An Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring in the Department of Justice Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program, US DOJ Office of the Inspector General, June 24, 2008 [finding that the US Department of Justice improperly granted preferential treatment...
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US Office of Special Counsel (OSC) head Scott J. Bloch has accused the Department of Justice (DOJ) of impeding an investigation into the "politicization" of the DOJ under former US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales [official...
US Attorney General Michael Mukasey sent a memo to top Justice Department staff Wednesday advising them of a shift in DOJ policy that will limit who can discuss ongoing investigations with the White House....
DOJ civil rights division stepping up enforcement of 'Motor Voter Act'
The Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice is stepping up its enforcement of the 1993 National Voter Registration Act , according to a report from McClatchy Newspapers. The law, commonly known as the...
DOJ investigating Gonzales-Goodling meeting on US Attorney firings
The US Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) confirmed in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday that an ongoing DOJ internal investigation into politicized hiring...
DOJ confirms widened internal probe on politicized hiring decisions
The Office of Inspector General and Office of Professional Responsibility of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have expanded internal investigations into whether politics played a role in hiring decisions within the department, the DOJ...
The US Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility has expanded its investigation into whether department aides illegally made hiring decisions based on consideration of applicants' political beliefs, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. The...
Gonzales order authorized aides to fire DOJ political appointees
An internal US Department of Justice order disclosed Monday by the National Journal gave two top aides to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales wide discretion to fire and hire political appointees within the Department who were not subject...
Senate committee approves bill to prevent 'political' firings of US Attorneys
The US Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 on Thursday to send a bill to the Senate floor which would permit US district courts to appoint temporary US Attorneys when those spots become vacant, reversing a...
