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Perez Calls For Reining in ?Wild Wild West? in Lending

Posted on June 23, 2010
Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez said the Justice Department's Fair Lending Unit will be increasing collaboration with other government agencies to combat unfair lending practices and mortgage fraud.

Panel Adds Third U.S. Attorney Nominee To Agenda

Posted on June 23, 2010
The Senate Judiciary Committee has yet to schedule votes for another 12 would-be U.S. Attorneys.

DOJ Probe Into Scruggs-Related Cases Finished

Posted on June 23, 2010
The Justice Department has ended a probe into a bribery scandal involving a well-known Democratic trial lawyer in Mississippi.

Bureau of Prisons Moving Forward with Thomson Plans

Posted on June 22, 2010
The Department of Justice's Bureau of Prisons wants to begin hiring staff to run the Thomson prison facility in Illinois.

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Senate Confirms Another Two U.S. Attorneys

Posted on June 22, 2010
Senate has now confirmed 57 of President Barack Obama?s U.S. Attorney nominees.

Report: Public Corruption Cases Dipped in 2009

Posted on June 22, 2010
The Public Integrity Section charged 36 people with corruption and related offenses last year -- a 30 percent decrease from 2008 -- but secured more convictions.

All Former SGs But One Support Kagan

Posted on June 22, 2010
Robert Bork, who served as Solicitor General from 1973 to 1977, will discuss his criticisms at a news conference Wednesday.

Iowa Meatpacking Plant CEO Gets 27 Years

Posted on June 22, 2010
Sholom Rubashkin, the former chief executive of Agriprocessors, a kosher meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, was convicted in November of 86 counts of bank fraud.

Perez: ?Long Way To Go? On Community Services For Disabled

Posted on June 22, 2010
Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez of the Civil Rights Division told members of a Senate committee Tuesday that the Justice Department has made enforcement of a landmark Supreme Court decision for disabled persons a top priority.

DOJ Creating Center To Help Ex-Con Dads Be Better Parents

Posted on June 22, 2010
About 55 percent of men released from prison have minor children and many of the fathers have a large amount of child support debt, according to the Justice Department .

Terwilliger to Propose New Rules for FCPA Disclosures

Posted on June 22, 2010
Self-disclosure is a hot button issue in the FCPA world, as questions linger about the benefits given by the Justice Department for disclosing potential problems.

DOJ To Play Major Role in IP Enforcement

Posted on June 22, 2010
The Justice Department will focus its efforts on intellectual property theft involving health and safety; trade secrets and economic espionage; and commercial online piracy and counterfeiting.

Senate Confirms DOJ Director Nominees

Posted on June 22, 2010
The two Justice Department director nominees waited several months to be considered by the full chamber.

Former Deputy AG Aids BP in Criminal Investigation

Posted on June 22, 2010
Former Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip will aid BP as the Justice Department conducts its criminal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Bromwich Sworn in as Head of ?Bureau of Ocean Energy?

Posted on June 21, 2010
Former Justice Department Inspector General Michael Bromwich was sworn in Monday as the head of the newly-renamed Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement.

Times Square Suspect Pleads Guilty

Posted on June 21, 2010
Faisal Shahzad was indicted last week on charges related to the failed car bombing attempt in New York City's Times Square.

Panel To Hold Another U.S. Attorney Nominee Vote

Posted on June 21, 2010
The Senate Judiciary Committee has yet to schedule votes for another 13 would-be U.S. Attorneys.

Justice Department Honors Work of LGBT Employees

Posted on June 21, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at an event in the Great Hall that featured the first openly gay U.S. Attorney and first openly gay U.S. Marshal.

Tampa U.S. Attorney Had Modest Upbringing

Posted on June 21, 2010
The long-time Assistant U.S. Attorney in Tampa would replace George W. Bush holdover A. Brian Albritton, who has served as a U.S. Attorney since October 2008.

Bork: No on Kagan

Posted on June 21, 2010
Former President Bill Clinton spoke out in favor of Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court, while failed Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork is expected to come out against her nomination.

Supreme Court Upholds ?Material Support? Law

Posted on June 21, 2010
The Supreme Court upheld a law that prohibits groups and individuals from providing "material support" to terrorist organizations -- a key tool that the Justice Department has used to combat terrorism.

Former Eastern N.Y. U.S. Attorney Weighing His Options

Posted on June 20, 2010
The U.S. Attorney's office in the Eastern District of New York may have thrown him a farewell party, but former interim U.S. Attorney Benton J. Campbell said he's not going anywhere just yet.

DOJ Could Use Bully Pulpit, Lawsuits to Close Justice Gap

Posted on June 19, 2010
Justice Department senior counselor Laurence Tribe urged states to live up to the 6th Amendment's guarantee of effective counsel for criminal defendants.

Former OLC Nominee Johnsen: ?I Have No Regrets?

Posted on June 18, 2010
Dawn Johnsen, the former Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel nominee, addressed members of the American Constitution Society in her first public appearance in a year and a half.

Holder Justifies DOJ?s Defense of DOMA

Posted on June 18, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder also answered questions about D.C. voting rights, the Citizens United decision and Miranda rights after a speech at the University of the District of Columbia Law School.

Tribe: Gap in Justice a ?Dramatically Understated? Crisis

Posted on June 18, 2010
At the American Constitution Society?s National Convention Friday, Justice Department senior counselor Laurence Tribe continued his public campaign to promote indigent defense issues.

DOJ Asks Appeals Court to Reinstate Blackwater Case

Posted on June 18, 2010
The Justice Department said there was enough evidence to continue the criminal case against five Blackwater security guards accused of killing civilians in a 2007 shootout in Iraq.

DOJ Responds to States? Health Care Lawsuit

Posted on June 18, 2010
More than a dozen states sued the Health and Human Services Department after President Obama signed the health care overhaul package into law in March.

DOJ Gearing Up For Reviews of Redistricting Plans

Posted on June 18, 2010
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Julie Fernandes of the Civil Rights Division spoke on the Justice Department's role in redistricting during a panel discussion during the annual American Constitution Society National Convention Friday.

Stevens Lawyers Say Internal Reforms Don?t Go Far Enough

Posted on June 18, 2010
The Williams & Connolly lawyers who represented former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens are pressing the federal judiciary's policy-making body to adopt a rule that would force prosecutors to turn over all exculpatory information in criminal cases.

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