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Bohac Named U.S. Marshal for Central Illinois

Posted on September 29, 2010
The nominee has served in the U.S. Marshals service in Chicago, Urbana, Ill., and Lexington, Ky.

Obama Nominates Two to D.C, Federal Circuit Courts

Posted on September 29, 2010
President Barack Obama nominated two lawyers to vacancies on the U.S. appellate courts.

Specter to the DOJ?

Posted on September 29, 2010
Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) will be out of a job in the next few months.

Ex-SEC Lawyer on Short List for Utah U.S. Attorney

Posted on September 29, 2010
Utah Assistant U.S. Attorney David Schwendiman was once the leading candidate for the nomination.

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Stevens Case Prosecutor Loved Sports, Music

Posted on September 29, 2010
The Justice Department lawyer took his own life last weekend.

Prosecutor Misconduct

Posted on September 29, 2010
The president of the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys responds to the recent USAToday story.

BLT: Kagan Recuses in 4 More Cases, Bringing Total Recusals to 25

Posted on September 29, 2010
The president of the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys responds to the recent USAToday story.

Military Voting

Posted on September 29, 2010
Senate Republicans urge the Attorney General not to ignore military voting rights.

Committee to Vote on Another U.S. Attorney Nominee

Posted on September 29, 2010
The Senate Judiciary Committee has yet to schedule votes for another four would-be U.S. Attorneys.

Former AUSA Nominated to Kansas Supreme Court

Posted on September 28, 2010
The former federal prosecutor served as head of the appellate division in the Kansas U.S. Attorney's office before her nomination to another state court in 2004.

TPM: Stevens Prosecutor Marsh Felt Abandoned During Misconduct Investigation, Friends Say

Posted on September 28, 2010
Nancy L. Caplinger, a Kansas Court of Appeals judge and former Assistant U.S. Attorney, has been nominated to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court, The Capital-Journal reported Tuesday. Caplinger served as a federal prosecutor from 1995 until her nomination to the appeals court in 2004...

USA Today: In Prosecutor Misconduct Cases, Defendants May Get Cleared But Often Stuck with Legal Bills

Posted on September 28, 2010
In a follow-up to its story last week on misconduct by federal prosecutors, the newspaper found only 13 out 201 cases where the government compensated the defendants for their legal bills.

Commentary

Posted on September 28, 2010
Congress needs to ask some hard questions before enacting new criminal laws.

Commentary: The Overcriminalization of Federal Law

Posted on September 28, 2010
Rep. Robert C. Scott argues that with more than 4,500 federal crimes in the U.S. Code, it is virtually impossible for anyone to know when they may be committing a crime.

Forbes: David Bonderman (No. 221)

Posted on September 28, 2010
Editor’s note: The following guest commentary is from Rep. Robert C. Scott (D-Va.), chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. Federal criminal law has dramatically expanded in size and scope over the past few decades, and a growing number of reform-minded individuals and organizations have criticized the dangers of this overcriminalization...

Forbes: Summer Redstone (No. 124)

American Lawyer: Two Former DOJers Make the Forbes 400

Posted on September 28, 2010
Thirty-seven lawyers made the Forbes 400 list this year. But only two have Justice Department connections: Summer Redstone (no. 124) who served as special assistant to U.S. attorney general Tom Clark; and David Bonderman (no. 221) who once headed up the DOJ's Civil Rights Division.

Daily Item: Marino Says He Never Asked DOJ for Permission to Be Reference

BLT: DOJ Pushes for Stay in Stem Cell Case

Smith Named Special Agent in Charge of Admin Division at FBI?s WFO

Posted on September 27, 2010
Debra Evans Smith was named special agent in charge of the Administrative Division at the FBI's Washington Field Office Monday.

Former N.J. State Senator Indicted

Posted on September 27, 2010
Prosecutors alleged that former New Jersey state Sen. Wayne Bryant accepted bribes in exchange for his support for redevelopment projects in Camden.

BLT: Former AG Gonzales to Be Deposed in Lawsuit Over DOJ Honors Program

Posted on September 27, 2010
Prosecutors alleged that former New Jersey state Sen. Wayne Bryant accepted bribes in exchange for his support for redevelopment projects in Camden.

Former Federal Prosecutor to Cozen O?Connor

Posted on September 27, 2010
The former prosecutor spent six years in the Southern District of New York and three in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Miami Herald: Federal Prosecutor Arrested After Swimming in His Underwear

Posted on September 27, 2010
Stephen A. Miller, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in New York and Philadelphia, is joining Cozen O’Connor, the firm said in a statement. Miller spent six years as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York and the past three years in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, where he was deputy chief of the Violent Crime, Counter-Terrorism, and Immigration Fraud Unit...

Mother Jones: DOJ Not Happy with Gulf Claims Czar Feinberg

Stevens Case Prosecutor Commits Suicide

Posted on September 27, 2010
Marsh had been under criminal contempt investigation for his role in the botched prosecution of the former Alaska senator. UPDATED: 1:42 p.m.

How Close Did Holder Come to Losing His Job?

Posted on September 27, 2010
Pretty close, former White House Counsel Greg Craig indicated in private remarks that were inadvertently caught on an open microphone.

Black Voice News: Black Farmers Push for Approval of Pigford Settlement

Posted on September 27, 2010
Attorney General Eric Holder was close to being ousted last year, former White House Counsel Greg Craig indicated in private remarks that were inadvertently caught on an open microphone. ?The great thing about it, if Rahm goes to run for mayor, is that Eric survived,? Craig said before a Sept...