President Obama was on hand Friday to witness the formal investiture of Elena Kagan, the 112th Supreme Court justice and the fourth woman to be named to the high court. Kagan repeated the oath of office as she took her seat on the court, wearing a black robe she received as a gift from her [...]
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Nicholas A. Marsh, part of a Justice Department team of lawyers under scrutiny for possible misconduct in the botched prosecution of the late Sen. Ted Stevens, is dead by his own hand. Marsh, 37, killed himself sometime over the weekend, the law firm representing him confirmed to the Washington Post. No details were provided. Questions [...]
As many as 200 FBI employees cheated on an exam judging their skills in criminal or national security operations, operational support and intelligence collection, a Justice Department investigation found. The DOJ inspector general report released Monday concludes that certain test takers used cheat sheets, some consulted with each other during the exam, and others “exploited [...]
FBI surveillance and investigation of homegrown activist groups, including Greenpeace and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and the placement of some members on a terrorist watch list, was improper and “troubling,” the Justice Department said Monday. The review by DOJ Inspector General Glenn Fine was ordered after civil liberties groups and Democrats on [...]
Americans are much more likely to say that religion shapes their political views on hot-button issues like abortion and gay marriage than they are to say that their faith drives their opinions on social justice questions like poverty, immigration and the environment — even though clergy regularly preach about those issues. For example, almost nine [...]
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