The number of violent crimes increased in 2005 for the first time since 2001, according to the 2005 annual report on violent crime published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Monday. The report...
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DOJ defends policy encouraging turnover of corporate records to investigators
US Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty expressed support at a Senate hearing Tuesday for a Department of Justice (DOJ) policy that encourages corporations to turn over confidential records to officials investigating corporate fraud [JURIST news...
DOJ review of Jefferson files blocked pending congressman's review
The US DC Circuit Court of Appeals Friday blocked the US Department of Justice from reviewing the contents of files seized from the congressional office of Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) until Jefferson has an opportunity...
US appeals court blocks FBI review of material seized from congressional office
The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit granted an administrative injunction Wednesday in the case of US Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) , preventing FBI review of documents seized from Jefferson's congressional offices until after...
Hastert may challenge court order allowing FBI to view seized congressional papers
US House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) told Fox News Sunday over the weekend that he might challenge a July 10 federal court order allowing the FBI to view documents seized in the...
Federal judge denies request to halt review of documents seized in congressional raid
A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by US Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) to stay a previous order authorizing the FBI to review documents seized from Jefferson's congressional offices . Jefferson argued that...
BREAKING NEWS ~ Federal judge rules FBI raid on congressional office legal
AP is reporting that a federal judge has ruled that an FBI raid on the congressional office of US Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) was legal and has denied Jefferson's request that documents seized during the...
Lawyers for the US Department of Justice argued in a federal court filing Tuesday that the government has no legal obligation to return documents seized by the FBI from the office of Rep. William Jefferson...
Sensenbrenner drafting bill to protect congressional documents from FBI raids
US Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) , chairman of the US House Judiciary Committee , said Tuesday that he intends to draft legislation that would shield congressional documents and materials from being seized in searches similar to the...
Gonzales threatened to quit if forced to turn over Jefferson office search evidence: NYT
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, and FBI Director Robert Mueller were among a host of other government officials and prosecutors at the US Department of Justice who said they would...