By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Barnes & Thornburg, based in Indianapolis, is the first major law firm to have three former U. S. Attorneys as partners who are African American. The firm has 13 offices and is among the 100 largest in the U.S. The former U.S. Attorneys include Mike Battle, who served in the Western District…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service’s ability to carry out its duties to protect the president was compromised by the expansion of duties in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Washington Post reports. That explains the recent string of embarrassing security lapses, the Post reported, citing interviews and government documents….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com How prepared is Homeland Security to handle terrorism threats? On the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a Senate panel will ask that question as it examines the department and interviews former lawmakers and past DHS officials, including the first Homeland Security secretary, Tom Ridge, the Washington Post reports. The…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former Jackson, Miss. U.S. Attorney Dunn Lampton, who was appointed by President Bush in 2001, and led the prosecutions in some old civil rights case, died Wednesday of natural causes, the station WAPT reported. He was 60. While serving as U.S. Attorney, his office led the prosecution of once-dormant civil rights cases…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously confirmed Thomas Walker for U.S. Attorney in Raleigh, N.C., according to WRAL. Three other U.S. Attorneys were also confirmed, according to the website Main Justice: George Beck for the Middle District of Alabama; Felicia Adams for the Northern District of Mississippi; and Ronald Sharpe for…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Granted, the irony is rich. But ex-Seattle U.S. Attorney John McKay, a President Bush appointee, says he has his reasons for joining a coalition that’s pushing an initiative to legalize marijuana in the state of Washington. McKay, 55, contends that criminalizing marijuana creates a black market that benefits international cartels and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com George E.B. Holding’s remaining time as U.S. Attorney in Raleigh, N.C., hinges on what happens to ex-Sen. John Edwards. The Raleigh News & Observer reports that Holding, appointed by President Bush in 2006, will be replaced at the conclusion of the case against Edwards, 57, who is expected to get indicted…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com U.S. Attorney Leura G. Canary of Montgomery, Ala., who was appointed by President Bush in 2001, will step down on Friday, her office announced. Canary has served with the Justice Department since October, 1990 when she was hired as a trial attorney. In November 1994, she became an assistant U.S. Attorney for the…
