Stories Tagged ‘Justice Department’

Budget Request for Thomson Prison Doesn’t Mention Terrorists

By Ryan J. Reilly | March 8, 2010 8:58 pm

The Department of Justice fiscal 2011 budget request seeks funding to buy an Illinois prison to “provide much needed bed space.”

DOJ Spokesman’s Newest “Obsession:” Twitter

By Ryan J. Reilly | March 2, 2010 6:19 pm

DOJ spokesman Matt Miller follows lots of politicos, journalists and the rapper Eminem.

Holder: Appropriate to Work With White House on KSM Trial

By Ryan J. Reilly | February 23, 2010 7:40 am

Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters at Monday’s news conference that in national security cases such as the trial of alleged terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the Department of Justice consulted with the White House national security team.

Rachel Maddow on Holder’s First Year as Attorney General

By Ryan J. Reilly | February 18, 2010 2:50 pm

In an interview with Main Justice on Thursday, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow said that she has mixed feelings about the first year of the Justice Department under President Barack Obama.

Judges to Hear Case on Cell Phone Tracking

By Ryan J. Reilly | February 11, 2010 3:09 pm

A three-judge federal panel in Philadelphia will hear arguments in a case that asserts that cell-phone tracking raises serious privacy issues.

NPR Justice Correspondent Ari Shapiro Moves to White House

By Ryan J. Reilly | February 10, 2010 4:40 pm

Ari Shapiro, who has covered the Justice Department for five years for NPR, is moving to the White House beat. Main Justice interviewed him on Wednesday about his favorite DOJ stories.

DOJ Gets New Software to Handle FOIA Requests

By Ryan J. Reilly | February 10, 2010 4:37 pm

Software company Privasoft has been awarded a contract to provide Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) processing software for the Justice Department.

‘Snowpocalypse’ Closes DOJ

By Ryan J. Reilly | February 8, 2010 5:15 pm

We have more photos of the snow-blanketed Department of Justice headquarters in Washington inside.

Arizona Lawman Says He Will Cooperate With DOJ Probe

By Brian Nutting | January 20, 2010 2:45 pm

Marcicopa County’s “Sheriff Joe” Arpaio tells a Phoenix television station he will cooperate.

FBI Analyst Sues Over Termination

By Ryan J. Reilly | January 13, 2010 5:31 pm

The Jewish former FBI researcher says he was unfairly implicated in the probe of two American Israel Public Affairs Committee lobbyists, against whom charges were later dropped.