U.S. Moves to Restrain Prosecutors
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The Justice Department put new restraints on federal prosecutors in corporate investigations, easing tactics adopted in the wake of the Enron collapse.
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VAIL, Colo. -- Prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case said this week they were unconcerned with a ruling that many legal experts said would have torpedoed their chances of convicting the NBA star.
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The Bush administration faced pressure on Tuesday to overhaul how it brings foreign terrorism suspects to trial after the surprise dismissal of war crimes charges against two prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay.
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The Justice Department is scrambling to find willing replacements for nearly two dozen temporary U.S. attorneys, whose time in office is now limited under a law signed last week by President Bush.
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White House officials consulted with the Justice Department in preparing a list of U.S. attorneys who would be removed.
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MOSCOW  - Prosecutors tightened the screws on Yukos on Monday, calling in the oil giant's top in-house lawyer for questioning after searching his office and apartment on the same day the company challenged a freeze on its subsidiaries' bank accounts.
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More than 350 people who have committed crimes or are suspected of terrorist links have been arrested in a federal crackdown on foreigners with visa violations, part of a broader effort to prevent al-Qaida from disrupting U.S. elections.
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A congressional panel moved toward seeking contempt charges against former White House counsel Harriet Miers on Thursday after she refused to appear -- under orders from President George W. Bush -- at a hearing on the firing of federal prosecutors.
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A top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned over the firing of U.S. prosecutors and Gonzales pledged on Tuesday to get to the bottom of a growing flap that has embarrassed the White House and prompted calls for him to step down.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 1, 2004 - In a dramatic reversal, the Justice Department acknowledges its original prosecution of a suspected terror cell in Detroit was filled with a &quot;pattern of mistakes and oversights&quot; that warrant the dismissal of the convictions.
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U.S. News & World Report - The departure of nearly a dozen U.S. attorneys--including some overseeing high-profile politically charged criminal investigations--has sparked congressional inquiries as to whether the Justice Department is politicizing the hiring and firing of federal prosecutors. Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty was in the hot seat today answering just that very question before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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UNITED STATES WASHINGTON -- The United States imposed sanctions against Bosnian Serb political leaders yesterday for failing to arrest and turn over war crimes suspects to an international tribunal. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said that under the sanctions, any assets the Serbian Democratic Party, or SDS, has in the United States will be frozen. In addition, he said, members ...
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WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has asked a judge to throw out the convictions of a suspected terror cell in Detroit because of prosecutorial misconduct, reversing course in a case the Bush administration once hailed as a major victory in the war on terrorism, legal sources said Tuesday.    The department told U.S...
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The Justice Department will ask a federal judge in Detroit to dismiss the convictions of three men in a high-profile terrorism case last year, saying it had uncovered serious prosecutorial misconduct in the case.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 1, 2004 - The Justice Department is asking a judge to throw out the convictions of a suspected terror cell in Detroit because of prosecutorial misconduct, a dramatic setback for the administration&#39;s
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MOSCOW Sept. 6, 2004 - Prosecutors tightened the screws on Yukos on Monday, calling in the oil giant&#39;s top in-house lawyer for questioning after searching his office and apartment on the same day the company
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Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey issued new restrictions yesterday on contacts between Justice Department and White House officials regarding ongoing criminal or civil investigations, implementing his first major policy revision since taking office on Nov. 9.