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Jackson Attorney in the Running for Southern Miss. U.S. Attorney

Posted on October 14, 2010
A commercial litigation attorney from Jackson, Miss., is reportedly a leading candidate to head the Southern District of Mississippi U.S. Attorney's office.

New Okla. U.S. Attorney Sworn In

Posted on October 14, 2010
The new U.S. Attorney replaces Sheldon Sperling, who held the top spot from 2002 until earlier this week.

AP: DOJ to Request Stay on ?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell? Order

Posted on October 14, 2010
The Justice Department will ask a federal judge to stay an order invalidating the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.

L.A. Times: CVS Pays Biggest Civil Penalty Ever Under Controlled Substances Act

Posted on October 14, 2010
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/10/cvs-pharmacy-pays-75-million-in-claim-that-it-helped-fuel-methamphetamine-labs-.html

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Holder Breaks Ground for the Law Enforcement Museum

Posted on October 14, 2010
The new Washington institution should be opened in late 2013.

Name That U.S. Attorney

Posted on October 14, 2010
Photos from the National Association of Former U.S. Attorney's annual conference in New York.

Holder Remarks at Law Enforcement Museum Memorial

Posted on October 14, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder spoke Thursday at the groundbreaking ceremony for the National Law Enforcement Museum.

Access to Civil Justice

Posted on October 14, 2010
The group finds the U.S. lagging in its annual Rule of Law index.

Former N.Y. Federal Prosecutor Jumps to Day Pitney

Posted on October 14, 2010
The lawyer was lead prosecutor in the tax evasion trial of billionaire Leona Helmsley.

Myers Picked to Head Intelligence Division at FBI?s Los Angeles Office

Posted on October 14, 2010
The special agent is a 23-year veteran of the FBI.

Before Clark Rally, Top ATF Official Makes a Showing

Posted on October 13, 2010
Members of the federal law enforcement community held a rally in D.C. in support of an ATF special agent facing controversial murder charges in the Virgin Islands.

CNN: DOJ Says It Won?t Bring Charges in Death of Michigan Imam

Posted on October 13, 2010

Prosecutor: DOJ, Holocaust Museum Have ?Unique Partnership?

Posted on October 13, 2010
A top Justice Department human rights prosecutor heralded the unprecedented cooperation between the DOJ and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, which has helped put dozens of former Nazi officers on trial.

SDNY Nabs 44 in Armenian-American Medicare Fraud Ring

Posted on October 13, 2010
Prosecutors allege that an Armenian-American crime ring used stolen identities to staff 118 phantom clinics in 25 states and bilk Medicare out of $100 million.

Georgetown?s Pamela Harris Joins OLP

Posted on October 13, 2010
Harris, a former partner at O'Melveny & Myers, previously served in the Justice Department during the Clinton Administration.

Three Former AGs File Brief Opposing Health Care Law

Posted on October 13, 2010
Three former Republican Attorneys General filed a friend-of-the-court brief Tuesday in support of a lawsuit that seeks to invalidate the health care law.

Eastern Va. U.S. Attorney Names New Criminal Division Deputy in Norfolk

Posted on October 13, 2010
The lawyer prosecuted several cases against members of the MS-13 gang and a case against Somalian pirates alleged to have attacked two Navy ships.

Meet William Conner Eldridge Jr.

Posted on October 13, 2010
The U.S. Attorney nominee for the Western District of Arkansas was named "Most Likely to Succeed in the Practice of Law" by the University of Arkansas School of Law.

SDNY Charges 44 Members of Armenian-American Organized Crime Ring with Medicare Fraud

Posted on October 13, 2010
The alleged $100 million fraud ring is the largest, single Medicare fraud ever charged, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

W.Va. U.S. Attorney Names Same Deputy as Predecessor

Posted on October 13, 2010
The new First Assistant U.S. Attorney is a 30-year veteran of the Northern District of West Virginia U.S. Attorney's Office.

DOJ Files Lawsuit Against NY Over Military Absentee Voting

Posted on October 12, 2010
The state of New York failed to mail out absentee ballots by the Oct. 1, 2010 deadline.

Ex-U.S. Marshals Staffer Pleads Guilty to Theft

Posted on October 12, 2010
The former U.S. Marshals Service employee could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Former Florida Assistant U.S. Attorney to Sutherland

Posted on October 12, 2010
The former prosecutor established the Environmental Crimes Unit in the Middle District of Florida.

Asbury Park Press: NJ Corrections Officer Charged with Soliciting Bribes

Posted on October 12, 2010
Terri L. Donaldson, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Middle District of Florida, has joined Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, the firm announced in a release on its website. She will work as a partner in the Litigation Group. Donaldson previously worked at Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, where she focused on commercial and environmental litigation...

Dems Attack GOP Senate Nominee Over Reprimand During Tenure as AUSA

Posted on October 12, 2010
Ken Buck, the Republican Senate nominee in Colorado, was a federal prosecutor in the state from 1990 to 2002.

NASA Contractors Demand Retraction From DOJ

Posted on October 12, 2010
NASA contractors are up-in-arms over a statement made by acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal during oral arguments last week.

Hotline: N.Y. Republican Paladino Has Choice Words for Holder

Posted on October 12, 2010
“It’s such an important credential that it would allow them to get within, for example, six to 10 feet of the space shuttle as it’s being repaired and readied for launch.” That statement, made by acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal during Supreme Court oral arguments in a case about background checks for government contractors, might seem innocuous...