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AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
May 19, 2013

Dana Milbank: Holder doesn't know much about his undermining the Constitution
May 17, 2013

IRS scandal puts the caffeine back in tea party
May 16, 2013

Viewpoints: Latest revelations show it's past time for heads to roll
May 16, 2013

Editorial: Overreaching federal investigation of leak to AP threatens press freedoms
May 15, 2013

Kathleen Parker: Tea party, media find common foe – the government
May 15, 2013

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Justice Department Videos

U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder on Investigations of IRS
May 15, 2013 | Bloomberg

Justice Department Defends Secret Review of AP Records
May 15, 2013 | KSTP-TV Minneapolis, MN

Tough week for Obama administration
May 15, 2013 | KSNT NBC 27

Justice Department Wikipedia Information

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is a Cabinet department in the United States government designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans (see ). The DOJ is administered by the United States Attorney General (see ), one of the original members of the...

Sacramento Connect

Political Non-Profits Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Hide Behind Tax Laws
May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013 - While pursuing investigations of the Internal Revenue Service's targeted handling of certain groups seeking tax exempt status, Congress, the White...

Robert Reich | Pyromaniacs on the Potomac: The Problem With Obama’s Second Term
May 17, 2013
May 16, 2013 - Six months into a second term and the Obama White House is on the defensive and floundering: Benghazi, the IRS's investigations of right-wing...

GOP, Dems challenge Holder over subpoenas to AP
May 15, 2013
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday challenged Attorney General Eric Holder over the Justice Department's handling of the...

Danielle Brian: DOJ’s Seizure of AP Phone Records Doesn’t Just Cross Line It Tramples It
May 13, 2013
May 13, 2013 – Statement of Danielle Brian, Executive Director, Project On Government Oversight The Justice Department's seizure of the Associated Press' phone...

Guttmacher Institute: On Emergency Contraception, the Administration Does a Disservice to Young Women-Again
May 06, 2013
May 3, 2013 - Recent moves by the Obama administration to require age and point-of-sale restrictions for emergency contraception (EC) continue to erect barriers...

Emily Schwartz Greco and William A. Collins: The Pot Prohibition Runs Its Course
April 26, 2013
April 24, 2013 - Half a year ago, Colorado and Washington voters approved ballot measures to make marijuana legal in their states. But ending the pot prohibition...

Other local news reports

GOP, Dems challenge Holder over subpoenas to AP
May 15, 2013 | AppealDemocrat
WASHINGTON -- Congressional Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday challenged Attorney General Eric Holder over the Justice Department's handling of the investigation of national...

Wheatland freed from voting restrictions
March 23, 2013 | AppealDemocrat
The US Justice Department announced last week it reached a'' bailout'' agreement with Wheatland to... ...

Editorial: Bork pick set pattern for judicial hearings
December 24, 2012 | AppealDemocrat
But the unsuccessful Supreme Court nominee, once a Yale law professor and a Justice Department official, was confidently outspoken about his views of the law. And he... ...

Mary's Gone Crackers suspected of hiding illegal immigrants
January 31, 2013 | AppealDemocrat
The US Justice Department is investigating a well-known organic cookie and cracker maker in Gridley, suspected of using illegal workers and lying about it. Federal authorities...

From around the web

Congressman To AG Holder Over Marijuana: "Your Justice Department is continuing to...
May 18, 2013 | reddit.com: what's new online
It's been an injustice for 40 years in this country to take people's liberty for something similar to alcohol. This is the time to remedy this Prohibition. submitted by...

Justice Department on twitter

	(CBS News) The Associated Press doesn't question the Justice Department's right to have seized two months' worth of its phone records, th.. Twitter: @RX7xFD3S
	RT @lrozen: Obama/ Holder DOJ abused powers Bush ashcroft/gonzales doj would not have got away with. Reset needed http://t.co/YGPVIjV9zA Twitter: @cynicusprime
	RT @dangillmor: Could Obama investigation of Fox News reporter cause Fox to care about civil liberties? Hopeful... http://t.co/WAiuByTuTy Twitter: @SoItsComeToThis
	AP Chief: Justice Department was "judge, jury, and executioner - in secret!" http://t.co/gn7mlremMJ Twitter: @TrenchPressNews
	This makes me FURIOUS! DOJ used security badge access records to track reporter’s at the State Dept http://t.co/yKd9403zx9 Twitter: @kaceymontoya
	Coming up at 3a, Should Eric Holder be arrested? "AP has NOT ruled out legal action against the Justice Department." http://t.co/K6ystOZf25 Twitter: @Fisher_1025

YouTube Videos

Justice Department Seized AP Phone Records to Track Leaks
May 15, 2013

Justice Department admits to spying on Associated Press
May 13, 2013

AP CEO blasts Justice Department for seizing phone records
May 14, 2013

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