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Subpoenas Issued to 11 Financial Institutions by New Federal Task Force

Subpoenas Issued to 11 Financial Institutions by New Federal Task Force

  Last week, a new federal and state task force was created that will investigate mortgage fraud that helped contribute to the financial crisis of 2008. The new panel did…

DOJ Veteran Joins King & Spalding’s Antitrust Division

DOJ Veteran Joins King & Spalding’s Antitrust Division

King & Spalding announced in recent days that a 32-year veteran of the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice Donna N. Kooperstein has joined the firm as senior…

DOJ Will Not Defend DOMA

DOJ Will Not Defend DOMA

In a letter to the Speaker of the House, Attorney General Eric Holder has informed Congress that on his advice President Obama has ordered the Department of Justice not to defend…

Bail Denied for Assange

Bail Denied for Assange

In an update to this post, a British judge has denied bail to Julian Assange, who was arrested earlier on a Swedish warrant and is being held pending extradition.  Assange…

When the Government Listens, the Terrorists Win

When the Government Listens, the Terrorists Win

Illegal wiretapping has been a touchy issue since Watergate, but after 9/11 it became something for every citizen to be concerned about.  When the Bush administration put the Terrorist Surveillance…

Landmark Legal Foundation Will Sue if ‘Slaughter Rule’ Used to Enact President’s Health Care Plan

Landmark Legal Foundation Will Sue if ‘Slaughter Rule’ Used to Enact President’s Health Care Plan

Yesterday, Mark R. Levin, president of Landmark Legal Foundation, a nonprofit, public interest law firm with offices in Kansas City, Missouri and Leesburg, Virginia, said it will sue the President,…

Justice Department Under Attack

A group calling itself “Keep America Safe” has been running an ad attacking Attorney General Eric Holder for refusing to name Justice Department appointees who represented detainees at Guantanamo Bay. …

Obama Nominee Dawn Johnsen Gains Committee Approval

Obama Nominee Dawn Johnsen Gains Committee Approval

Dawn Johnsen, President Obama’s selection to lead the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, gained approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday and her nomination will now be forwarded to…

The Return of Orly Taitz

The Return of Orly Taitz

She’s baaaaack! Everyone’s favorite birther, lawyer and dentist Orly Taitz, has filed pro se in a federal court in Washington DC. In the suit, Dr. Orly Taitz v. Barack Hussein…

Jumping on the Polanski Bandwagon

Jumping on the Polanski Bandwagon

Earthquakes, a tsunami, and a 32 year old sex scandal involving a Hollywood icon. This is the very definition of a slow news day for us – nobody wants to…

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