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Washington Lawmakers To Eric Holder: 'Respect The Will Of The Voters' On Marijuana

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 06.19.2013 | Politics

Seven Democrats from Washington's congressional delegation called on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder this week to consider the results of last year'...

How Colleges Label Protected Speech as 'Harassment'--And Why the DOJ and ED Have Made Matters Worse

Azhar Majeed | Posted 06.12.2013 | College
Azhar Majeed

One would think the Departments of Justice and Education would be mindful of citizens' constitutional rights. Unfortunately, recent developments fly i...

Justice Department Pushes Back Against GOP Perjury Claims

AP | Posted 06.03.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is rejecting Republican suggestions that Attorney General Eric Holder committed perjury when he told Congres...

What, the Department of Justice Actually Subpoenaed Reporter's Records... I'm Shocked, Shocked!

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.31.2013 | Politics
Reese Schonfeld

All this hoopla about the Department of Justice improperly obtaining two months of AP telephone records seems to me just as phony as Claude Rains' "I'm shocked, shocked" when he "discovers" gambling at Rick's Café in Cassablanca.

Jason Linkins

No One Should Attend The 'Off-The-Record' Session With Eric Holder

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.30.2013 | Politics

The Department of Justice would like the Washington bureau chiefs of various and sundry media outlets to attend an off-the-record meeting with embattl...

What I Would Have Said to Eric Holder

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.29.2013 | Politics
Chris Weigant

The Justice Department's recent actions towards the media is so disturbing because it represents a step backward to a much uglier time, with fewer legal protections for the press. There is a very fine line between targeting leaking and targeting the media who print the leaks.

Philly Police Chief Asks Feds To Look At Cops Use Of Deadly Force

AP | Posted 05.29.2013 | Crime

PHILADELPHIA — A website says Philadelphia's police commissioner has asked federal authorities to take a look at the police department's use of ...

BOTH SIDES NOW: Obama Doctrine Recasts W's War

HuffPost Radio | Posted 05.26.2013 | Politics
HuffPost Radio

Ron Reagan and Mary Matalin debate Obama's speech refuting Bush-Cheneyism on terrorism. Was it transformational or largely rhetorical? No more treating local thugs as UBL? And despite Noonan's & Will's best efforts to blur Obama & Nixon, 44 has the Teflon of 40. 2011-11-29-20111107bothsidesnow.jpg

Ryan J. Reilly

DOJ Confirms Holder Vetted Warrant For Rosen Emails

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan J. Reilly | Posted 05.24.2013 | Politics

Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on the decision to seek the personal emails of a Fox News reporter by suggesting he was a "co-conspirator" in ...

Palin Gets Confused

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.24.2013 | Politics

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's Twitter never fails to disappoint. She sent a curious tweet Friday taking up the issue of the Internal Revenue Ser...

Santorum Slams Obama 'Abuses'

The Huffington Post | Lisa_Miller | Posted 05.23.2013 | Politics

In an email to his supporters on Thursday, former Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum listed "abuses" committed by President Barack Obama an...

Carmen Pittman Recounts Tasing Ordeal In Front Of DOJ

Posted 05.23.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Carmen Pittman is 23 years old and weighs 100 pounds. She was the smallest of the activists linking arm-in-arm in front of the Departmen...

Ryan Grim

Peaceful Protester Tasered Outside DOJ (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.21.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Carmen Pittman had no intention of becoming an activist, but her bank, the Department of Justice and Occupy Atlanta turned her into one....

College Media Often Feel The Associated Press' Pain

USA Today | Posted 05.20.2013 | College

When the Justice Department secretly seized phone records of Associated Press reporters and editors, the AP got a taste of what many college journalis...

Angry White House Reporters Pounce On Carney

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 05.20.2013 | Media

Jay Carney stepped into yet another tense press briefing room on Monday, parrying angry questions about The Washington Post's bombshell report that th...

Radley Balko

Feds Say Trespassing Peace Activists Are A National Security Threat

HuffingtonPost.com | Radley Balko | Posted 05.20.2013 | Politics

In another case of possible overreach by federal prosecutors, an 82-year-old nun and two anti-nuclear activists face long prison terms after being con...

Zach Carter

McConnell Defends White House On AP Scandal

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.20.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Sunday appeared to defend the Obama administration's controversial leak investigation ...

Is The IRS 'Scandal' All Hype?

Salon | Posted 05.16.2013 | Politics

During remarks at the White House yesterday evening, President Obama offered his opinions on the Treasury Department Inspector General’s report [PDF...

The IRS and Justice Department Could Become Problems for Obama

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.16.2013 | Politics
Lincoln Mitchell

The news this week about the DOJ looking at the phone logs of journalists covering the White House, and of the IRS scrutinizing the tax returns of various right-wing groups, is bad for the Obama administration. They are also much more likely to stick than the Benghazi story.

Ryan J. Reilly

Witness Protection Lost 'Known Or Suspected' Terrorists: DOJ Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan J. Reilly | Posted 05.17.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Marshals Service gave new names and identities to "known or suspected" terrorists admitted to the witness protection program an...

IRS Scandal Sparks Fundraising Blitz

Posted 05.15.2013 | Politics

By Dave Levinthal Center for Public Integrity The scandal-signed Internal Revenue Service could unwittingly generate a mountain of cash for Repu...

Is It Time for Holder to Go?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.15.2013 | Politics
Chris Weigant

One of my biggest disappointments with President Obama's transition to his second term was the announcement that Holder would be staying on, instead of turning the Justice Department over to someone else. I don't personally dislike Holder (I've never met the man), but I do strongly question his priorities during his time as the nation's Attorney General.

Zach Carter

Obama Calls For Reporter Shield Law After Hampering Prior Efforts

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.15.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration asked Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) Wednesday morning to reintroduce legislation that would help reporters protec...

Who's Got a Secret?

David Westin | Posted 05.14.2013 | Media
David Westin

The Associated Press is outraged that the Justice Department has been secretly rummaging through its telephone records, and who can blame it? But what really matters is what it means for all the rest of us.

Media Organizations Protest DOJ

Posted 05.14.2013 | Media

More than 50 news media organizations penned a letter to the Department of Justice on Tuesday protesting its decision to secretly obtain months of Ass...