http://www.mainjustice.com/ Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:29:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en-us http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/04/bill-baer-nominated-to-lead-antitrust-division/ The veteran antitrust lawyer may hit a hurdle in the Senate, where the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee has vowed to delay Justice Department nominees over the Fast and Furious gun-walking scandal. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61759 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/03/iowa-u-s-attorney-nominated-to-federal-judge-post/ If confirmed, Stephanie Rose would be the first woman to serve on the bench in the Cedar Rapids-based Southern District of Iowa, where she's been nominated. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61724 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/03/in-anthrax-case-spinoff-its-the-doj-vs-itself-with-no-winners/ How many lawyers does it take to embarrass a giant bureaucracy and create confusion? Not many. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61687 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/03/slain-border-agents-parents-sue-government/ The parents of Brian Terry, the border agent killed last year in a shootout near the Mexican border, have filed suit against Arizona. His death has spurred a national discussion about botched gun-walking operation known as Fast and Furious. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61684 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/03/former-u-s-attorney-in-n-c-leads-money-race-in-fight-for-house-seat/ George E. B. Holding, who obtained an indictment against former Sen. John Edwards, has raised four times as much as rival. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61675 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/03/sheriff-joe-and-doj-show-no-sign-of-backing-off-in-long-dispute/ The latest sharp exchanges fall just short of declaring, "We'll see you in court." http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61670 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/03/botched-stevens-case-costs-taxpayers-1-8-million-in-legal-fees/ The Department of Justice pays for the defense of prosecutors whose conduct came under fire. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61658 Ted Stevens case http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/02/fast-and-furioustorture-and-renditions/ Former CIA director fails in his struggle to resist Schadenfreude. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61609 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/02/issa-still-wants-heads-to-roll-at-justice-but-softens-tone-toward-holder/ At a House Oversight Committee hearing, Chairman Darrell Issa was more solicitous toward the Attorney General, while backbenchers continued to rip into him. The AG fought back. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61607 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/02/meet-preet-s-bharara-truly-the-face-of-wall-street-enforcement/ The U.S. Attorney hits the big time with a cover article on Time magazine. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61566 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/02/prepared-remarks-eric-holder-testimony-before-oversight-committee/ http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61561 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/02/american-taliban/ Ex-DOJ lawyer who blew whistle on John Walker Lindh interrogation questions his 20-year sentence. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61548 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/01/issa-threatens-holder-with-contempt-over-fast-and-furious-document-request/ "The fact that the Department just produced this document on Friday shows the lengths to which you are willing to go to obstruct our investigation and deceive the public," Issa wrote. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61508 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/01/justice-department-celebrates-25-years-of-false-claims-act/ Charles Grassley -- the lawmaker most closely associated with the False Claims Act and whistleblower protections -- was invited to the event but did not attend. Sen. Patrick Leahy called the False Claims Act a "real success story in government." http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61490 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/01/ernst-young-bolsters-fraud-investigations-practice/ David Remnitz will be the global and Americas forensic technology and discovery services leader. In addition, Adam Cohen, Todd Marlin and Jay Sonbolian will join as principals. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61470 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/01/alabama-casino-corruption-retrial-hangs-in-balance-after-defendant-dies/ One of the seven defendants, Ray Crosby, died Sunday, leaving the status of the corruption case uncertain. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61467 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/02/01/new-orleans-ausa-departs-for-private-practice/ He served as a federal prosecutor in New Orleans for 20 years, leading prosecutions of former Louisiana Gov. Edward Edwards on racketeering charges. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61454 News http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/01/31/arizona-u-s-attorney-office-criminal-chief-resigns-amid-fast-and-furious-probe/ Patrick Cunningham's attorney said it's unfair to blame him for inaccurate information in a letter to Congress that the Justice Department was forced to withdraw. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61451 Fast and Furious http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/01/31/fatally-flawed-house-dems-release-fast-and-furious-report/ Years of dysfunction within the Arizona U.S. Attorney's office is to blame for the botched Fast and Furious gun-walking investigation, a report says. UPDATED Feb. 1 http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61443 Fast and Furious http://www.mainjustice.com//2012/01/31/prepared-remarks-sen-grassley-on-the-erosion-of-checks-and-balances/ Sen. Charles Grassley discusses what he believes has been an erosion of the balance of power following President Barack Obama's controversial recess appointments this January. http://www.mainjustice.com/?p=61440 News