Anti-Abortion Grandpa Sued for Blocking Clinic
The US Justice Department is suing an "aggressive," persistent 80-year-old grandpa for "yelling at" and blocking women from getting abortions during his regular protests at a DC Planned Parenthood...
View ArticleUpping the Ante, Issa Says Obama Conspired With DOJ
Darrell Issa is upping his attack on President Obama following the president's use of executive privilege in an attempt to bail out Eric Holder. A letter to Obama released today minces no words:...
View ArticleTalks Fail, House GOP Moves on Holder's Contempt Vote
The White House's last-ditch effort to avoid a contempt of Congress vote against Eric Holder has failed and John Boehner says the House will move forward with the vote, the AP reports. The Obama...
View ArticleFeds Eye Criminal Charges in Libor Scandal
At long last, an investigation into a major financial scandal appears to be going criminal, as the Justice Department is building a case against several banks involved in the Libor rate-rigging scandal...
View ArticleSource of Leak to Makers of Zero Dark Thirty Investigated
Michael Vickers, a senior Defense official rumored to be a possible replacement for David Petraeus at the CIA, has been referred to the Justice Department after Pentagon investigators concluded that he...
View ArticleGov't Sues Armstrong for USPS Money
All that money the US Postal Service spent to sponsor Lance Armstrong's cycling team? The Justice Department wants it back, and more. It filed a lawsuit against the cyclist and his company last night,...
View ArticleZimmerman Not Getting His Gun Back Yet, After All
The FBI has thrown the brakes on a plan to return George Zimmerman's gun , asking Florida authorities to hold on to all evidence until it completes its civil rights investigation . "They have an...
View ArticleDoJ Fires Opening Salvo at Texas Over Voting Laws
The Justice Department has made its first move since the Supreme Court struck down a key portion of the Voting Rights Act : Eric Holder said today that the department wants to require Texas to get...
View ArticleFeds Sue BofA Over 'Jumbo' Loans
The US Justice Department filed another lawsuit against Bank of America today—this one a civil suit claiming the bank had defrauded investors over $850 million in mortgage-backed securities. Investors...
View ArticleNC Voter ID Law Runs Into Roadblock: the DOJ
North Carolina passed a controversial voter ID law in July, but if the Department of Justice has its way, the law—said to be the most sweeping of its kind in the nation—may never be enforced. The DOJ...
View ArticleDOJ Plan: Cut 20K Inmates' Jail Time by 23 Months
Some 9% of the federal prison population could see their sentences reduced by an average of 23 months thanks to a new Justice Department proposal endorsed by Eric Holder. The US Sentencing Commission...
View ArticleFeds: Laundered Cash Financed Wolf of Wall Street
The financing of The Wolf of Wall Street was "a case of life imitating art," prosecutors say—with shady Malaysian officials standing in for Leonardo DiCaprio's stock-swindling character. On Wednesday,...
View ArticleHouse GOP to Investigate FBI's Handling of Clinton Email Probe
The Republican chairmen of two House committees announced Tuesday they're opening an investigation into actions the Obama administration's Justice Department took during last year's presidential...
View ArticleDOJ Appeals Judge's Decision on AT&T-Time Warner Deal
The US Department of Justice has filed an appeal of a judge's decision last month to allow a merger of AT&T and Time Warner. The AP reports that the DOJ filed the appeal Thursday in a bid to block...
View ArticleJustice Department Creates 'Religious Liberty Task Force'
Last year, President Trump signed an executive order on religious freedom , and now the Department of Justice is creating a "religious liberty task force" to implement the guidance that was issued as a...
View ArticleCalif. Just OK'd Strongest Net Neutrality Law in the US
California Gov. Jerry Brown approved the nation's strongest net neutrality law Sunday, prompting a lawsuit by the Trump administration and opening the next phase in the battle over internet regulation....
View ArticleSessions Makes Big Last-Minute Move
A memo dated Nov. 7 out of the Office of the Attorney General appears to be Jeff Sessions' last hurrah, but civil rights advocates aren't applauding. The New York Times reports that, before he left his...
View ArticleMueller Report Could Come as Early as Next Week: Sources
The special counsel's Russia investigation is wrapping up after nearly two years. Sources tell CNN the Justice Department is preparing for Robert Mueller's report to come in as early as next week,...
View ArticleNC Voter ID Law Runs Into Roadblock: the DOJ
North Carolina passed a controversial voter ID law in July, but if the Department of Justice has its way, the law—said to be the most sweeping of its kind in the nation—may never be enforced. The DOJ...
View ArticleDOJ Plan: Cut 20K Inmates' Jail Time by 23 Months
Some 9% of the federal prison population could see their sentences reduced by an average of 23 months thanks to a new Justice Department proposal endorsed by Eric Holder. The US Sentencing Commission...
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