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FBI withdraws national security letter in Internet library settlement
May 8, 2008
[JURIST] The FBI has withdrawn a National Security Letter (NSL) [CRS backgrounder, PDF; FBI backgrounder] issued against an Internet library website in a settlement [ACLU press release; Internet Archive statement; EFF press release] announced Wednesday. The FBI had issued the NSL to the Internet.... [more] 
Federal agents raid offices of OSC head in probe of alleged evidence destruction
May 7, 2008
[JURIST] Agents from the White House Office of Personnel Management and the FBI Tuesday searched the home and office of US Office of Special Counsel (OSC) [official website] head Scott J. Bloch [official profile] as part of an investigation into a 2005 complaint filed by current and former OSC.... [more]
Federal judge sets 2009 date for third trial in Sears Tower terror case
April 30, 2008
[JURIST] A federal judge Wednesday set January 6, 2009 for the third terrorism prosecution [JURIST report] of six men charged with conspiring [DOJ press release] to bomb the Sears Tower in Chicago and the FBI headquarters in Miami after two previous prosecutions ended in mistrials. Earlier this.... [more]
FBI chief testifies he warned DOJ, DOD harsh interrogation tactics may be illegal
April 23, 2008
[JURIST] FBI Director Robert Mueller testified [recorded video; prepared statement, PDF] before the US House Judiciary Committee [official website] Wednesday that he had advised officials at the Departments of Justice and Defense that some interrogation tactics employed against terror suspects.... [more]
Federal prosecutors to seek third trial in Sears Tower terror case
April 23, 2008
[JURIST] Federal prosecutors said at a hearing Wednesday that they would press for a third terrorism prosecution [JURIST report] of six men charged with conspiring [DOJ press release] to bomb the Sears Tower in Chicago and the FBI headquarters in Miami after two previous prosecutions ended in.... [more]
FBI reports rise in public corruption cases
April 18, 2008
[JURIST] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [official website] is currently investigating 2,500 cases of public corruption, a 50 percent increase from five years ago, FBI Director Robert Mueller [official profile] said in a Thursday speech [text] to the American Bar Association. Mueller.... [more]
Federal judge declares second mistrial in Sears Tower terror case
April 16, 2008
[JURIST] US District Judge Joan A. Lenard Wednesday declared a second mistrial in a terrorism prosecution [JURIST report] of six men charged with conspiring [DOJ press release] to bomb the Sears Tower in Chicago and the FBI headquarters in Miami after the jury was unable to reach a verdict after.... [more]
DOD using FBI to circumvent security letter limits: ACLU
April 2, 2008
[JURIST] The US Department of Defense (DOD) is circumventing legal limits on its relatively narrow power to issue so-called national security letters (NSLs) [FAS backgrounder; example, PDF] by getting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to use its broader NSL-issuing powers on the DOD's.... [more]
DOJ pressing bribery case against congressman despite Supreme Court setback
March 31, 2008
[JURIST] A US Department of Justice spokesman said Monday that the department would continue to press its bribery case against Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) [official profile; JURIST news archive] despite the US Supreme Court's refusal to review an appeals court ruling [PDF text; JURIST report].... [more]
FBI submitted inaccurate data to terrorist watch list: DOJ report
March 18, 2008
[JURIST] The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has submitted incomplete and inaccurate information to be added to the US government's consolidated terrorist watchlist [FBI FAQ] over the last three years, according to a report [PDF text] released Monday by the US Department of Justice (DOJ).... [more]
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