Tag: Department of Justice

Justice Dept seeks appeal in health overhaul case

Pete Yost · August 1, 2014 8:48 pm

FILE - This July 14, 2014 file photo shows Attorney General Eric Holder speaking at the Justice Department in Washington. Holder cautioned against the use of data in sentencing criminal defendants, saying judges should base punishment on the facts of a crime rather than on statistical predictions of future behavior that can be unfair to minorities. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Holder cautions against use of data in sentencing

Eric Tucker · August 1, 2014 7:32 pm

Justice Dept. files in Ohio, Wisconsin voter cases

Eric Tucker · July 30, 2014 11:00 pm

Washington’s FOIA Denials Up 33 Percent

Jeryl Bier · July 24, 2014 1:01 pm

A Republican group is suggesting that President Obama's administration is purposely delaying the implementation of controversial government regulations until after the midterm elections.ÃÂ (iStock Image)

These costly government regulations could hit right after the election

David M. Drucker · July 24, 2014 9:00 am

White House press secretary Josh Earnest (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

White House: ‘We’re confident we will prevail’ in Obamacare legal battle

Susan Crabtree · July 22, 2014 4:28 pm

FILE - This July 14, 2014 file photo shows Attorney General Eric Holder speaking at the Justice Department in Washington. Tens of thousands of federal inmates serving time for drug crimes would be eligible for early release under a proposal being considered Friday that would dramatically reduce the nation's prison population over time. The change is part of a broader rethinking of criminal justice policy that the Justice Department, under Holder, has embraced. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Panel supports early release for 46K drug felons

Eric Tucker · July 18, 2014 9:51 pm

Deputy Attorney General James Cole, right, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 17, 2014, to testify before the House Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs subcommittee hearing on how the Justice Department is investigating allegations that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeted conservative political groups for extra scrutiny. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans criticize handling of IRS inquiry

Eric Tucker · July 17, 2014 9:09 pm

VIDEO: Citigroup to pay $7 billion in settlement

Steve Doty · July 14, 2014 3:58 pm

VIDEO: Eric Holder says Justice Department will continue support for gay marriage

Ed Sykes · July 14, 2014 11:47 am

Michael Horowitz, the Justice Department's inspector general. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans want this man to investigate IRS targeting of conservative groups

Susan Ferrechio · July 10, 2014 8:30 pm

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How much time did a key Obama official spend investigating the IRS’ Tea Party targeting?

Kelly Cohen · July 10, 2014 9:00 am