House Judiciary chair renews call for probe into Bush 'war on terror' policies
US House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) has released a final version of a report reiterating his allegations that the Bush administration engaged in numerous abuses during the "war on terror"...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that Venezuela would be willing to accept detainees from the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Chavez made his statements in an interview [El Universal report, in...
DOJ moves to set aside verdict against ex-senator Ted Stevens
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion in federal court Wednesday seeking to set aside the verdict and dismiss the indictment on corruption charges against former senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) ....
DOJ lawyers questioned constitutionality of DC voting rights bill: report
US Attorney General Eric Holder overruled Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers who believe the District of Columbia Voting Rights Act of 2009 pending in Congress violates the Constitution, the Washington Post...
White House to release Bush administration interrogation memos: report
The White House will soon make publicly available three internal memos from the Bush administration detailing aggressive interrogation techniques used against alleged top al Qaeda operatives, Newsweek reported Saturday. These so-called "torture memos" [JURIST news...
Uighur Guantanamo detainees seek contempt charge for US defense secretary
Lawyers for five Uighur detainees at Guantanamo Bay on Friday moved to have Defense Secretary Robert Gates held in contempt after...
US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday new guidelines for complying with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) . The new guidelines, designed to increase transparency in government, willrescind the Attorney General's FOIA...
US Attorney General Eric Holder told reporters Wednesday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will consider accepting in the US the 17 Uighur Guantanamo Bay detainees who have been cleared for release....
DOJ to end raids on medical marijuana facilities not violating state law: Holder
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) will no longer prosecute owners of medical marijuana facilities that do not violate state law, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday. Although the use of medical marijuana violates federal...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday called on US Attorney General Eric Holder to commission a special prosecutor to investigate tactics used by CIA interrogators against terrorism...
