President Bush welcomed Michael Mukasey back into government Wednesday and promised to help the new attorney general rebuild the top leadership of the Justice Department. ...more

November 15, 2007

The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote this morning on the nomination of Michael Mukasey to become the next attorney general of the United States. With two Democrats vowing to support him, Mukasey should have his confirmation wrapped up. ...more

November 6, 2007

A nationally renowned medical examiner has asked a federal judge to determine whether an 84-count indictment against him was politically motivated. ...more

November 5, 2007

State Department investigators offered Blackwater USA security guards immunity during an inquiry into last month's deadly shooting of 17 Iraqis in Baghdad - a potentially serious investigative misstep that could complicate efforts to prosecute the company's employees involved in the episode, government officials said Monday. ...more

October 30, 2007

Civil rights leaders called Tuesday for a march on the Justice Department and an economic boycott next month because they think the federal government has been sluggish in dealing with hate crimes. ...more

October 24, 2007

The Department of Justice has filed a suit against the Hillsborough County Circuit Court clerk on behalf of an employee it says was demoted when she was called to serve in the Army Reserves. ...more

October 16, 2007

TAMPA – The Department of Justice has sued the Hillsborough County Circuit Court clerk on behalf of an employee it says was demoted when she was called up to serve in the Army Reserves. ...more

October 15, 2007

The disclosure on Thursday of secret Justice Department legal opinions on interrogation set off a bitter round of debate over the treatment of suspected terrorists in U.S. custody and whether Congress has been adequately informed of administration legal policies. ...more

October 5, 2007

Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy said Sunday that finding out whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales lied or otherwise misled Congress will help senators pick a worthy successor. ...more

September 3, 2007