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House Judiciary Committee Wants DOJ to Investigate IRS Leak to ProPublica
The same IRS office that targeted Tea Party group applications for tax-exempt status during the 2012 campaign, released pending confidential applications of the groups to the investigative news website.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Pledges to Probe DOJ’s Seizure of Associated Press Phone Records
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) said many questions remain the Justice Department’s subpoena of reporters’ phone logs.
New Prosecutor in W. Va. U.S. Attorney’s Office
Jarod J. Douglas joins the Northern District of West Virginia U.S. Attorney’s office.
Private Experts Not Consulted in Financial Cases, Justice Department Says
The disclosure came in advance of today’s House hearing on whether “too big to fail” financial institutions are “immune” from prosecution.
Key Charge Against Ex-BP Executive Is Dismissed in Oil Spill Case
An indictment is gutted as a federal judge finds that the difference between “committee” and “subcommittee” is anything but technical.
Female Calling for Wall Street Prosecutions Tasered Outside DOJ
A video shows three large men surrounding Carmen Pittman as she tries to cover her face. An officer tasers her before she is taken away and arrested.
James Rosen Criminal Leak Investigation Was Disclosed 18 Months Ago, Hidden in Court Records
The affidavit supporting a search warrant for the Fox News reporter’s personal email was filed under seal in May 2010 and unsealed in November 2011. UPDATED 1:06 p.m.
Few Americans Following AP Phone Records Scandal
But those who are disapprove of the the Justice Department’s actions, new poll finds.
DOJ Inspector General Announces Review of Flawed Milwaukee ATF Operation
Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s office will look into the mistake-ridden undercover sting as part of a larger review of ATF’s handling of cases following Fast and Furious.
Meet AP Leak Prosecutor Jonathan Malis: Investigating Journalists and Butting Heads with Holder
The Assistant U.S. Attorney is also on the prosecution team that criminally investigated Fox News journalist James Rosen. UPDATED 9:33 p.m. EDT
IRS Controversy Putting White House Counsel Ruemmler in Hot Seat
Not keeping President Barack Obama way in front of a brewing storm means she failed, a former Clinton adviser asserts.
Obama Asserts Faith in Holder Amid Associated Press Subpoena Scandal
President Obama offered his confidence in the Attorney General in the wake of a controversy over the Justice Department’s move to secretly obtain two months of telephone records from the Associated Press.
Liability for Personal Information, DHS Cyber Team Draw Scrutiny at Hearing
Lawmakers are still navigating the tricky issue of who is responsible for anonymizing consumer data when businesses share cyber threat information.
DOJ Watchdog Report Pokes Holes in Witness Protection Program’s Tracking of Terrorism Suspects
The Justice Department failed to provide the names of some terrorists in the witness protection program to the center that maintains the government’s watch list used to keep dangerous people off airline flights, according to an Inspector General report.
Srinivasan Wins Unanimous Backing from Senate Committee for D.C. Circuit Seat
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously recommended confirmation of Sri Srinivasan for a prestigious seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Divided Senate Panel Approves Perez Nomination for Labor Department
The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee narrowly sent Tom Perez’s nomination to the full Senate, where it is likely to face further challenges.
Indiana U.S. Attorney’s Office to Make Announcements in Public Corruption Case
The press conference, scheduled for Friday at the U.S. District Court in Hammond, Ind., will be the first one since an five public officials in Lake County were charged with tax offenses in September.
Holder’s Failure to Document AP Probe Recusal Causes Political Stumble, Even If It Breaks No Rules
House Republicans expressed disbelief today that the Attorney General has no written record of his recusal in the high-stakes First Amendment matter.
Congress Grills Holder on Associated Press Phone Records Seizure, IRS Investigation and Perez Nomination
The Attorney General fielded questions about a variety of hotly contested issues when he appeared before the House Judiciary Committee this afternoon.
William Orrick, Former Civil Division Deputy, Confirmed for Federal Bench
Three Republicans crossed party lines to vote to confirm the San Francisco lawyer.
City of Missoula Agrees to Reform Police Response to Sexual Assaults
The Department of Justice announced today that the city and the Missoula Police Department will reform the way it handles reports of sexual assault.
Gonzales Said He Rejected Issuing Subpoena in Leak Probe Similar to AP Case
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said that the Bush administration once considered issuing the type of subpoena that the Justice Department issued against the Associated Press, but ended up deciding against it.
In AP Leak Probe, Holder Facing First ‘Real’ Scandal
Left-leaning columnists and members of the media joined Republicans in demanding an explanation for the Justice Department’s move to secretly obtain two months of telephone records from the Associated Press.
Judge Rejects Request to Release Names in Swartz Case
Family members of Swartz, who committed suicide Jan. 11 while facing hacking charges, sought to make public the names of the federal prosecutors, law enforcement officials, Massachusetts Institute of Technology professors and others involved in the case.
Ex-Arizona Congressman Going on Trial in Big Test for Public Integrity Section
A conviction of Rick Renzi would be a big consolation after the setbacks in the cases of Ted Stevens and John Edwards.
Holder Defends the Role of Federal Courts in Trying Terrorism Cases
The Attorney General told graduates at the University of California Berkeley School of Law that terrorism suspects should be tried in U.S. courts.
Former U.S. Attorney Seeks Senate Seat in Iowa, Pledges to Embrace Tea Party
As more prominent Republicans stay on the sidelines, Matt Whitaker vows to line up with Rand Paul and Ted Cruz.
Lawmaker Faces Unpleasant Choice After ‘Noel the Mole’ Nabbed In Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Office
“Not everything I told you was false,” New York state Sen. John L. Sampson insisted to the feds.
Kentucky U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Staff Changes
Kerry Harvey, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, announced the appointment of a new First Assistant and chief of the office’s civil division.
Eight Cyber Crime Suspects Indicted in New York in $45M Scheme
The eight defendants formed the New York cell of a massive cyber crime ring; they allegedly stole about $2.8 million in the two attacks this winter.
Ex-Alcoa Agent Dahdaleh’s London Bribery Trial Delayed
Aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. is alleged to have used the Canadian-British businessman as a conduit for bribes to Bahraini officials.
