Mar 9th, 2010 · The Justice Department is requiring the nation's largest voting machine company to sell off assets it acquired when it purchased its main competitor. The federal government and nine state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit saying the combination last September of Election Systems & Software and its biggest competitor harms competition.
Mar 5th, 2010 · The Obama administration is close to a decision to try the self-described mastermind of the 9/11 attacks in a military court. That would mark a major switch in policy. Late last year, the Justice Department announced Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four others would be tried in civilian court in New York City. The administration says no decision has been made yet.
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 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.
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.
Feb 19th, 2010 · The Justice Department said Friday that three Bush-era attorneys responsible for memos that authorized enhanced-interrogation techniques showed poor judgment, but did not violate ethics, in formulating the memos. The decision means the three won't face criminal charges or disbarment.
Feb 4th, 2010 · Lawmakers from the Protestant party have unanimously backed a compromise plan with the Catholic minority. Both parties declined to discuss specifics of the agreement. It chiefly charts a path for creating a new Justice Department in Belfast that will take control from Britain of the province's police and courts.
Jan 29th, 2010 · Two administration officials say the Justice Department is drawing up plans for possible alternate locations to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged 9/11 accomplices. The officials did not say where else the trial might be held, but others have suggested an unpopulated island near Manhattan or nearby military installations.