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9 Dec 2019, 12:05 pm by Gordon Ahl, William Ford
The committee will hear testimony from Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department inspector general. [read post]
14 Dec 2020, 10:01 am by William Ford, Tia Sewell
Gissou Nia, senior resident fellow at the Atlantic Council, will moderate a conversation with Haydee Dijkstal, international criminal law barrister and U.S. attorney; Amanda Ghahremani, international human rights lawyer and Scott Gilmore, adjunct professor at Georgetown Law School. [read post]
11 Jul 2011, 3:15 am by Maxwell Kennerly
Big news in the sporting and antitrust litigation worlds — which overlap considerably — on Friday when the U.S. [read post]
20 Mar 2009, 8:00 am
"  On March 19, 2009, Attorney General issued a memorandum to federal agency heads, saying, in part:"[T]he Department of Justice will defend a denial of a FOIA request only if (1) the agency reasonably foresees that disclosure would harm an interest protected by one of the statutory exemptions, or (2) disclosure is prohibited by law. [read post]
24 Jun 2017, 12:47 pm by John Dean
When Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey he made the worst mistake of his young presidency, because the ham-fisted manner in which he handled it resulted in Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein—who is filling in for the recused Attorney General—having no choice but to select a special counsel to continue the Justice Department’s investigation into the hacking of the 2016 presidential election by the Russians. [read post]
7 Apr 2010, 12:30 pm by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
Guidant's guilty plea today is about accountability," said Assistant Attorney General Tony West, who heads the Justice Department's Civil Division. [read post]
21 Sep 2020, 9:27 am by Anna Salvatore
Attorney General Bill Barr alleged that  Portland, New York City and Seattle are places where the local governments have failed to combat unrest from Black Lives Matter protests. [read post]
15 May 2021, 9:07 am by Bryce Klehm, Rohini Kurup, Matt Gluck
Jen Patja Howell shared the penultimate episode of the After Trump podcast series, which features a discussion of the independence of the Justice Department and the executive’s interference in the department’s work: Howell also shared a conversation on the Lawfare Podcast about the intensifying conflict in Israel and the Palestinian territories. [read post]
27 Jul 2019, 4:56 am by Vishnu Kannan
As part of Lawfare’s ongoing coverage of cybersecurity issues, Vishnu Kannan posted the text of Attorney General William Barr’s keynote address at the International Conference on Cyber Security at Fordham University. [read post]
13 Aug 2021, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Senators: Trump applied ‘persistent’ pressure to get Justice to discredit election MSN – Ann Marimow and Josh Dawsey (Washington Post) | Published: 8/12/2021 Former President Trump’s last attorney general told U.S. senators his boss was “persistent” in trying to pressure the Justice Department to discredit the results of the 2020 election. [read post]
13 Dec 2019, 1:49 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Justice Department press release concerning the indictments quotes U.S. [read post]
23 Dec 2011, 12:00 am by Sebastian Rowland
The FCC issues a proposed rule making changes in its media ownership rules.The Federal Reserve proposed a rule that would limit credit exposure between major financial firms, require banks to hold additional capital, oblige companies to perform stress tests, and more.California’s Attorney General, Kamala Harris, filed a lawsuit against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to oblige them to answer questions about foreclosed properties and mortgages they had purchased. [read post]
4 Aug 2024, 12:52 pm by Tom Smith
As California attorney general, Harris put the screws to pro-life activist David Daleiden because he blew the whistle on Planned Parenthood, an organization that has, more than any other, promoted abortion to an industrial scale, and whose endorsement Harris was seeking in her run for U.S. [read post]
19 Jun 2018, 7:35 am by Mark Greenberg, Harry Litman
Accordingly, the Justice Department’s guidelines for pardons specify that a presidential pardon “is not a sign of vindication and does not connote or establish innocence” and make clear that remorse and atonement are important factors in the decision whether a pardon is warranted. [read post]
19 Jun 2018, 7:35 am by Mark Greenberg, Harry Litman
Accordingly, the Justice Department’s guidelines for pardons specify that a presidential pardon “is not a sign of vindication and does not connote or establish innocence” and make clear that remorse and atonement are important factors in the decision whether a pardon is warranted. [read post]
19 Oct 2011, 6:08 am by Philip Thomas
The bulk of investigations were initiated by the Department of Justice, state attorneys general, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency. [read post]
13 Apr 2017, 11:35 am by Jim Gerl
We were able to unite all eight generally divided justices in one unanimous opinion so this cannot be a liberal-conservative thing, can it? [read post]
22 Mar 2016, 7:06 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Following up on criticisms by the Justice Department regarding the use of arrest warrants to enforce payment of fines and fees, CBS News had a story yesterday titled "How you could go to debtor's prison in the U.S.. [read post]