On AlterNet: department of justice
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "department of justice"
John Nichols, TheNation.com AlterNet: DrugReporter. October 19, 2009.
Holder: "It will not be a priority to prosecute patients with serious illnesses who are complying with state laws on medical marijuana."
Jaclyn Friedman, AlterNet. October 2, 2009.
When a rapist, no matter how gifted or famous, is allowed to escape justice, we're all harmed.
Nate Carlile, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. August 24, 2009.
A long-awaited CIA Inspector General report reveals that interrogators also threatened to sexually assault the mother of a key terror suspect.
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. August 4, 2009.
Sworn statements filed in Federal Court also allege that Blackwater founder Erik Prince launched a "crusade" to eliminate Muslims and Islam.
John Nichols, TheNation.com AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 20, 2009.
As Cheney told ABC News: "I was aware of the program ... and involved in helping get the process cleared ... I supported it."
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. July 14, 2009.
Anti-torture lawyers argue that any investigation must target the whole torture system, including its legal architects and those who gave the orders.
Brian Roa, TruthOut.org. July 1, 2009.
In Chicago, there's a push to replace public schools with military academies. This model may soon spread to the rest of the country.
Martin Garbus, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. June 30, 2009.
Obama's attempt at secrecy, continued torture and repression of speech must be stopped.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. June 27, 2009.
A new report finds people on the terrorist watch list can more easily buy guns than board planes. But the real problem lies deeper than that.
Diana Gibson, Ray McGovern, San Jose Mercury News. June 24, 2009.
Meanwhile, a recent Pew survey shows that a majority of Americans who go to church regularly believe torture can be justified.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. June 15, 2009.
News this weekend that Jose Padilla has the right to sue torture lawyer John Yoo is no thanks to the Obama administration.
The Associated Press June 12, 2009.
The motion, filed late Thursday, argued that the case in question does not address the right of gay couples to marry.
Agence France PresseJune 9, 2009.
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, accused of playing a role in the bombing of two U.S. embassies, arrived in New York on Tuesday.
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. June 1, 2009.
Obama needs to find the courage to resist the shrill opportunism of some of his least principled colleagues, and to order the Uighurs' release.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. May 6, 2009.
Federal investigators say the torture memo authors only committed 'serious lapses of judgment,' not crimes. Critics say that's 'outrageous.'
Jason Leopold, TruthOut.org. April 27, 2009.
Ignoring the 1983 case is just one of the flagrant violations committed by Bush lawyers who crafted the newly released "torture memos."
Emptywheel, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. April 20, 2009.
Aside from the sheer number of times KSM and Abu Zubaydah were waterboarded, the CIA far exceeded the guidelines outlined in the torture memos.
The American Civil Liberties Union AlterNet: Rights and LibertiesApril 16, 2009.
"The documents (are) further confirmation that the Office of Legal Counsel distorted the law to support the Bush administration's torture."
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 16, 2009.
On Wednesday, two officials reportedly said the White House plans to "propose redacting parts of the memos."
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 11, 2009.
The New Yorker's Jane Mayer discusses the fallout from the Red Cross' shocking report on CIA torture and its serious legal implications.
John Byrne, Raw Story. April 8, 2009.
In a legal filing on Friday, Obama lawyers claimed the government is shielded from lawsuits by a 'sovereign immunity' clause in the Patriot Act.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 6, 2009.
It's not the first time Obama's DOJ has employed the tactic so often used by the Bush administration to block accountability for government crimes.
Chris Hedges, Truthdig. March 30, 2009.
The trial and imprisonment of the university professor has been capricious, inept and overtly racist every step of the way.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 26, 2009.
Robert Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that key provisions set to expire this year are 'exceptionally helpful.'
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. March 17, 2009.
Under Obama's Justice Department, "change" means nothing more than turning "enemy combatants" to "Nobodies Formerly Known As Enemy Combatants."
