Eric Holder Makes it Clear DOJ's Culture — Not the Prosecutor — Is the Problem in Swartz Case
Does not think piling on of federal charges in order to scare out a plea deal is an issue
Does not think piling on of federal charges in order to scare out a plea deal is an issue
Federal monitor sought
Apparently attempting to browbeat defendants into accepting pleas is discretion
But only in "an extraordinary circumstance."
Had to justify bringing up federal charges for essentially breaking into a closet
Novel way to try to snag some more revenue for the United States Postal Service
Judge says constitutional rights of Iraq War veteran were violated when he was shot by a cop during a crisis negotiation
Another round of review on Reddit
Calls for changes to federal anti-hacking laws
Company says it responded the best it could to financial situation
Do they really not understand how much competition there is in this market?
Criticized for not charging bankers with crimes
U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz a real piece of work, isn't she?
Both sides of Calif. Prop. 8 case visit Department of Justice
Eric Holder has already issued proposals to three proposals for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System
Supreme Court shows some relevant timing taking on the case of a federal law run amok
Federal law being used against woman trying to get revenge on husband's mistress
Not happy about zealous prosecution
Swartz's case far from an anomaly
Aaron Swartz's death inspires effort to scale back federal authority
Would update law to exempt violations of Internet terms of services from criminal prosecution
Could be an interesting example of positive bipartisanship
The Senate Committee on Intelligence member would like to do his job
How should the federal government have handled Swartz's behavior?
Faced federal charges for downloading academic journal records at MIT
The Justice Department claims it "has demonstrated its historic commitments to transparency."
Legal action being considered by the White House
Top deputies admitted to posting anonymous criticism of judges and politicians and commented on cases on newspaper web site
The FBI is conducting its own investigation into alleged campaign finance violations by Michael Grimm, a former FBI agent himself
Sen. Patrick Leahy folds to the Justice Department
The Obama administration has stepped up federal reviews of police departments accused of civil rights violations
The ACLU's tallied 142 people dead at the hands of LVPD since 1990
Controversy over whether defendants who are acquitted can recover fees from the Justice Department
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