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U.S. Supreme Court hears fraud law challenge; could affect Siegelman, Scrushy appeals

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:51:28 GMT

The justices, hearing two challenges to the honest services fraud law, seemed to be in broad agreement that the law is vague and has been used to make a crime out of mistakes, minor transgressions and mere ethical violations.
Source: Everything Alabama

Supreme Court hears ex-media baron Black's appeal

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:43:06 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lawyer for former media baron Conrad Black urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn his fraud conviction, and several justices asked whether the federal law at issue was too vague.
Source: Reuters

Court skeptical of federal anti-fraud law

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:15:18 GMT

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2006, file photo, former newspaper tycoon Conrad M. Black talks to reporters as he leaves Chicago's federal building after a court appearance.
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

Justice Department Signs Agreement With City of Atlanta To Ensure Civic Access for Persons With Disabilities

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:58:16 GMT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the city of Atlanta to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities.
Source: PR Newswire

Quoted in 'Millions in U.S. drink dirty water'

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:26:10 GMT

said in Salt Lake Tribune:

There is significant reluctance within the EPA and Justice Department to bring actions against municipalities, because there's a view that they are often cash-strapped, and fines would ultimately be paid by local taxpayers

Millions in U.S. drink dirty water

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:26:10 GMT

More than 20 percent of the nation's water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act over the last five years, according to a New York Times analysis of federal data.
Source: Salt Lake Tribune

Member of the Cherokee Nation Pleads Guilty to Selling Bear Gall Bladders

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:23:45 GMT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Clement Calhoun of Cherokee, N.C. , pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Asheville, N.C. , to federal charges for unlawfully trafficking in bear gall bladders, the Justice Department announced.
Source: PR Newswire

Guatemala pushes for DNA tests of kids adopted in U.S.

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:57:13 GMT

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - For three years Olga Lopez desperately searched for her baby daughter who was snatched from her home in Guatemala, until her face appeared in government paperwork for an international adoption.
Source: Reuters

FTC to review Google's $750 million acquisition of AdMob

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:55:33 GMT

The responsibilities of reviewing the deal are apparently being placed in the hands of the FTC instead of the Justice Department.
Source: Mobile Burn

Quoted in 'India, US working better to tackle terror: US envoy'

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:25:33 GMT

said in New Kerala:

The visit of this FBI and Justice Department team is a direct follow-on to the counter terrorism cooperation initiative launched during the historic first state visit of the Obama administration

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Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:22:46 GMT

Glenn Fine, Inspector General of the US Department of Justice,testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing on Patriot Act re-authorization September 23, 2009 in the Dirksen Senate Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Photo from AP Photo

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:30:46 GMT

Assistant Attorney General David Kris, far right, and Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine, second from the right, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the reauthoriz...

Inhofe and Delegation Stand Up to Department of Justice

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:56:40 GMT