President Obama inherited a mess: two wars, a failing economy a sky-high anxiety level around the country, and oh yes, a Justice Department that needed serious mending. He’s tasked Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Jr. with reparing things at Justice. Can Holder do it? By Michael Weisskopf Time magazine WASHINGTON — Eric Holder Jr. was trained…
Things are quickly changing at the Justice Department — quicker than expected. By Ari Shapiro NPR All Things Considered WASHINGTON — On Monday, the Justice Department undid a small part of the damage that top officials caused in a scandal of politicized hiring and firing during the Bush administration. The department rehired an attorney who…
Eric Holder Jr. By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The newly minted Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. addressed Justice Department employees Tuesday morning and vowed to fight terrorism and improve the integrity of the department. “We must restore the credibility of this Department, which has been so badly shaken by allegations of improper political…
The recruits have impressive backgrounds. But is it better to dip back into the past for talent or find fresh talent? By David Ingram and Joe Palazzolo Legal Times WASHINGTON — Eric Holder Jr. and David Ogden, two men who have split their time since the mid-1990s between Main Justice and Big Law, are drawing…
Funny how those emails seemed to turn up just at the right time. By R. Jeffrey Smith Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — A Justice Department lawyer told a federal judge yesterday that the Bush administration will meet its legal requirement to transfer e-mails to the National Archives after spending more than $10 million to…
Here’s just another disturbing footnote in the Justice Department in the Bush years. By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Ideological considerations permeated the hiring process at the Justice Department’s civil rights division, where a politically appointed official sought to hire “real Americans” and Republicans for career posts and prominent case assignments, according…
I saw Griffin Bell’s name every morning for almost three decades when I entered my office in the Detroit U. S. Attorney’s Office. His signature was on the DOJ certificate which hung behind my desk. His death this week, at age 90, brings to mind subjects like civility and the gradual approach to solving problems…
Is the Bush Justice Department going to give a better deal to business? Some appear to think so. By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has reached more than a dozen business-related settlements since the presidential election, with more in the pipeline for January, prompting lawyers and interest groups to…
