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Congressional panels want two officials to testify about the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.
Former White House counsel and political director tapped to testify on federal-prosecutor firings.
June 13, 2007 · An odd trial is under way at D.C. Superior Court in Washington. An administrative law judge is suing a dry-cleaner for a whopping $54 million. The alleged misdeed is the loss of the judge's pants, which he delivered to the cleaners to be altered. He claims the cleaners broke their promise of "Satisfaction Guaranteed."
June 12, 2007 · The Senate bashes Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (before Republicans block a no-confidence vote). And a federal appeals court in Virginia issues a scathing opinion regarding U.S. policies on "enemy combatants."
June 12, 2007 · A document in evidence at Camp Pendleton hearings related to the killing of Iraqi civilians in Haditha in November 2005 reveals that Marine officers in charge of the squad discussed how to handle a reporter's questions.
June 12, 2007 · A Georgia judge called Genarlow Wilson's 10-year sentence for consensual teen sex "a grave miscarriage of justice" and ordered him released from prison. But the former high school football star and scholar remains behind bars following a notice of appeal. B.J. Bernstein, Wilson's attorney, talks about the case that is stirring national debate. Web Extra: Notice of Appeal
June 12, 2007 · Larry Peterson spent more than 17 years in prison before DNA testing led a judge to overturn his conviction. The first story in a two-part special report chronicles how he ended up behind bars for rape and murder — and fought to prove his innocence.
June 8, 2007 · Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) has pleaded not guilty to charges of soliciting more than $500,000 in bribes while using his office to broker business deals in Africa. Following his arraignment in federal court Friday, the New Orleans lawmaker was released on a $100,000 unsecured bond.
June 8, 2007 · Socialite Paris Hilton was ordered back to a jail in Lynwood, Calif., by a judge who ruled that her 45-day sentence must be served in the Los Angeles County facility — not in her Hollywood home. Hilton had been sent home with a tracking device Thursday, in a move officials said was due to medical reasons.
June 11, 2007 · More than a million drunken driving arrests are made each year in the United States. After a string of recent high-profile incidents, some say the courts should be tougher on people who drive under the influence.
June 8, 2007 · In congressional testimony this week, New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said he will broaden his investigation into the student-loan industry to examine what criteria lenders use in determining interest rates. On Wednesday, two more university financial aid directors left their positions.
June 7, 2007 · Documents relating to the late-night hospital room standoff between the Justice Department and the White House over the domestic spying program suggest that Vice President Dick Cheney punished a DOJ official who stood in the way of the reauthorization of the controversial program.
June 8, 2007 · Sometimes-ambiguous wire-tapped phone calls are a key part of the prosecution's case in the terrorism trial of accused al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla and two co-defendants. Padilla, Adham Hassoun and Kifah Jayyousi are charged with operating a cell in south Florida that supported Islamic jihadists fighting in Bosnia, Kosovo and Chechnya. The Miami trial is in its fourth week.
June 7, 2007 · William Lerach, one of the nation's most powerful trial lawyers, has announced he may retire. He has made millions by suing businesses on behalf of shareholders. Last year Lerach's old firm, Milberg Weiss, was indicted for allegedly paying illegal kickbacks to some of its investor-clients.
