Ogden Announces Child Exploitation Prevention Director
A Northern District of Georgia Assistant U.S. Attorney will be in charge of creating and executing a national plan to fight child exploitation.
View ArticleDOJ Names New Criminal Discovery Coordinator
A lawyer from the Environment and Natural Resources Division’s Environmental Crimes Section will direct the department's education efforts on discovery, a response to concerns from judges over...
View ArticleFBI Vetting Candidate for U.S. Attorney in San Francisco
It's the clearest sign yet that President Obama will nominate Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partner Melinda Haag, The Recorder reports. She was recommended by Sen. Barbara Boxer's vetting committee.
View ArticleDOJ Plans To Expand Indian Affairs Office, Create Tribal Council
The plans are the latest in a series of DOJ initiatives to fight crime in Indian country, which former Deputy Attorney General David Ogden said last month has hit “unacceptable levels” and is...
View ArticleReport: Holder Asked White House To Unmuzzle Him
After being targeted for weeks by Republicans and supporters of military commissions, the Attorney General has struck a deal with President Obama's advisers: They'll let him speak out more, and he'll...
View ArticleJustice Department Requests Millions to Beef Up E-Discovery Capabilities
The Justice Department plans to add dozens of tech-savvy staffers and several lawyers to handle the new problems posed by evolving technologies during the discovery process, according to the DOJ's...
View ArticleOgden To Speak at American University
In his first public remarks since leaving the Justice Department, the former Deputy Attorney General is expected to discuss the reforms made during his tenure and give an outlook for the future.
View ArticleOgden: Detainee Legislation Good ‘in Theory’
In his first public remarks since stepping down as Deputy Attorney General in February, David Ogden answered several questions on national security.
View ArticleOgden Starts Work at Wilmer Hale
The former Deputy Attorney General served in his post for less than a year and returned to his former firm on Monday.
View ArticleFormer Deputy Attorneys General Urge Senate to Approve Cole
The bipartisan group stretching back to the Reagan administration said past DAGs were approved in an average of 12 days by unanimous consent.
View ArticleVoid Suspensions of Alaska Prosecutors in Stevens Case, AUSA Group Urges
Making scapegoats of two line prosecutors is seen not only as bad for morale, but for the pursuit of justice.
View ArticleJustice Department Files Suit Against Mississippi For Alleged...
The department's lawsuit alleges that black students and students with disabilities were being targeted.
View ArticleReport: Chicago U.S. Attorney Search Down to Four
The reported finalists are all former Assistant U.S. Attorneys in Chicago.
View ArticleVideo: Big Data Forensics
An "arms race" on over increasingly complex analysis, says EY's David Remnitz.
View ArticleKhuzami Joins Kirkland & Ellis
Robert Khuzami, who took over enforcement at the SEC in the wake of the 2009 financial crisis, will become a partner in the firm's government, regulatory and internal investigations practice.
View ArticleLatham & Watkins Releases Anti-Bribery and Corruption iPad App
The firm's new app puts the corruption regulations of 13 countries at users' fingertips.
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