifa-like tactics,” for the unrest. [read post]
2 Jun 2020, 11:32 am by Jason Kelley
  This is no exaggeration: buried in this bill is language that gives government officials like Attorney General William Barr the power to compel online service providers to break encryption or be exposed to potentially crushing legal liability. [read post]