Boston Herald: Former IRS Chief Lois Lerner Enjoys ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card from Obama Administration
Disgraced former IRS chief Lois Lerner is enjoying her “Get Out of Jail Free” card care of the Obama administration.
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Should J. Edgar Hoover’s Name Be Removed from FBI’s New Headquarters?
Jonathan Rauch The Atlantic Now that the Confederate flag has been furled at South Carolina’s Capitol, it’s time to deal with another symbolic insult to minorities and the Constitution—the one inscribed over the door of the nation’s top law-enforcement agency. A consummate bureaucrat and institution-builder, J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI’s first director, was also a…
NYT Columnist: President Obama’s Justice Department Shows Hypocrisy
By Alec Karakatsanis New York Times Last month, President Obama used his clemency power to reduce the sentences of 46 federal prisoners locked up on drug-related charges. But for the last six years, his administration has worked repeatedly behind the scenes to ensure that tens of thousands of poor people — disproportionately minorities — languish in federal…
Former Congressman: Merging ATF with FBI Would Be Ugly Mistake
By Former Rep. Jim Ross Lightfoot For The Hill The idea of merging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) into the FBI has reared its ugly head once again. This idea is wrong in so many ways. As a former chairman of the old Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Subcommittee in…
Gizmodo: Justice Department Makes It Easier to Hack Computers
Maddie Stone Gizmodo Oh, good. A Department of Justice-proposed rule change that would make it way easier for FBI agents to obtain warrants to hack a computer from basically anywhere was just approved by a US Court committee. Which is to say, we’re one step closer to having our digital privacy rights eviscerated in the name of…
Columnist: Justice Department Must Start Jailing Criminal Bankers
By Laurence Kotlikoff Forbes Contributor People of little means in our country are routinely being incarcerated for minor crimes. Meanwhile, big-time criminals engaging in major financial crimes that effectively involve the theft of billions of dollars from the public aren’t being prosecuted. Today we learned of yet another huge settlement by five of the largest banks…
Columnist: Federal Charges Against Sen. Menendez Are ‘Avoidable Mistake’
By Gerald Krovatin Star-Ledger Guest Columnist Let’s take a deep breath and put the indictment of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) in perspective. Every few years, the Public Integrity Section of the Justice Department in Washington seems to bring a case against a high-profile elected official that turns out to be a waste of time and…
ACLU: Border Patrol Responsible for Chronic Inhumane Treatment of Immigrants
By ACLU Attorney James Lyall Arizona Daily Star For years, watchdog groups have issued report after report detailing the brutal conditions faced by children in Border Patrol custody. Since 2008, non-governmental aid organizations have documented at least 1,600 specific examples of children suffering abuse and inhumane environments in the Border Patrol’s detention facilities. Border Patrol…