GOP: Justice Dept. Hired Biased Company to Fight Law

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Republicans charge that the Justice Department used “an agent of the Democratic Party” to help defeat Texas’ controversial voter ID law, Fox News reports. GOP leaders suggest the company, Catalist, has a conflict of interest because it has a history of helping prominent Democrats, including President Obama. “The Department of Justice has…

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GlaxoSmithKline Settles with Justice Department for $3 Billion

 Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion and plead guilty to criminal and civil charges in connection with off-label marketing of several drugs under an agreement announced Monday by the Justice Department, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The London-based company is accused of illegally marketing prescriptions, including diabetes drug Avandia and the antidepressant…

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Justice Department Strikes Down South Carolina Voter ID Law

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has rejected South Carolina’s voter identification law for the second time, saying the state has been unable to show the ID requirement isn’t discriminatory, the Associated Press reports. Feds blocked the state’s photo ID requirement in December, saying it would prevent tens of thousands of minorities from voting. State…

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Compromise Failed in Effort to Avoid Contempt Charges Against AG Holder

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Last-minute attempts by House Republicans and President Obama’s administration to resolve a dispute over the release of documents has failed. The House plans to vote Thursday’s vote on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, the Associated Press reports. Sources told the AP that Republicans met with the…

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Justice Department Sues Fundamentalist Mormon Sect

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has filed suit against a fundamentalist, polygamous Mormon sect, saying it discriminates against non-members, according to the Christian Science Monitor. The suit alleges that members of the sect control government services in the towns of Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Arizona, according to the Christian Science Monitor. Those towns…

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Mobster Gets 9 Years for Shaking Down Strip Clubs

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A high-ranking mobster in New England was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in prison for his role in shaking down strip clubs for money in return for protection, according to the Department of Justice. U.S. District Court Judge William Smith also ordered Edward “Eddy” Lato, 65, of Providence, R.I., to three years…

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Cable Companies Probed for limits on Online Video

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has launched an anti-trust investigation into whether cable companies are acting improperly to hurt competition from online video, the Wall Street Journal reported. Justice Department officials have talked to cable companies such as Comcast and Time Warner Cable about setting data caps and limiting how much a subscriber can…

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