Obama Nominates Leslie Caldwell to Top Post in Justice Department Division

 Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A defense lawyer whose expertise is white-collar crime was nominated Tuesday to be assistant attorney general  for the Justice Department’s criminal division, the New York Times reports. President Obama nominated Leslie R. Caldwell, a former federal prosecutor who worked in the Northern District of California and the Eastern District of New York….

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Rep. Darrell Issa Blasts Outgoing Justice Official Lanny Breuer

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com No surprise here. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif), head of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, isn’t sad  to see the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, who heads the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “Lanny Breuer’s resignation is long overdue,” Issa said in a press release issued late last week. “Breuer…

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Justice Department Sues Georgia Over Voting Violation

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department filed suit against Georgia and its chief election official to ensure that residents who are in the military overseas can vote in the state’s Aug. 21 federal primary election, the federal government announced today. The suit was filed because Georgia wasn’t planning to send absentee ballots to service members…

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Justice Dept. Sues Az Sheriff Joe Arpaio

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Say it ain’t so Sheriff Joe. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, claiming the Arizona lawman and his department have refused to fully cooperate with the feds’ investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics in police practices and jail operations. The…

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