Why Were These U.S. Attorneys Fired?
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Victims of the "Pearl Harbor Day Massacre" testify in Congress that they lost their jobs over their handling of politically potent cases
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The embattled attorney general offered no clear explanation of the reasons for his departure or its timing.
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Prosecutors in a federal case against former KPMG employees have asked the judge to determine whether two defense lawyers had conflicts of interest and should be removed.
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Defense lawyers said a former Knicks executive was fired over her own failings and her refusal to adapt to a new organizational structure, not because she accused coach Isiah Thomas of sexual harassment.
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A Ukranian law enforcement official claims he was fired because his investigations into a multi-million pound fraud and money laundering scheme showed the money had been used to fund the election campaign of ...
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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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White House officials consulted with the Justice Department in preparing a list of U.S. attorneys who would be removed.
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A court employee who is married to the main judge in the Madrid bombings trial was fired Wednesday for writing a tell-all book that divulged confidential information about the case.
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US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, caught in a row over the sacking of US attorneys, has resigned, reports say.
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Paul K. Charlton, one of nine U.S. attorneys fired last year, told members of Congress yesterday that Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has been overzealous in ordering federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty, including in an Arizona murder case in which no body had been recovered.
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An eighth U.S. attorney announced her resignation yesterday, the latest in a wave of forced departures of federal prosecutors who have clashed with the Justice Department over the death penalty and other issues.
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A confidential registry of child abusers and neglecters kept by the state Department of Children and Families is drawing fire from lawyers who work child protection cases.
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A fifth senior Justice Department official announced his resignation yesterday in the wake of the controversy over the firings of nine U.S. attorneys last year.
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Four CBS News staffers were fired Monday following the release of an independent investigation that said a "myopic zeal" led to the airing of a discredited story about President Bush's military service.
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The Bush administration, bowing to an uproar over its firing of eight federal prosecutors, agreed Thursday to tightening the law for replacing U.S. attorneys and letting Congress hear from senior officials with roles in the ousters.
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What the Justice Department has said about six U.S. attorneys who were asked to resign. Under each prosecutor are comments from previous department-issued performances reviews and then statements Tuesday by William Moschella, an associate deputy attorney general, about the reasons given that the prosecutors were asked to step down. He testified before a House Judiciary subcommittee.
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Several high-ranking White House officials were closely involved in crafting a public response to the uproar over the firing of a group of U.S. attorneys, according to  documents released late yesterday.