Mar 15th, 2010 · A conservative group has condemned nine Justice Department attorneys who once helped represent several Guantanamo detainees. Former Republican speechwriter Mark Thiessen applauds Keep America Safe, and argues that the lawyers in question have "radical and dangerous views."
Mar 11th, 2010 · Justice Department attorneys who once helped represent terrorism detainees are at the center of a raging dispute. Conservatives say that the politically appointed lawyers are influencing U.S. policy to help their former clients.
Mar 11th, 2010 · Justice Department attorneys who once helped represent terrorism detainees are at the center of a raging dispute. Conservatives say that the politically appointed lawyers are influencing U.S. policy to help their former clients.
Mar 9th, 2010 · Robert "Joe" Halderman pleads guilty to attempted grand larceny in trying to shake down David Letterman over sexual affairs. Halderman's lawyers initially said he was just offering to sell Letterman a thinly veiled screenplay about the comedian's life.
Mar 1st, 2010 · Theodore Cross followed many passions over his 86 years: He was a real estate lawyer, a publisher, a White House adviser and a leading spokesman for black economic development. But it was his love of waterbird photography that took him on expeditions around the globe.
Feb 26th, 2010 · The U.S. criminal justice system typically pits the defense against the prosecution. But defense lawyers for poor clients will get a hand from their usual adversaries when the Justice Department launches the Access to Justice initiative. A top constitutional lawyer is taking a leave of absence from Harvard to spearhead the project.
Feb 24th, 2010 · The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a suspect's request for a lawyer is good for only 14 days after he is released from police custody. The ruling comes in the case of a Maryland man who was convicted of sexually abusing his 3-year-old son.
Feb 19th, 2010 · Bush administration lawyers did not violate legal ethics rules when they wrote memos authorizing harsh interrogations for terrorism detainees, the Justice Department said Friday, releasing the long-awaited results of its investigation into the memos.