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Remarks as Prepared For Delivery by Attorney General Eric Holder at the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women Meeting

Posted on January 28, 2011
Attorney General Eric Holder delivered remarks at the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women meeting.

Former DOJ Tax Lawyer Joins Miller & Chevalier

Posted on January 27, 2011
The lawyer served in the Justice Department Tax Division from 1990 to 2004.

Leahy Introduces Legislation to Extend the Patriot Act

Posted on January 27, 2011
The reauthorization of the Patriot Act would extend provisions due to expire next month.

Sen. Blumenthal of Connecticut Joining the Judiciary Committee

Posted on January 27, 2011
The first-year senator from Connecticut joins a panel that will have 10 Democrats and eight Republicans. UPDATE: 5:29 p.m.

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Obama Nominates Former DOJ Official for Judge in SDNY

Posted on January 27, 2011
J. Paul Oetken tapped for seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Obama Naming Two to Civil Rights Panel

Posted on January 27, 2011
President Barack Obama will put two Democrats on the U.S. Commission panel, narrowing the conservative majority that has been a headache for Attorney General Eric Holder.

Snow Forces Perez to Cancel Trip to Oregon

Posted on January 27, 2011
DOJ officials were to have visited a high school to discuss efforts to combat bullying.

Ex-AUSA Is Named D.A. in Colorado

Posted on January 27, 2011
Dan W. Hotsenpiller was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Grand Junction in 2005.

Office of Legal Counsel Nominee Has Conservative Fans

Posted on January 26, 2011
At the center of divisive George W. Bush-era national security controversies, the Office of Legal Counsel hasn't had a presidentially appointed head since 2004. Virginia Seitz, however, has backing from Sidley & Austin partners Peter Keisler, a former acting attorney general, and Bradford Berenson, former associate counsel in the Bush White House

DOJ News Release: Deputy Attorney General Jim Cole Announces Top Staff Appointments

Posted on January 26, 2011
Lisa O. Monaco will remain in her job as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, now with the "acting" removed. Stuart M. Goldberg is the Chief of Staff.

Obama Gives Holder Cold Shoulder at SOTU Address

Posted on January 26, 2011
The president seems not to want to be caught on camera warmly greeting his top law enforcement officer, whose policies have upset conservatives.

House Judiciary Subcommittee Addresses Child Pornography

Posted on January 26, 2011
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason Weinstein testified before the subcommittee on how to solve insufficient data retention policies.

Intellectual Property Panel Tackles Patent Office Funding

Posted on January 26, 2011
Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith's new subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet addressed how patent funding could create job growth.

Former AUSA to Audit Philadelphia Sheriff?s Office

Posted on January 26, 2011
Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz chose Louis Pichini for a $462,000 contract.

New Criminal Chief Named in Southern Alabama

Posted on January 26, 2011
John Cherry has been an Assistant U.S. Attorney since 2002.

Former DOJ Official Joins the Ashcroft Group

Posted on January 26, 2011
Luis A. Reyes held several positions at the Justice Department from 2001 to 2006.

Life Term for Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Is Victory for Holder

Posted on January 26, 2011
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani is the fifth person to be convicted in federal court in connection with the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people.

Multi-Agency Fraud Unit Is Created in North Carolina

Posted on January 26, 2011
The securities fraud task force focus on finance-related crimes in Charlotte, a major banking center.

Cole Praises Doar for Service to Civil Rights Division

Posted on January 25, 2011
Deputy Attorney General James Cole used his first major appearance in the Justice Department Great Hall to praise a former Assistant Attorney General who played a major role in the civil rights movement.

Christie Declines Offer to Counter Obama Speech

Posted on January 25, 2011
Some liberals see a political calculation in the potential GOP presidential candidate's decision.

Varney Promises Antitrust Guidance for New Health Care Groups

Posted on January 25, 2011
?The success of health care reform will depend as much upon healthy competitive markets as it will on regulatory change,? Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney said Monday.

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli at the Defending Childhood Grantee Meeting

Posted on January 25, 2011
Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli delivered remarks at the Defending Childhood Grantee Meeting.

Justice Department Under Hiring Freeze

Posted on January 24, 2011
The federal budget crunch will mean no new hiring or non-essential travel until Congress can agree on spending levels.

Obama Will Nominate Verrilli for Solicitor General

Posted on January 24, 2011
The president passed over acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal, who was rumored to be a favorite of Attorney General Eric Holder's for the job.

$4 Billion Recouped in Health Care Fraud Cases

Posted on January 24, 2011
Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius highlighted accomplishments in record high fraud recovery.

Press Release: Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Efforts Recover Record $4 Billion; New Affordable Care Act Tools Will Help Fight Fraud

Posted on January 24, 2011
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Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli at the Department of Justice ? Health And Human Services Health Care Fraud Press Conference

Posted on January 24, 2011
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Moore Sets Priorities in Middle Georgia

Posted on January 24, 2011
Michael Moore was sworn in as the U.S. Attorney for the Macon-based district on Oct. 6, 2010, after his September 2009 nomination languished for about a year.

Welch Questions Ex-Lawyer for Accused CIA Leaker

Posted on January 24, 2011
A former lawyer for Jeffrey Sterling, a onetime CIA officer who has been charged with leaking secrets to New York Times reporter James Risen, was questioned about his client before a grand jury last September by prosecutor William Welch.

Historical Slideshow: Robert F. Kennedy Photos

Posted on January 22, 2011
Photos provided without captions from the Department of Justice archives.

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