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28 Oct 2019, 8:46 am by Robert S. Litt
The decision to ask United States Attorney John Durham to review the origins of the Russia investigation was unusual to begin with, given that the Department of Justice’s inspector general was already looking into the same question. [read post]
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division stated: Based on an extensive review of publicly available information and information provided to us, we find significant justification to investigate whether Louisiana State Police engages in excessive force and engages in racially discriminatory policing against Black residents and other people of color. [read post]
18 Feb 2009, 6:32 am
"This funding is vital to keeping our communities strong," said Attorney General Eric Holder. [read post]
19 Feb 2020, 6:00 am by Associated Press
Attorney General William Barr has told people close to him he’s considering quitting his post after President Donald Trump wouldn’t heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases, an administration official told The Associated Press. [read post]
7 Feb 2018, 8:27 am by Douglas A. Berman
This new Denver Post piece, headlined "Cory Gardner’s siege of the Justice Department over marijuana enters second month," provides an interested accounting of the current impact and import of the decision last month by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to rescind Obama-era marijuana enforcement guidance. [read post]
13 Dec 2016, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
Attorney General Loretta Lynch yesterday spoke on the Justice Department’s Commitment to Combating Hate Crimes (full text of remarks) at an interfaith event held at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) Center in Reston, Virginia. [read post]
19 Mar 2007, 5:20 am
I have no doubt that improprieties occurred with regard to the purge of the eight US attorneys by Alberto Gonzales and his minions in the Department of Justice. [read post]
3 Feb 2010, 10:22 pm by constitutional lawblogger
Attorney General Eric Holder today wrote to Senator Mitch McConnell defending the Justice Department's use of the regular criminal justice system--and not military tribunals--to arrest, detain, charge, and try Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in connection with his attempted bombing of Northwest... [read post]
25 Jan 2017, 10:53 am by admin
On January 10, Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions faced the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings. [read post]
17 Sep 2007, 5:45 pm
Mukasey to become the nation's 81st attorney general, moving to install a law-and-order conservative at the Justice Department to help wage the war on terrorism... [read post]
The release of this damaging material by the Justice Department is almost entirely a result of Trump’s own actions—or at least those of his legal team. [read post]
6 Jan 2022, 1:28 pm by Hadley Baker
Today on Lawfare No Bull: On January 5 2022, the eve of the first anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, Attorney General Merrick Garland delivered a speech reviewing the Justice Department’s efforts to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the attack on the Capitol. [read post]
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Pamela Karlan said in a press release: We can’t achieve our nation’s promise of access to justice for all without dismantling language barriers in our judicial system. [read post]
9 Dec 2011, 8:57 am by Zoe Tillman
Ruff began his career in Washington at the Justice Department in the late 1960s and came to national prominence in the 1970s, as the final Watergate special prosecutor. [read post]
25 Nov 2021, 6:17 am
At an October 28, 2021, speech before the American Bar Association’s Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, US Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa Monaco re-emphasized the priority placed by current leadership within the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on prosecuting white-collar crime at both the individual and corporate level. [read post]
20 May 2021, 8:23 am by kblocher@hslf.org
Of significant importance, Herring launched the nation’s first Animal Law Unit within an attorney general’s office. [read post]
6 Aug 2018, 1:14 pm by Michael Blume
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein – the second-highest-ranking official at the Department of Justice – recently announced the formation of the Task Force on Market Integrity and Consumer Fraud. [read post]