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That courthouse is also where new federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson - Raybould got her trial by fire as a lawyer — an experience that influences her to this day.
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Citing anonymous government officials, the New York Times is reporting that federal prosecutors with the FBI and the Department of Justice have recommended that Petraeus be charged with a felony for providing classified information to his mistress and biographer, Paula Broadwell, who was also an Army Reserve officer.
According to The New York Times, Giuliani «used his clout with the Justice Department to press the federal authorities to offer a less onerous punishment to the company after allegations that security problems at its warehouses might have contributed to black market sales.»
The biggest sign of whether Trump's intent will turn to action will come when he anoints the new heads for the Justice Department, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission.
In a 350 + page judgment, the Federal Court has dismissed proceedings against Air New Zealand and Garuda concerning alleged price fixing in relation to air cargo services; Justice Perram concluded that the conduct alleged did not take place in a «market in Australia».
In a concession to conservatives clamoring for new investigations into Clinton's emails and the Justice Department's actions in the Russia investigation, Attorney General Jeff Sessions named a federal prosecutor from Utah to head the review.
«We are disappointed that the Assembly decision to ignore the unified voice of New York's environmental, climate justice and neighborhood groups — at the very moment the federal government is rolling back environmental protections,» Lander said.
Using the Federal Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New York University School of Law published a report on October 22nd focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for Illinois» 13th.
Other appointments include Nancy Hoppock, a former federal prosecutor in New Jersey, as executive deputy attorney general for criminal justice, and Janet Sabel, the general counsel of the Legal Aid Society, who was named executive deputy attorney general for social justice.
Using the Federal Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New York University School of Law published a report on October 22nd focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for Texas» 23rd.
Using the Federal Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New York University School of Law published a report on October 22nd, 2012 focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for New York's 18th.
Using the Federal Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New York University School of Law published a report on October 22nd focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for Minnesota's 8th.
Using the Federal Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New York University School of Law published a report on October 22nd focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for Florida's 18th.
The U.S. Justice Department has filed court papers in a New York case arguing that a major federal civil rights law does not protect employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation, taking a stand against a decision reached under President Barack Obama.
Using the Federal Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New York University School of Law published a report on October 22nd focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for California's 36th.
If that isn't hot enough for you the Justice Department is said to be considering having federal agents and prosecutors from the Southern District of New York join the jamboree originally launched by feds in the Northern District.
A recent decision by the federal Department of Justice to scale back and eventually end the use of private prisons indirectly impacted New York City's pension funds, reducing holding values by millions of dollars and leading to renewed calls from activists for the city to divest from the for - profit corporations that operate these prisons.
In a statement following Tuesday's ruling, federal prosecutors in New York's Southern District said they will seek a second trial «where we will have another opportunity to present overwhelming evidence of Dean Skelos and Adam Skelos's guilt and again give the public the justice it deserves.»
The justices let stand a decision by the federal appeals court in New York last year that threw out insider trading convictions of two high - profile hedge fund managers.
The drawn - out process, and the expected lawsuits, is also happening as the Department of Justice is getting ready to force New York to hold its primary as early as Aug. 18 in order to comply with the federal MOVE Act.
One day after Mayor Bill de Blasio signaled his support for a New York Police Department review of the department's practice of allowing officers on modified duty to boost their salaries with overtime pay, U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of Brooklyn said the administration could not be trusted to conduct that review and asked the federal Department of Justice to intervene.
A federal grand jury in New York indicted Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota on Wednesday on obstruction of justice charges connected to a 2012 assault by the county's former police chief.
Anne Milgram: Former Attorney General, State of New Jersey; former federal prosecutor, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, Senior Fellow, Center on Administration of Criminal Law at New York University School of Law.
Republican Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis — the former New York chair of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's presidential campaign — today urged the Department of Justice to follow through on its threat to deny New York City federal dollars unless it ends its policy of noncompliance with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
In a speech to a group of New York lawyers, a federal judge from Brooklyn assailed the criminal justice system in which he has worked for more than 40 years, saying that the country had to «jettison the madness of mass incarceration» and find an alternative to overly punitive sentencing to address the problem of crime.
A year after the Department of Justice banned putting juvenile inmates in federal prisons into solitary confinement, a small network of inmate advocates has undertaken an effort to end the practice in some of upstate New York's county jails.
The U.S. Justice Department announced it filed a motion to join a lawsuit against the New York City Board of Elections, alleging that the board's Brooklyn office violated federal voter registration law by erasing more than 117,000 Brooklyn voters from the rolls before the primary election simply because they had not voted in previous elections.
The U.S. Justice Department announced it intends to retry Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, two months after a jury deadlocked on federal corruption charges against him.
Also at 6 p.m., Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer sponsor an emergency teach - in on federal tax reform legislation, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 W. 59th St., Manhattan.
Republican Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis urged the Department of Justice to follow through on its threat to deny New York City federal dollars unless it ends its policy of noncompliance with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
He cautioned that the state will abide by guidance from the U.S. Justice Department to ensure that New York's program does not trigger enforcement actions by the federal government.
But in a brief filed this week in federal court, lawyers for the Justice Department tell U.S. District Court Judge Gary Sharpe that if he does set a primary for New York, that he make the date earlier than Aug. 18.
The Department of Justice had originally sued New York for failing to comply with the federal MOVE Act, which required military and overseas ballots in absentee voters» hands no later than Aug. 18.
Dozens of New York politicians have faced legal or ethics charges since 2000, including John Sampson, who replaced Smith as the Senate's Democratic leader and who is currently on trial in Brooklyn federal court for alleged obstruction of justice.
The letter comes as the Department of Justice is attempting to force New York to hold a primary date 44 days before the general election in order to comply with the federal MOVE Act.
The debate has sparked new points of contention in light of the federal government's heightened commitment to deport immigrants ensnared in the criminal justice system.
New Yorkers spend millions of dollars for state ethics watchdogs, yet it has consistently been federal prosecutors who have brought justice to Albany.
The Brennan Center for Justice, Citizens Union, Common Cause New York, the League of Women Voters of New York City, and New York Public Interest Research Group submitted a friend - of - the - court brief this week, urging the federal district court hearing the case to uphold the law.
The Court is scheduled to rule after December 1st on the US Department of Justice's motion to compel New York State to comply with the MOVE Act requirement to transmit ballots to military and overseas voters not later than 45 days before election day for federal office rather than the 32 day deadline currently provided for in state statute.
The Department of Justice sternly warned a group of major cities — including New York — that they remain in violation of federal law by adopting so - called «sanctuary city» policies that shield undocumented immigrants from being reported to the feds.
The U.S. Justice Department has released a trove of decades - old internal legal memos concluding the President should be legally barred from appointing a relative to a position in the White House, shedding new light on just how sharp a departure the department's more recent interpretation of federal law under the Trump administration compares to past practice.
The federal government wants New York to hold its primary no later than Aug. 18 and the Department of Justice is suing the state.
«We are disappointed with the Assembly decision to ignore the unified voice of New York's environmental, climate justice and neighborhood groups — at the very moment the federal government is rolling back environmental protections,» the statement read.
It said at the expiration of the July 20 order given by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba (of the Federal High Court, Abuja) for 45 days, it went before another judge of the court — Justice Okon Abang — for a new order of interim forfeiture granted on November 3 this year.
Using the Federal Election Commission's October Quarterly campaign finance filings, the Brennan Center for Justice at The New York University School of Law published a report on October 22nd focusing on the 25 House races rated most competitive by The Cook Political Report, including the race for Arizona's 1st.
Chairman Michael C. Green, Executive Deputy Commissioner of the state Division of Criminal Justice Services; RoAnn M. Destito, Commissioner of the state Office of General Services; John P. Grebert, Executive Director of the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police; Peter R. Kehoe, Executive Director of the New York State Sheriffs» Association; Patrick J. Lynch, President of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York; Thomas H. Mungeer, President of the Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers; Michael J. Palladino, President of the New York State Association of Police Benevolent Associations; Andrew Rakowsky, Chapter President of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association; and Richard Wells, President of the Police Conference of New York.
The New York Progressive Action Network (NYPAN) congratulates the federal prosecutors for bringing justice, Tuesday, in the case of U.S. vs. Percoco.
Several members of New York's congressional delegation, including Reps. Charlie Rangel, Jerrold Nadler, Gregory Meeks and Hakeem Jeffries have called on the Justice Department to investigate federal civil rights charges against Zimmerman.
Veteran business owners and entrepreneurs are invited to attend a free workshop and seminar focused on federal and state contracting opportunities for veteran businesses in New York City on May 13 at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
In making the Justice Department announcement, Rosenstein also said the department would reinstitute next month the Council of Federal Forensic Laboratory Directors, a group of the heads of the government's leading forensic laboratories and digital analysis centers; put in place a system for monitoring examiner's courtroom testimony and regularly review the new standards «to confirm that they reflect current scientific knowledge and best practices.»