Justice Dept. Admits Error in Not Briefing Court
July 3, 2008
NYT > Washington
The Justice Department said lawyers should have known about a child-rape law relevant to a Supreme Court case.
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Google Ad Deal Is Under Scrutiny
July 2, 2008
Washington Post / Peter Whoriskey
The Justice Department has opened a formal antitrust investigation into a deal struck last month that would allow Internet titan Google to provide some search advertising for Yahoo, according to sources familiar with the inquiry.
A Backlog Of Cases Alleging Fraud
July 2, 2008
washingtonpost.com - Business Policy / Carrie Johnson
More than 900 cases alleging that government contractors and drugmakers have defrauded taxpayers out of billions of dollars are languishing in a backlog that has built up over the past decade because the Justice Department cannot keep pace with the surge in charges brought by whistle-blowers,.
ACLU And EFF Sue Justice Department To Uncover Records Of Cell Phone Tracking
July 3, 2008
Stop The ACLU / Special Contributor
A lot of paranoia is going on about this one, and the ACLU have found another tree to bark at the government on. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a lawsuit today urging a federal court to order the Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over records related to [.
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Harrington: The Justice Department's actions should honor the First Amendment
July 3, 2008
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Justice Department Requires Divestiture in Signature's Acquisition of Hawker Beechcraft's Flight Support Services Business
July 3, 2008
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Racial, Ethnic, And Religious Profiling? Sure, Why Not!
July 3, 2008
Stereohyped / Lauren Williams, Stereohyped
Although it might seem like federal agents pretty much do this already, there are reports that the Justice Department is “considering” letting the FBI conduct investigate Americans based solely on racial, religious, and ethnic traits.
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July 2, 2008
TPMMuckraker / Andrew Tilghman
For all the allegations of fraud, waste and abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan, few U.S. individuals or companies have been hauled into court, placed under oath and forced to answer a lot of questions. A story in today's Washington Post.
‘What I Tell You Is Three Times True’ & Other Dispatches From The Bush Terror Regime
July 2, 2008
The Moderate Voice / SHAUN MULLEN, TMV Columnist
THE SNARK AND THE MASTERMIND The more we learn about the Bush torture regime, the more apparent it becomes that there is an interconnectivity between what once seemed random acts and events: False confessions are coerced from tortured detainees using Chinese Communist techniques perfected on U.
New Scrutiny of Hiring at Justice Department
July 2, 2008
NYT > Washington
The department is facing a federal examination and the first in what could be a series of lawsuits from lawyers who say they were rejected for elite jobs because of their liberal politics.
Ministry of Love. How May I Detect Your Call? [Digital Daily]
July 2, 2008
All Things Digital / John Paczkowski
Is the government tracking us through our cellphones? Of course it is. If the National Security Agency hopes to create an accurate “database of every call ever made” within the nation’s borders, it needs to know the locations from which they were made, right?
Groups Sue U.S. Government Over Mobile Phone Tracking
July 2, 2008
NYT > Technology
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are asking a federal court to order the Department of Justice to turn over records about the agency’s tracking of mobile phone users.
In Manassas, the Medium Is the Issue
July 2, 2008
washingtonpost.com - Metro Business / Nick Miroff
In Manassas's quaint, red-brick Old Town neighborhood, a giant billboard greets visiting tourists and commuters, but it was not put there by the city or Chamber of Commerce.
Groups Sue U.S. for Data On Tracking By Cellphone
July 2, 2008
Washington Post / Ellen Nakashima
Two civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government yesterday, seeking records related to the government's use of cellphones as tracking devices.
Justice Department Considers Racial Profiling For Terror Prevention
July 3, 2008
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed / The Huffington Post News Editors
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against the DOJ
July 2, 2008
TPMMuckraker / Kate Klonick
It was bound to happen when you had a big mess of lawyers disqualified from hiring for illegal reasons. One of the de-selected masses filed a lawsuit claiming $100,000 in damages on Monday. As the The Blog of Legal Times.
Justice Department to review Google-Yahoo deal
July 2, 2008
CNET News.com -- Technology news and business reports
Justice Department is preparing to send out document requests to third parties, as part of its investigation into an advertising deal struck between Yahoo and Google, according to sources.
Justice Department to review Google-Yahoo deal (CNET)
July 2, 2008
Yahoo! News: Internet News
CNET - The U.S. Justice Department has opened a formal investigation of the advertising deal struck last month between Google and Yahoo, The Washington Post reported on its Web site Tuesday evening, citing sources close to the inquiry.
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Justice Department admits to Supreme Court blunder
July 3, 2008
Americas - International Herald Tribune / By LINDA GREENHOUSE
The department said government lawyers should have known that Congress had recently made the rape of a child a capital offense in the military and should have informed the Supreme Court of that fact while the justices were considering whether the death penalty was a constitutional punishment for the crime.
Watchdog group targets Justice Department hiring
July 3, 2008
OTB News
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog wants to see whether it can discipline Justice Department officials who improperly rejected liberal Ivy Leaguers and other top law students for plum jobs - or take action against those who benefited from having GOP roots….
Justice Department eyes race profiling for terror probes
July 3, 2008
Local News from News 8 Austin via Yahoo! News
The Justice Department is considering letting the FBI investigate Americans without any evidence of wrongdoing.
The Justice Department takes a closer look at the Yahoo/Google deal; MySpace Mobile inks partnership with MTS Russia;
July 3, 2008
FierceMobileContent - / Jason Ankeny
> The Justice Department's antitrust division takes a closer look at the planned Yahoo/Google deal. Article > MySpace Mobile inks partnership with MTS Russia. Release > The Score and MyThum Interactive team for SMS sports content.
Justice Department considers terror profiling
July 3, 2008
News / editor@dailynews.com (Lara Jakes Jordan, The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is considering letting the FBI investigate Americans without any evidence of wrongdoing, relying instead on a terrorist profile that could single out Muslims, Arabs or other racial and ethnic groups.
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