Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s nominee for head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has drawn strong criticism from opponents of the appointment of Debo Adegbile, Fox News reports. They’ve described the former NAACP lawyer as “radical,” “dangerous” and “outside the mainstream.” Now he’s being criticized for playing a role in overturning the death…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal investigators are trying to determine whether any laws were broken during the lane closures at the George Washington Bridge between New York and New Jersey, the Wall Street Journal reports. “The Port Authority Office of Inspector General has referred the matter to us, and our office is reviewing the matter to…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A lot of mystery has surrounded the shooting death of Ibragim Todashev, a friend of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. Now the FBI say it’s “eager” to release the results of an internal investigation into the May 22 shooting, which happened during a lengthy interrogation by an agent, the Boston…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com With the legalization of marijuana in Colorado, investors want to open up businesses to sell pot. Trouble is, they are reluctant to borrow money because of Justice Department regulations on such loans, the Motherboard reports. The Justice Department, which until recently was still aggressively pursuing pot shops, is considering easing those regulations…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A child who grew up as an actor on Sesame Street in the 1970s was tapped by President Obama for a high-ranking Justice Department position, the USA Today reports. Obama nominated Debo P. Adegbile to be the new assistant attorney general for civil rights. If confirmed by the Senate, Adegbile will fill…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A confidential Justice Department legal opinion on the extent of the FBI’s surveillance authority does not have to be released to the public, a federal appeals court ruled, the Washington Post reports. The January 2010 memo gave the FBI permission to gather phone call records from telecommunications companies. The U.S. Court of…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Will Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and his wife get indicted? We may soon find out. Rosalind S. Helderman, Carol D. Leonnig and Sari Horwitz of the Washington Post report that the Justice Department last week had notified him and his wife that they would be charged in connection with a gift scandal. But…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A U.S. citizen claims in a lawsuit filed by the federal government that he was held for four months, endured harsh interrogation and was later released after it was discovered he had done nothing wrong, the Reason reports. Amir Meshal is represented by he ACLU, which contends its client was unfairly…
