Judicial Vacancies Languish On Key Federal Appeals Court
The federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., is sometimes called the second most important court in the country, regularly delivering the final word on major environmental, labor and national...
View ArticleJustice Department Secretly Obtains AP Phone Records
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...
View ArticleSource: Obama Considering Releasing NSA Court Order
NPR has learned that the Obama administration, under pressure to lift a cloak of secrecy, is considering whether to declassify a court order that gives the National Security Agency the power to gather...
View ArticleJustice Department Tackles Quality Of Defense For The Poor
All over the country, lawyers who defend poor people in criminal cases have been sharing their stories about painful budget cuts. Some federal public defenders have shut their doors to new clients...
View ArticleJustice Department Pushes New Thinking On Kids And Crime
For a man who spent the bulk of his career as a public defender, Robert Listenbee's new role walking around the halls of the U.S. Justice Department may not be the most comfortable fit.But Listenbee,...
View ArticleReport: Threat Of Mandatory Minimums Used To Coerce Guilty Pleas
A new report says the Justice Department regularly coerces defendants in federal drug cases to plead guilty by threatening them with steep prison sentences or stacking charges to increase their time...
View ArticleFederal Judge Rules NSA Bulk Phone Record Collection Unconstitutional
A federal judge in Washington says the National Security Agency's program for bulk phone record collection violates Americans' reasonable expectation of privacy.The ruling (pdf), however, has been...
View Article5 Takeaways From The President's NSA Speech
What does it mean when lawmakers as different as Colorado Democratic Senator Mark Udall and New York Republican Rep.
View ArticleHolder Orders Equal Treatment For Married Same-Sex Couples
Attorney General Eric Holder has for the first time directed Justice Department employees to give same-sex married couples "full and equal recognition, to the greatest extent under the law," a move...
View ArticleHolder Calls For Restoring Felons' Voting Rights
Attorney General Eric Holder called on 11 states to repeal "counterproductive" laws that bar convicted felons from "the single most basic right of American citizenship-the right to vote."In a speech...
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