Department of Justice

Obama Slower Than Bush to Confirm Justices

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - November 6, 2009

President Obama has made 26 lower court nominations but only four have been confirmed. more >>

Dozens of Groups to Justice Dept: End Faith-Based Hiring

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - September 17, 2009

Dozens of groups urge the Justice Department to end a Bush-era policy. more >>

Drug Dealers' Secrets Revealed in Justice Department Reports

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - June 15, 2009

Drug trading and dealing are revealed for the 32 major markets around the country. more >>

Obama and Democrats' Torture Problem

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - May 22, 2009

The president must decide if he wants to keep the issue of torture alive. more >>

Misconduct in Ted Stevens Case Chills Other Justice Department Probes

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - May 20, 2009

The public integrity unit is now looking at “sure cases,” one insider says. more >>

Bush Lawyers Used U.S. Military Training to Justify CIA Interrogation Techniques

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - April 17, 2009

Memos show that U.S. military survival training was used to justify CIA interrogation methods. more >>

Obama's Dilemma Over Terrorism Detainees

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - March 25, 2009

The new president finds it's not easy to change how America handles terrorism suspects. more >>

Obama's Line in the Sand on Immigration Enforcement

By Justin Ewers - Nation & World - March 12, 2009

"America's toughest sheriff," Joe Arpaio, is under investigation by the Justice Department. more >>

Why Eric Holder Says Civil Rights is His Top Priority After the Bush Years

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - March 12, 2009

The attorney general says the Justice Department's legendary Civil Rights Division needs to be rebuilt. more >>

George W. Bush Ranked Third in Judicial Appointments

Opinion - March 6, 2009

FDR ranks sixth in highest number of judicial appointments per presidency since World War II. more >>

Justice Hot Docs: Holder Declassifies Controversial Bush-Era Legal Opinions

By Henry J. Reske - Nation & World - March 3, 2009

The memos cover issues including terrorist detention policy and renditions. more >>

Hot Docs: Top Financial Officials on Bailout; Sports Broadcasters; and Government Motorcades

Nation & World - January 14, 2009

Today's selection of timely reports. more >>

Blog Buzz: Ted Stevens Indicted, Hiring/Firing Scandal at the Department of Justice, and Vice Presidential Choices Narrow

Opinion - July 29, 2008

The implications of Stevens's indictment for the GOP, and where Kaine and Romney fall on the VP lists. more >>

Looking Back on the Justice Department Scandal

By Emma Schwartz - Nation & World - June 4, 2008

A conversation with former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias. more >>

Justice Dept. Inspector General Claims CIA Hampered Its Investigation

By Emma Schwartz - Nation & World - May 20, 2008

Report says the agency blocked access to senior al Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah. more >>

The Perp Walk

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - May 12, 2008

A roundup of the latest reports on white-collar crime. more >>

Fraudster Sells Deceased Owners' Properties

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - April 29, 2008

Man is found guilty of wrongfully taking titles, selling properties as if they were his own. more >>

Beefing Up Along the Border

Nation & World - April 25, 2008

The Justice Department announced yesterday plans to add 64 new prosecutors along the southwest border. more >>

Feds Finger Bank Teller in Robberies

By Luke Mullins - The Collar - April 21, 2008

Government charges employee with conspiracy. more >>

Questions About Corporate Monitors

By Emma Schwartz - Nation & World - March 12, 2008

The controversy over Ashcroft's contract raises bigger issues about this Justice Department tool. more >>

The Impact of Releasing Crack Offenders

By Emma Schwartz - Nation & World - February 29, 2008

Q&A: Federal Judge Reggie Walton explains his harsh criticism of sentencing disparities. more >>

Report Due on FBI Treatment of Military Detainees

News Desk - February 8, 2008

The Justice Department's inspector general is expected to release a report soon detailing whether FBI employees participated in any abuse of detainees at military prisons in Guantánamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan, according to a report released by the division today. more >>

Giving Crime Victims More of Their Say

By Emma Schwartz - Nation & World - December 13, 2007

A federal law has created tensions in the legal system. more >>

Mukasey Takes Over at Justice

News Desk - November 14, 2007

Much has changed since Michael Mukasey made his first vows to the Department of Justice in 1972, beginning his career as an assistant U.S. attorney. But when the 66-year-old former federal judge took the oath as the 81st attorney general this morning, he promised to uphold the same obligations he had made 35 years ago: to apply the law fairly and impartially. more >>

Justice O'Connor's Wish: a Wand, Not a Gavel

By Emma Schwartz - Nation & World - November 7, 2007

Retired high court member says deficiencies in courts are nearly impossible to fix more >>