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INTRODUCTION
On December 15, 2008, the Fraud Section of the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the United States Securities and Exchang...
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I. LAW REFORM THROUGH LAWLESSNESS II. THE AMBIGUITY OF INDEPENDENCE III. THE AUTHORITY OF INITIATIVE AND LEGAL EXPERIMENTALISM IV. STRUCTURAL OPTIONS ...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department is investigating accounting irregularities at Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges, said an official with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, suggesting criminal charges may be brought in addition to civil proceedings.
There are parts of the Justice Department that are actively engaged in this area," Robert Khuzami, director of enforcement at the SEC, said in an interview conducted on Tuesday [Sept. 27] and published on Thursday [Sept. 29].
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INTRODUCTION
The Obama Administration has embarked upon a much-heralded shift in federal policy toward medical marijuana. Eschewing the hardball tac...
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U.S. Supreme Court PUBLIC CITIZEN v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, 491 U.S. 440 (1989) 491 U.S. 440
PUBLIC CITIZEN v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE...
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WASHINGTON, May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following remarks were delivered at a panel discussion about "Breaking the Cycle of Jails and Poverty: A County Perspective" on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, in Washington, DC:
Thank you, Ron. I'm really pleased to be here, and I'm very glad to have a chance to talk about some of the work we've been doing at the Department of Justice to support counties, particularly with regard to managing jail populations.
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Three individuals, one organization recognized for outstanding work to improve the lives of at-risk youth
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) today presented awards to three individuals and one organization for outstanding leadership in the juvenile justice field and for their efforts to improve the lives of young people and their communities.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The first guilty pleas involving members of pre-release music piracy groups from Operation FastLink, a major Department of Justice initiative against online piracy worldwide, were announced today by Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the U.S. Justice Department's Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Paul J. McNulty of the Eastern District of Virginia.
Derek A. Borchardt, age 21, of Charlotte, North Carolina; Matthew B. Howard, age 24, of Longmont, Colorado; and Aaron O. Jones, age 31, of Hillsboro, Oregon, each pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement for their involvement in the pre-release music group "Apocalypse Crew" or "APC." George S. Hayes, age 31, of Danville, Virginia, previously pled guilty ...
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Racial discrimination is against the law. But that hasn't stopped Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.'s Justice Department from bullying cities like Dayton, Ohio, and New York to implement racially discriminatory hiring practices for police officers and firefighters.
In 2009, the Supreme Court found that New Haven, Conn., racially discriminated against white and Hispanic firefighters when it invalidated the results of a promotional exam because no blacks had scored high enough to merit a promotion.
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HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY HOLDS A HEARING ON THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
MAY 13, 2010
SPEAKERS: REP. JOHN CONYERS JR., D-MICH. ...