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Former Justice Official In Line To Be Named FBI Chief
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
NPR has learned that former Justice Department official James B. Comey is in line to become President Obama's choice as the next FBI director, according to two sources familiar with the search.
Comey, 52, has an extensive track record at the highest levels of federal law enforcement. He served ...
Senators Tussle Over Proposal To 'Unpack' Key D.C. Court
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
More than 75 years ago, President Franklin Roosevelt caused an uproar with his plan to "pack" the Supreme Court with friendly justices. It was an audacious effort to protect his New Deal initiatives.
Now, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, has floated the reverse — legislation that would cut three seats from ...
Gallup Nears Settlement Deal With DOJ In Overbilling Case
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Gallup Organization has reached "an agreement in principle" with the Justice Department to settle civil allegations that the polling company overbilled the U.S. government by providing inflated estimates for federal contracts, according to a new court filing.
A deal could be announced by mid-June, the court filing says, bringing ...
Sick Inmates Dying Behind Bars Despite Release Program
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Prison is a tough place, but Congress made an exception nearly 30 years ago, giving terminally ill inmates and prisoners with extraordinary family circumstances an early way out. It's called compassionate release.
But a recent investigation found that many federal inmates actually die while their requests drift through ...
Holder Acknowledges U.S. Citizens Killed In Drone Strikes
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
For the first time, the U.S. government has acknowledged killing four American citizens in lethal drone strikes far outside traditional battlefields, confirming information that had been widely known but has only recently been unclassified under orders of the president.
Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Congress on Wednesday ...
Key Charge Against Ex-BP Official In Spill Case Dismissed
Monday, May 20, 2013
It's another bad day for the Justice Department.
A federal judge in Louisiana has thrown out the central criminal charge against a former BP executive because prosecutors failed to prove he knew about a pending congressional investigation into oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico three years ago. U.S. District ...
Justice Department Secretly Obtains AP Phone Records
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Associated Press is protesting what it calls a massive and unprecedented intrusion into its gathering of news. The target of that wrath is the U.S. Justice Department, which secretly collected phone records for several AP reporters last year. The AP says it's caught in the middle of a Justice ...
Head Of Environmental Division Is Leaving Justice Dept.
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Assistant U.S. Attorney General Ignacia Moreno, the point person at the Justice Department for prosecuting environmental crimes, says she will leave government service next month.
Moreno, the first Latina to lead the department's Environment and Natural Resources Division, was unanimously confirmed by the Senate in November 2009. Her tenure spanned ...
Study: Release Program For Terminal Inmates 'Poorly Managed'
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
A new watchdog report (PDF) says a Federal Bureau of Prisons program designed to help terminally ill inmates get early release is "poorly managed and implemented inconsistently."
The study by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, which was released Wednesday morning, finds that in 13 percent of cases in ...