This is a massive effort. The real question is whether authorities can coordinate this effort and make certain local jails have the resources to do this. By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is expanding a program initiated by President George W. Bush aimed at checking the immigration status…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges in Boston will get an education about turning over evidence to the defense for trial. The issue recently became a hot-button topic and an embarrassment when the Justice Department voided the conviction in Washington of ex-Sen. Ted Stevens after the prosecution failed to turn over…
This latest glitch only clouds the boundaries in the area of Internet law. Should we look at this as a setback for prosecutors or an opportunity for a judge to provide clarity for prosecutors in the future? By Victoria Kim Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — When federal prosecutors in Los Angeles indicted a Missouri…
This is just a bizarre story. The FBI is investigating and there’s many unanswered questions. By ZACHARY FRANZ Great Falls Tribune Staff Writer GREAT FALLS, Montana — A United States Customs and Border Patrol agent who was poisoned at a Cut Bank fast food restaurant last year is back in the hospital for injuries suffered…
Justice is supposed to be blind. But it sure as heck doesn’t hurt to get some high-paid attorneys to make sure justice has 20-20 vision. Ex-Sen. Ted Stevens apparently doled out the cash for his defense, and in the end it paid off. Mike Scarcella The National Law Journal Nobody’s ever said Ted Stevens’ defense…
Eyes around the nation are on this case. The Internet remains the wild wild west and federal prosecutors are trying to figure out how to tame it. Are they going too far? The defense attorney in this case thinks so. Others have little sympathy for the convicted mother. By GREG RISLING Associated Press Writer LOS…
Law enforcement authorities always argue that they need to get intelligence to make sure groups aren’t up to no good. Civil liberty groups say activities like this lead to abuses. The debate continues. By William Petroski Des Moines Register An FBI informant and an undercover Minnesota sheriff’s deputy spied on political activists in Iowa City…
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