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The Unbelievable Brutality Unleashed on Kids in For-Profit Prisons

Booth Gunter, Southern Poverty Law Center. May 8, 2012.

Privatization of the youth prison industry handed soaring profits to GEO, but a history of brutal injustice to its incarcerated youth and their families.

Suspicious? Department of Justice Denies Guns to Medical Marijuana Patients, and the NRA is Silent

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. September 28, 2011.

The DOJ and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms are teaming up to deny medical marijuana users the the 2nd Amendment. For once, the NRA is nowhere to be found.

When It Comes to Medical Marijuana, Obama's White House Is a Science-Free Zone

Stephen Gutwillig, Bill Piper, LA Times. July 15, 2011.

Obama's own National Cancer Institute says medical pot helps with nausea, loss of appetite, pain and insomnia -- so why has he returned to prosecuting dispensaries?

Wall Street Is Laundering Drug Money and Getting Away with It

Zach Carter, AlterNet. July 16, 2010.

Wall Street has been caught laundering massive amounts of drug money. So why isn't anybody being punished?

The Numbers Are In: Polls Reveal Voters' Desire for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Seth Hoy, Immigration Impact. July 14, 2010.

The quest for reform stretches across party lines, and includes those who support SB1070.

The FBI Could Be Watching You on Facebook

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. March 18, 2010.

Social-networking sites have driven a seemingly insatiable need to share all sorts of information about ourselves in a very public way -- and law enforcement has caught on.

The Last Thing We Need is More Money for Prisons, But That Is What Obama Wants

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. February 24, 2010.

At the same time the Obama administration is talking about a dramatic "spending freeze," it's requesting more money to lock people up.

DOJ Report: Torture Memo Author John Yoo Said Bush Could Order "Massacre" of Whole Villages

Jason Leopold, TruthOut.org. February 22, 2010.

Despite this latest disturbing revelation, Yoo’s culpability in Bush administration abuses has been deemed "poor judgment," not a violation of "professional standards."

The Right Is Still Clutching Its Beloved Torture Policies

Byard Duncan, AlterNet. October 20, 2009.

...and thoroughly embarrassing itself in the process.

Judge in Stevens Case Starts Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against DOJ Officials

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake. April 7, 2009.

Reversing this internal mindset of "ends justifies the means" will not be easy after years of it being shoved into place.

Why Are Obama Lawyers Sticking to the Same Positions as Bush's DOJ?

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. March 6, 2009.

In cases involving torture, rendition and Bush's 'lost' emails, Obama lawyers are making the same arguments as Bush's.

Rove Agrees to Testify Under Oath

Stuart Whatley, Huffington Post. March 4, 2009.

A deal has been reached whereby Karl Rove will finally testify, under oath, before the House Judiciary Committee.

Eric Holder Calls America a 'Nation of Cowards' on Racial Matters

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. February 19, 2009.

As the first African American leading the DOJ, Holder called for a national dialogue on race -- something the U.S. has generally avoided.

So We're Indicting Baseball Players, But Not DOJ Officials for False Testimony to Congress?

J. Gerald Hebert, Campaign Legal Center. February 10, 2009.

This is the latest sign that there are skewed law enforcement priorities within the Justice Department.

Leahy Endorses 'Truth Commission' to Investigate Bush

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. February 9, 2009.

"Rather than vengeance, we need a fair-minded pursuit of what actually happened."

Eric Holder Confirmed, 75-21

Emptywheel, Firedoglake. February 2, 2009.

We finally have a new Attorney General.

Eric Holder Shows Some Sense, Says 'Waterboarding Is Torture'

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress. January 15, 2009.

"We prosecuted our own soldiers for using it in Vietnam. I agree with you, Mr. Chairman, waterboarding is torture."

Bush's DOJ Is Now Filene's Basement for Corporate Crooks

bmaz, Firedoglake. January 3, 2009.

The Bush Basement Sale is on for another eighteen days, step right up and get yer bargains!

Eric Holder to Be Obama's New Sheriff?

Staff, Huffington Post. November 18, 2008.

Eric Holder, a Clinton-ite, is in place to be the first African-American attorney general, Newsweek reports.

Mayer: Justice Department Lawyer Says Lunatics Running the Country

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. July 28, 2008.

"The Dark Side" author talks torture with Bill Moyers.

DOJ Oversight Office Isn’t Releasing Reports on Waterboarding, Wiretapping

ProPublicaJuly 9, 2008.

Office of Professional Responsibility Isn't Being Very Responsible.

Is the Department of Justice Tracking Your Mobile Phone Without a Warrant?

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. July 3, 2008.

The ACLU sues the DOJ to learn more about warrantless triangulation.

Sneak Peek

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet. June 26, 2008.

News from around the blogosphere: Guns, wolves, and the DOJ.

Liberals "Deselected" for Plum Jobs at the Department of Justice

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake. June 24, 2008.

Joint report finds massive political interference, misconduct, destruction of DOJ records.

U.S. Gov't to Re-Try Suspects in So-Called Sears Tower Plot. Again.

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 24, 2008.

The Bush Administration won't let the facts get in the way in its desperate attempts to convict six men on terrorism charges.