Obama and Romney’s Buckeye Smackdown, Dubya’s Head on a Spike and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 15, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in Ohio, the DOJ's decision in the John Edwards case, and the HBO show "Game of Thrones" getting political. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Banks Pay Bupkis for Roles in Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2012 Bank of America: $11.9 billion; JPMorgan: $5.44 billion; Wells Fargo: $4.35 billion. These are the fines the banks have paid so far in settlements to the government for wrongdoing amid the financial crisis. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Anonymous Strikes Back for Megaupload Bust

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2012 The notorious incognito hacker bandits known collectively as Anonymous have struck again, this time in retaliation for the bust-up of the highly trafficked file-sharing site Megaupload by federal operatives Thursday, by shutting down the DOJ's and the White House's online hubs along with a few key entertainment industry sites. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

DOJ: Arizona Sheriff Arpaio Discriminated Against Latinos

Staff / Truthdig Dec 16, 2011 Accounts of race-based biases and prejudiced policies have made Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio notorious in his home state of Arizona, but as of Thursday, Arpaio's antics have earned him the wrong kind of attention from the Justice Department. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

7 States Back DOJ in Opposing AT&T Merger

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2011 Attorneys general from California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington have all come out in support of the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit to block AT&T from acquiring T-Mobile. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big Money Polices Itself

Staff / Truthdig Jul 9, 2011 The Department of Justice has shied away in recent years from chasing down white-collar crime, relying instead on "deferred prosecution agreements," which essentially have allowed companies, financial institutions especially, to investigate and report their own wrongdoing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

High Times for States’ Rights

Staff / Truthdig Oct 20, 2009 The Justice Department is officially going to quit harshing the mellow of the 13 states that have medical marijuana laws on the books. Dispensaries and patients will no longer have to worry about federal raids -- unless they're "drug traffickers who hide behind claims of compliance with state law." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mukasey Gives Scandalistas a Pass

Staff / Truthdig Aug 13, 2008 Attorney General Michael Mukasey has said he will not prosecute his predecessor's aides for politicizing the Justice Department. Mukasey said the officials' violations were "disturbing," but not crimes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Overdue Review of Spy Program Lacks Muscle

Staff / Truthdig Nov 28, 2006 The Justice Department will, at long last, examine the NSA's domestic spying program, through which agents have eavesdropped on countless phone calls and e-mails. Unfortunately, the review will not explore the legality of the program and was described by one Democrat as an attempt at appeasement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

NSA Launches Internal Probe Into Spy Program

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2006 Members of Congress question whether the agency can investigate itself | story Meanwhile, a dream team of 14 legal scholars and ex-gov't officials write a memo to the DOJ calling the NSA program illegalhuffingtonpostcom/geoffrey-r-stone/why-the-nsa-surveillance-_b_13522html" title="story">story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )