Also being mentioned are several highly regarded U.S. Attorneys and internal candidates including acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman.

An administrative judge overruled the suspensions of James Goeke and Joseph Bottini for allegedly failing to turn over exculpatory evidence during the Justice Department’s botched prosecution of the late Sen. Ted Stevens.

Columnist laments prison where there is no habeas corpus; no due process; no speedy trial; no being charged, even, with a crime.

The diminishing funds could mean drug traffickers may walk free in states that rely heavily on DOJ task forces.

The Attorney General and Vice President Joe Biden will urge Congress to pass legislation restricting guns.

The acting head of the Criminal Division will talk about enforcing violations by political 501(c)(4) tax exempt groups.

Gun control and other hot-button issues on tap as Congress returns to work.

The Senate Majority Leader said he would consider the option if Republicans continue to block President Obama’s judicial nominees.

A former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Michigan has come under suspicion after a judge ordered the Detroit Free Press to produce documents.

Richard Convertino has been battling the Justice Department since 2003.

The Attorney General has received conflicting advice on how the federal government should handle recent state initiatives to legalize marijuana for recreational use.

The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations has scheduled a hearing next week to examine allegations of waste and abuse.

The chief deputy to the Solicitor General received more support ahead of next week’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The Attorney General touched on a variety of hot-button legal issues in speech before the National Action Network.

Opinion mixed on whether Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling should be released from prison early.

Commentary: Pay cut gesture will hardly impact well-off president and his Cabinet secretaries.

The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York continues to win accolades for going after corruption on Wall Street and in New York’s political circles.

The acting head of the office, who replaced Ronald Weich, will join the faculty of the Georgetown University Law Center.

President Obama renominated Kenneth Gonzales in January to serve on the U.S. District Court in the District of New Mexico.

The Attorney General joins President Barack Obama and fellow Cabinet secretaries in announcing he would return part of his salary if Department of Justice employees have to be furloughed.

The Texas senator sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking for more information about DOJ’s policy regarding federal prosecutors carrying firearms.

Commentary: No action a year after Holder promised to investigate.

Perez wrong choice to address discriminatory practices at Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, commentator says.

The Department of Justice posted a notice indicating that prosecutors are considering entering an agreement with Skilling that could result in his being resentenced.

Even centrist judicial nominees face long road to confirmation.

Commentary: Another misstep could finally lead to direct intervention by the government to limit bank size.

Jerry Martin will join the Whistleblower Practice Group and Health-Care Fraud Task Force in the Nashville office of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP.

The former U.S. Attorney will get a boost from the senior aides during the final stretch of the primary race.

Industry leaders said the framework required by the Feb. 12 executive order should be easy to understand and in synch with international rules.

The two maids who work for a Menendez donor allege the agents used threats to try to get them to lie about the New Jersey senator.