Justice Department

Hypocrisy Alert: Cheney Relies on the Objectivity of the Justice Department to Defend Torture

Mitchell Bard | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

The gall of Cheney's statements is that he was a key part of the administration that deconstructed the objectivity of the Justice Department, which he now relies on to defend the use of torture.

Obama Admin Planning To Revive High-Impact Civil Rights Enforcement

AP | Charlie Savage | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is moving forward with plans to expand its civil rights division, pursuing cases of discrimination in the wo...

My Conversation with Former CIA Officer Robert Baer

Tavis Smiley | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


Tavis Smiley

2009-09-01-tavisbaer.jpgI spoke with Baer on statements made Sunday by Dick Cheney regarding the investigation the treatment of terror suspects.

Corporate Boards, Conflict of Interest and Copyright

Alex Green | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media


Alex Green

Much about the world we know can be delegated to the barons of tech, but the governance of copyright cannot or we endanger our access to open information and the ownership of our own words.

Abuse Issue Puts Justice Dept., CIA, At Odds

nytimes.com | PETER BAKER, DAVID JOHNSTON and MARK MAZZETTI | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON -- With the appointment of a prosecutor to investigate detainee abuses, long-simmering conflicts between the Central Intelligence Agency an...

Formerly-'Gagged' FBI Whistleblower Details Congressional Blackmail, Bribery, Espionage, Corruption in Remarkable Videotaped Deposition

Brad Friedman | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Brad Friedman

Just over two weeks ago, FBI translator-turned-whistleblower Sibel Edmonds was finally allowed to speak about much of what the Bush Administration spent years trying to keep her from discussing publicly.

Fire Rove's Prosecutors

Don Siegelman | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Don Siegelman

The Bush era U.S. Attorney firing issue is anything but dead. The people who did Karl Rove's dirty work are still on the job right now because only a handful of the appointees have been replaced.

FLASHBACK: Ted Kennedy Vs. John Ashcroft (VIDEO)

Attackerman | Spencer Ackerman | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics


As we dig through the latest rounds of torture disclosures, it's instructive to remember a moment from June of 2004. In the aftermath of the Abu Ghrai...

Tragic Dinuba Car Crash: As Bad As The Diane Schuler Accident

Ramon Resa, MD | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living


Ramon Resa, MD

Parents, always make sure your children wear their seat belts! Families, take accountability.

Cheney: CIA Interrogators "Deserve Our Gratitude"

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Conservatives and liberals alike reacted critically, though for different reasons, to Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to ap...

'Inhumane' CIA terror tactics spur criminal probe

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT and PAMELA HESS | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The Obama administration launched a criminal investigation Monday into harsh questioning of detainees during President George W. Bu...

The Unnoticed Effects of DOMA

Fred Silberberg | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


Fred Silberberg

Until DOMA is repealed, "Equal Justice Under Law," the inscription on the building which houses the United States Supreme Court, will have no meaning.

Bankruptcy Judges & DOJ Rip Mortgage Companies

ProPublica | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business


ProPublica

Judges have found that major mortgages servicers regularly mess up basic accounting, improperly credit payments and charge unwarranted fees.

National Review Editor Rich Lowry Offered To Help White House Spin US Attorney Firings

Talking Points Memo | Zachary Roth | Posted 09.11.2009 | Media


It looks like Rick Lowry of National Review offered the White House his services in doing some positive P.R. on behalf of Rove protege Tim Griffin, wh...

Mission Creep and the Southern Poverty Law Center's Misguided Focus

Carol M. Swain | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics


Carol M. Swain

Mission creep occurs when an organization strays beyond its original purpose and engages in actions antithetical to its goals. Rather than monitoring hate groups, the Southern Poverty Law Center has become one.

Gagged Former FBI Translator Claims U.S. Rep Bribe Evidence

Andrew Kreig | Posted 09.08.2009 | World


Andrew Kreig

Former FBI contract translator Sibel Edmonds reportedly claimed in a deposition that leaders in Congress and other U.S. officials were suspected early this decade of being bribed by Turkey's government.

A Plea to Barack Obama from the Guantanamo Uighurs

Andy Worthington | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics


Andy Worthington

Four months ago, 17 unjustly detained prisoners wrote a letter to Obama asking for their release. The government censors have only just cleared it and I have reprinted it here.

Despite Rove's Spin Machine, Justice May Be Around The Corner For Paul Minor

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics


Brendan DeMelle

What happened to Paul Minor is not only unethical, but also unconstitutional.

Washington Post: Nominations Roadblock In The Senate "Unconscionable"

washingtonpost.com | Posted 09.04.2009 | Politics


IT HAS BEEN almost six months since President Obama nominated Indiana law professor Dawn E. Johnsen to head the Justice Department's influential Offic...

Guantanamo As Hotel California: You Can Check Out Any Time You Like, But You Can Never Leave

Andy Worthington | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics


Andy Worthington

Prisoners who do not face ill-treatment on return to their homelands are still held, no matter how many times their release is approved by various representatives of the U.S. government.

Porn Case Prosecution Signals Shift From Aggressive Bush

Politico | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics


President Barack Obama's Justice Department has quietly agreed to move a pornography prosecution out of socially conservative Montana to more urbane N...

As Judge Orders Release of Tortured Guantanamo Prisoner, Government Refuses to Concede Defeat

Andy Worthington | Posted 08.31.2009 | World


Andy Worthington

I still have no firm idea why Obama and Holder have allowed the Justice Department to pursue unjustifiable and unwinnable habeas cases, resulting in humiliation after humiliation.

Mohammed Jawad: Judge Orders Gitmo Detainee's Release

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — A judge ruled Thursday that one of the youngest detainees brought to Guantanamo Bay is being held illegally and must be released &n...

Mohammed Jawad, Teenage Afghan Detainee, To Be Transferred To Civilian Court

Washington Independent | Posted 08.27.2009 | World


It wasn't until late Friday afternoon that the Obama Justice Department, after years of wrangling over the fate of Mohammed Jawad, the Afghan boy arre...

New Evidence Reveals Feds 'Coached, Cajoled, Threatened' Star Witness in Siegelman Case

Brad Friedman | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics


Brad Friedman

How it's even possible that former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman's bribery case and conviction has not long ago been dropped by the Dept. of Justice is beyond us.