LA-based Nara Bank strikes deal with prosecutors in discrimination caseSeptember 30th, 2009 LA-based bank strikes deal in discrimination caseLOS ANGELES — Federal prosecutors have announced a settlement with a Los Angeles-based bank that was sued along with two auto dealerships for allegedly charging non-Asian customers higher interest rates on car loans. Under the agreement, Nara Bank will pay up to $410,000 to customers who were overcharged, according to a Department of Justice news release.
Justice reconsidering when and how state secrecy privilege can be invokedSeptember 23rd, 2009 Justice reconsidering state secrecyWASHINGTON — The Justice Department is poised to announce a new policy on using claims of state secrecy to block the release of information about controversial counterterrorism strategies like rendition and warrantless wiretapping. The new policy is not expected to change the government's position in any current cases.
Judge mulling whether Islamic charity's lawsuit alleging illegal gov't wiretapping can proceedSeptember 23rd, 2009 Judge mulling Islamic charity wiretap lawsuitSAN FRANCISCO — The Obama administration on Wednesday kept up its fight to toss out a lawsuit alleging illegal wiretapping, arguing that moving forward with the case would jeopardize national security. U.S. Department of Justice lawyer Anthony Coppolino invoked the government's so-called state secret privilege in urging U.S.
Reports: Justice reconsidering when and how state secrecy privilege can be invokedSeptember 23rd, 2009 Reports: Justice reconsidering state secrecyWASHINGTON — The Justice Department is reconsidering government agencies' ability to use claims of state secrecy to block the release of information about controversial counterterrorism strategies like rendition and warrantless wiretapping, two newspapers reported Wednesday. Under a revised policy reported by The Washington Post, an agency trying to hide such information would have to convince Attorney General Eric Holder and a panel of Justice Department lawyers that its release would compromise national security.
Report: Top Bush officials including ex-attorney general, CIA chief snubbed wiretapping reviewJuly 10th, 2009 Report: Bush officials snubbed wiretapping reviewWASHINGTON — Former Attorney General John Ashcroft and ex-CIA Director George Tenet are among the Bush administration officials who refused to be interviewed for a government report on the warrantless wiretapping program. The Bush-era program conducted electronic surveillance on calls and e-mails within the U.S.
IG Report: Bush surveillance program extended well beyond just warrentless wiretappingJuly 10th, 2009 Surveillance went beyond warrantless wiretappingWASHINGTON — A new internal government report says President George W. Bush authorized secret intelligence activities shortly after the Sept.
Justice Dept delaying release of CIA report on detention, interrogation program until SeptJuly 2nd, 2009 Obama administration delays release of CIA reportWASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Thursday that it needs two more months to review an internal CIA report on the agency's secret detention and interrogation program before making it public, drawing criticism from civil libertarians who say it's past time for Americans to know how its government treated terrorism suspects. The Justice Department had originally said it intended to release the report in June as part of a lawsuit, but department officials now say they need until the end of August.
US wants to delay release of CIA, Pentagon documents on detainees until next weekJune 26th, 2009 US wants to delay release of CIA reportWASHINGTON — The U.S. government wants to wait until next week to give the American Civil Liberties Union a 5-year old internal CIA report that criticizes its harsh interrogation program.
Judge wants to review FBI interview of Cheney in CIA leak case, considers public releaseJune 18th, 2009 Judge to review Cheney interview in CIA leak caseWASHINGTON — A federal judge said Thursday that he wants to look at notes from the FBI's interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney during the investigation into who leaked the identity of a CIA operative. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan's decision to review the documents followed arguments by Obama administration lawyers that sounded much like the reasons the Bush administration provided for keeping Cheney's interview from the public.
Give it up for Sonia Sotomayor: Documents from Supreme Court nominee show a flash of humorJune 5th, 2009 Buried in documents is a little Sotomayor humorWASHINGTON — Did you hear the one about the three judges who go duck hunting? Sonia Sotomayor has. The joke, as pieced together from the Supreme Court nominee's typed and handwritten notes for a 2006 speech at Hofstra University, goes like this:
A Supreme Court justice, a circuit judge and a district judge go duck hunting.
Justice Department admits new prosecution mistakes, seeks release of 2 Alaska officialsJune 5th, 2009 Justice Department admits new mistakesWASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder asked a court Thursday to release two imprisoned former Alaska state lawmakers after the Justice Department found prosecutors improperly handled evidence in their trials on corruption charges. The move is the second embarrassing retreat for Justice Department prosecutors since the conviction of former Alaska Sen.
Federal judge in San Francisco upholds telecoms' immunity from warrantless wiretap lawsuitsJune 3rd, 2009 Federal judge tosses warrantless wiretap casesSAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out more than three dozen lawsuits filed against the nation's telecommunications companies for allegedly taking part in the government's e-mail and telephone eavesdropping program that was done without court approval. In addition, he ordered officials in Maine, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont and Missouri to halt their investigations of the telecommunication companies for their alleged participation in the once-secret surveillance programs.
Justice Department refuses to release documents in wiretapping case; showdown with judge loomsMay 31st, 2009 Gov't refuses to release documents in wiretap caseWASHINGTON — The Obama administration insists it has no obligation to provide access to a top secret document in a wiretapping case, setting up a showdown next week with the judge who ordered it released. Justice Department lawyers, in a response Friday with the U.S.
Conrad Black seeks release from prison while Supreme Court considers his appealMay 29th, 2009 Black asks high court for release from prisonWASHINGTON — Former media executive Conrad Black is seeking his release from prison, at least until the Supreme Court decides whether to uphold his fraud conviction. Black has served nearly 15 months of a 6 1/2-year prison term following his conviction in July 2007.
Former FBI agent put on probation for a year for accessing files in Hollywood wiretapping caseMay 14th, 2009 Former agent gets probation for Hollywood wiretapsWASHINGTON — A former FBI agent has been sentenced to one year of probation for using the bureau's computers to dig up information on Hollywood executives involved in a prominent wiretapping case. The former agent, Mark Rossini, was not working on the wiretapping case against Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano and was not authorized to look up the files.
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