Justice Dept. failed to disclose flawed forensic work to defendants 
Published: April 17, 2012
Tags: forensic evidence, Justice Department
For years, Justice Department officials failed to notify federal criminal defendants of their attorneys about unreliable forensic evidence that may have led to the conviction of innocent people, the Washington Post reports.
Data breach measure introduced in Congress
Published: September 27, 2011
Tags: credit monitoring, data breach, data security, Department of Justice, Justice Department
A bill that would require organizations processing the personal information of more than 10,000 people to put data protection requirements in place has been introduced in the Senate.
DOJ backs retroactive reduction of crack sentences
Published: June 7, 2011
Tags: crack cocaine, firearms, Justice Department, sentencing guidelines, U.S. Sentencing Commission
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is urging the U.S. Sentencing Commission to revise its guidelines to retroactively apply a 2010 law cutting the disparity between sentences for crack cocaine and powder cocaine offenses.
Government shutdown would halt systems critical to lawyers
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: April 8, 2011
Tags: FDA, federal agencies, Federal courts, FHA, government shutdown, Justice Department, NLRB, SBA
The budget impasse and resulting government shutdown would have widespread effects on systems critical to attorneys, slowing some courtroom and agency operations while bringing others to a screeching halt.
