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The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday. Complete Story...
A top antitrust investigator from the U.S. Justice Department is investigating why New York farmers are getting record low payments for milk and consumers are seeing just a fraction of the savings.
Los Angeles Clippers owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling has agreed to pay a record $2.73 million to settle allegations by the government that he refused to rent apartments to Hispanics, blacks and to families with children, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Mexico has extradited 11 fugitives, accused of crimes including murder, sex offenses, drug trafficking and money laundering, to face trial in the United States, the Justice Department said Sunday.
Attorney General Eric Holder says a lawsuit in San Francisco over warrantless wiretapping threatens to expose ongoing intelligence work and must be thrown out.
The U.S. Justice Department says it has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed over the firing of an employee who was returning from active military duty.
The Justice Department has cleared the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Inc. and Stephens Media LLC to combine their operations in northwest Arkansas, and the newly formed company will start publishing newspapers on Sunday.
The leaders of the U.S. Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration planned to travel to Delaware to honor three DEA agents killed in Afghanistan.
The head of the Justice Department's anti-corruption unit is stepping down after the office's botched trial of former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.
A senator whose undefeated home state school was bypassed for the college football national championship last season urged President Barack Obama on Wednesday to ask the Justice Department to investigate the Bowl Championship Series, citing Obama's own concerns about the way the top team is crowned in building a case for action.
- U.S. federal prosecutors have charged a Massachusetts man with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, alleging he and co-conspirators traveled to the Middle East seeking training, discussed attacking a shopping center, and watched and distributed "jihadi'' videos," Reuters reported on Wednesday.
A former government scientist accused of attempted espionage pleaded guilty to overbilling NASA and the Department of Defense more than $265,000 for contracting work, according to newly unsealed court records.
A new Obama administration policy loosening guidelines on federal prosecution of medical marijuana on Monday signaled to users that they had less to fear from federal agents but still left their suppliers to contend with a tangled mesh of state laws and regulations.
A University of California campus has asked the U.S. Justice Department to look into allegations that money raised at a Muslim student group event went to a terrorist organization.
The Obama administration's point man on civil rights said Wednesday he will seek to fight discrimination against gays, an area in which the Justice Department has had only a small role in the past.
AT&T Inc. has reached an agreement with the Justice Department and the Louisiana Attorney General to sell off assets in eight markets in Louisiana and Mississippi in order to proceed with its proposed $944 million acquisition of Centennial Communications Corp.
A senior U.S. Justice Department official on Tuesday told Thai officials the extradition of suspected arms dealer Viktor Bout is "a matter of great importance to the United States."
After eight years of light antitrust scrutiny under a Republican White House, the technology and telecommunications industries are bracing for stepped up oversight by the Obama administration's Justice Department.
The Justice Department is investigating whether Monsanto Co. violated antitrust rules in trying to expand its dominance of the market for genetically engineered crops.
A House intelligence committee meeting was abruptly terminated when Justice Department officials refused to be sworn in before briefing the lawmakers.
The Justice Department is looking into allegations that IBM Corp. has abused its dominant position in the market for mainframe computers, the data-crunching heavy lifters of the computing world that IBM introduced in the 1960s and which are now used to process some of the most sensitive data in banking, government and health care.
Justice Department officials said Wednesday that most children in the United States are exposed to violence in their daily lives — but a leading criminologist warned the government-sponsored survey may be lumping serious and minor incidents together.
The Senate voted 72-22 Tuesday to confirm Thomas Perez as the Justice Department's top civil rights official.
A Justice Department investigation finds no basis for whistleblower allegations against the team that prosecuted former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman for bribery.
A Georgia-based international farming equipment manufacturer has agreed to pay $1.6 million for paying kickbacks to the former Iraqi government to secure United Nations oil-for-food contracts, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
Attorney General Holder Stumped By Lindsey Graham From the Media Research Center
The AMA Reconsiders Marijuana. Will the Justice Department Follow?More than 100 million Americans have smoked pot.
Gitmo interrogations spark battle over tacticsSpeaking publicly for the first time, senior U.S. law enforcement investigators say they waged a long but futile battle inside the Pentagon to stop coercive and degrading treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. MSNBC.com's Bill Dedman reports.
Justice Dept. Asked For News Site's Visitor Lists In a case that raises questions about online journalism and privacy rights, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day.
Justice Dept. Asked For News Site's Visitor ListsVery disturbing request from the Justice Department "U.S. Department of Justice sent a formal request to an independent news site ordering it to provide details of all reader visits on a certain day." What is even worse is that they put a gag order on the request.
Terrorism amendment dies in SenateThe Senate has defeated an amendment that would have kept the plotters of the September 11, 2001 attacks out of ordinary federal courts—leaving military commissions as the only option for trying the terror suspects.
22 Things Dick Cheney Can't Recall About the Plame CaseNotes from former Vice President Dick Cheney's interview with the FBI about the leak of Valerie Plame Wilson's covert CIA identity were finally released on Friday afternoon after a lengthy legal battle.
Government scientist arrested on spy chargesA Maryland scientist who worked for the Defense Department, a White House space council and other agencies was arrested Monday on espionage charges.
Justice Dept. to Stop Pursuit of Medical Marijuana UsePeople who use marijuana for medical purposes and those who distribute it should not face federal prosecution, provided they act according to state law, the Justice Department said on Monday in a directive with political and legal implications.
Obama administration issues new policy on medical marijuanaThe Obama administration delivered new guidance on medical marijuana to federal prosecutors Monday, signaling a broad policy shift that will mean fewer crackdowns against dispensaries and the people who use them.
Holder to Review Bush Policy on DNA Test Waivers in Guilty PleasAttorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has ordered a review of a little-known Bush administration policy requiring some defendants to waive their right to DNA testing even though that right is guaranteed in a landmark federal law, officials said.
Feds Issue New Medical Marijuana PolicyFederal drug agents won't pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states that allow medical marijuana, under new legal guidelines to be issued Monday by the Obama administration. Two Justice Department officials described the new policy to The Associated Pre …
DNA of 400 sex offenders missing from state databaseThe Journal Sentinel analyzed a database of more than 12,000 felons found missing from the DNA database last month after an audit by the Justice Department. Among the findings:
Interracial couple denied marriage licenseA Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have.
Interracial couple denied marriage licenseA Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have.
Fugitive Busted After Unwise Friend RequestMaxi Sopo was living the dream of a fugitive abroad, kicking back on the beaches of Cancun by day, partying in the clubs by night.
Fugitive busted after accepting friend request Maxi Sopo was living the dream of a fugitive abroad, kicking back on the beaches of Cancun by day, partying in the clubs by night.
Feingold Slams Fellow Democrats For Failure to Rein In Patriot Act AbusesBad news today from the Judiciary Committee. At the beginning of the year, I had high hopes for the Patriot Act reauthorization process. We had just elected a President with a strong civil liberties record in the Senate.
30 Republicans Vote Against Amendment Protecting Female Contractors From RapeArticle has now been moved to this location.Minnesota Senator Al Franken--over the objection of fully 30 Republicans--authored and passed legislation Wednesday restricting military contractors from bidding "if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, ba …
Feds consider letting police conduct random DUI testsOTTAWA -The federal Justice Department is considering a new law to randomly force drivers to take roadside breath tests, regardless of whether police suspect they have been drinking, Canwest News Service has learned.
Top court rejects U.S. govt's oil royalty appeal The Supreme Court rejected on Monday a U.S. Justice Department appeal of a ruling that the government says will likely cost it at least $19 billion in lost oil royalties from energy companies.
U.S. panel chides Holder in Panther probeThe U.S. Commission on Civil Rights asked Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.
Feds disrupt 3 U.S. terror plots The Justice Department brought charges Thursday in three unrelated bombing plots, but in only one - the case of a 24-year-old man accused of taking part in an al Qaeda plot to unleash a bombing campaign against Americans - was the public in any potential danger.
Justice Dept. to Limit Use of State Secrets Privilege The Justice Department is preparing to impose new limits on the government assertion of the state secrets privilege used to block lawsuits for national security reasons.
Obama team wants to continue surveillance lawThe Obama administration promised Congress on Tuesday to negotiate stronger privacy protections for Americans under terrorism surveillance but insisted on retaining current authority to track suspects and obtain records.
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