JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Justice Department official set for tribal seminar in ND 
The No. 2 official at the U.S. Department of Justice is coming to North Dakota to talk about public safety on American Indian reservations. Deputy Attorney General James Cole is scheduled to be the keynote speaker Thursday morning at a tribal conference in Bismarck.
By Ashley Martin , April 24, 2012
Feds file suit against East Grand Forks contractor
The complaint says R.J. Zavoral and Sons mislead the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Corps and the U.S. Small Business Administration on a portion of East Grand Forks' flood-control project. The firm allegedly partnered with a minority-owned firm to acquire the contract, but did most of the work itself, contradicting the conditions of the contract.
March 22, 2012
Justice Dept., House GOP tangle over access to internal documents
The dispute is expected to be a prime topic at a hearing Thursday, when Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before a panel whose chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., alleges the Justice Department is engaging in a cover-up.
By Pete Yost , February 02, 2012
Justice official: Give tribal courts more power to prosecute non-Indians
A high-level Justice Department official pushed Thursday for tribal courts to have more power in prosecuting non-Indians in domestic violence cases, saying the lack of authority has meant many serious crimes have gone unprosecuted.
By Suzanne Gamboa , November 11, 2011
Dem lawmakers seek Justice probe on new banks debit card fees
Democratic lawmakers are asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Bank of America and other major banks improperly worked together to charge customers new monthly fees for using their debit cards.
By Marcy Gordon , October 13, 2011
Nonfatal U.S. violent crime falls substantially in 2010
The Justice Department says the number of violent crimes fell by 12 percent last year, several times larger than the average annual decrease from 2001 through 2009.
By Pete Yost , September 16, 2011
Government sues to block AT&T, T-Mobile merger
The Justice Department took the unusual step Wednesday to try to block AT&T's $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA, arguing that the proposed merger would lead to higher wireless prices, less innovation and fewer choices for consumers.
By Joelle Tessler and Pete Yost , August 31, 2011
Federal jury convicts 5 New Orleans officers in post-Katrina shootings
A federal jury today convicted five current or former police officers in the deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. The trial was a high-profile test of the Justice Department's effort to clean up a police department marred by a reputation for corruption and brutality.
By Michael Kunzelman , August 05, 2011
Pakistani spies spent millions lobbying U.S., FBI says
For years, the Pakistani spy agency funneled millions of dollars to a Washington non-profit group in a secret effort to influence Congress and the White House, the Justice Department said Tuesday in court documents that are certain to complicate already strained relations between the U.S. and Pakistan.
By Matt Apuzzo and Zarar Khan , July 19, 2011
Report: Obama overruled lawyers on Libya air war
President Barack Obama decided he could continue the air war in Libya without congressional approval despite rulings to the contrary from Justice Department and Pentagon lawyers, according to published reports.
By Associated Press , June 18, 2011
Obama says new task force will examine gas prices
President Barack Obama announced Thursday that the Justice Department is assembling a team to "root out any cases of fraud or manipulation" in oil markets that might be contributing to $4 a gallon-plus gasoline prices.
By Julie Pace , April 21, 2011
Feds: Pattern of misconduct by New Orleans police
New Orleans police officers have often used deadly force without justification, repeatedly made unconstitutional arrests and engaged in racial profiling, the Justice Department said Thursday in a scathing report.
By Associated Press , March 17, 2011
Feds, big tobacco in dispute over proposed ads
The Justice Department wants the largest cigarette manufacturers to admit that they lied to the public about the dangers of smoking, forcing the industry to set up and pay for an advertising campaign of self-criticism for past behavior.
By Pete Yost , February 24, 2011
Wrigley: Profligate travel probe didn't include him
Former North Dakota U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley said he was never questioned during a Justice Department probe that recently spotlighted allegedly profligate travel spending by five of his former colleagues, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
By Associated Press , November 12, 2010
Judge likely to deny feds on gay troops order
A federal judge is expected to rule today on a government request to delay her order halting the military from enforcing its ban on openly gay troops — a request she has said she'll probably deny.
By Julie Watson , October 19, 2010
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