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    May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Holder pledges to probe IRS handling of conservative groups

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> &ndash; Testifying on Capitol Hill, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. promised a thorough criminal investigation of the targeting of conservative organizations by the IRS that will look at potential civil rights violations and false statements that may have broken the law.
    WASHINGTON – Testifying on Capitol Hill, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. promised a thorough criminal investigation of the targeting of conservative organizations by the IRS that will look at potential civil rights violations and false statements that...

    Tags: Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama, Steve Chabot

    2. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. White House to renew bid for bill to protect journalists

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Facing questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of reporters' phone records, the White House says that it will renew its push for legislation that would offer federal protections to journalists and their sources.
    WASHINGTON — Facing questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of reporters' phone records, the White House says that it will renew its push for legislation that would offer federal protections to journalists and their sources....

    Tags: National Security, Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Arlen Specter

    3. May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Government secretly obtains phone records from journalists

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot hatched in Yemen.
    WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot...

    Tags: Politics, Justice and Rights, U.S. Senate, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice

    4. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Key lawmaker: House will be 'more thoughtful' on Internet sales tax

    WASHINGTON -- A key House committee chairman said his panel would take a "more thoughtful" approach to legislation allowing states to force retailers to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases.
    WASHINGTON -- A key House committee chairman said his panel would take a "more thoughtful" approach to legislation allowing states to force retailers to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. His comments signaled that momentum from Monday's easy...

    Tags: Max Baucus, Justice System, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Bob Goodlatte

    5. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. House Speaker Boehner unlikely to support Internet sales tax bill

    WASHINGTON &mdash; House Speaker John A. Boehner said he probably won't support legislation allowing states to require that larger retailers collect sales taxes on Internet purchases.
    WASHINGTON — House Speaker John A. Boehner said he probably won't support legislation allowing states to require that larger retailers collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. And a key House committee chairman said his panel would take a...

    Tags: Max Baucus, Justice System, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Amazon.com Inc.

    6. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Senate OKs Internet sales tax

    WASHINGTON &mdash; The Senate gave strong bipartisan approval to landmark legislation that could largely lead to the end of the nation's decades-long Internet sales tax holiday.
    WASHINGTON — The Senate gave strong bipartisan approval to landmark legislation that could largely lead to the end of the nation's decades-long Internet sales tax holiday. Now the issue shifts to the more skeptical, Republican-controlled House,...

    Tags: Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Small Businesses, Bob Goodlatte

    7. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Charlotte, N.C., mayor expected to be nominated for Cabinet

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx as the new secretary of Transportation on Monday, a White House official said.
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    WASHINGTON -- President Obama will nominate Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Anthony Foxx as the new secretary of Transportation on Monday, a White House official said. If confirmed, Foxx would take charge of a department that has been in the spotlight of late...

    Tags: Justice System, White House, Crime, Law and Justice, Ray LaHood, Layoffs and Downsizing

    8. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. House Republicans offer piecemeal approach on immigration

    WASHINGTON &mdash; House Republicans announced the first in a series of immigration-related bills that would attempt to reshape the system one piece at a time, a contrast with the comprehensive approach the Senate is pursuing.
    WASHINGTON — House Republicans announced the first in a series of immigration-related bills that would attempt to reshape the system one piece at a time, a contrast with the comprehensive approach the Senate is pursuing. The chairman of the...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Chuck Schumer

    9. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Cyber security run amok

    Congress passed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in the early days of the Internet to crack down on malicious hackers, but federal prosecutors have stretched the law since then to apply to computer users who merely violated a website's terms of service. Now, the House Judiciary Committee is circulating a proposed <a href="http://lat.ms/14w2UAF">update</a> of the act that, instead of fixing its flaws, would enable prosecutors to threaten alleged violators with dramatically bigger penalties. That's a dangerous step that lawmakers shouldn't even consider in light of the well-documented misuses of the law.
    Congress passed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in the early days of the Internet to crack down on malicious hackers, but federal prosecutors have stretched the law since then to apply to computer users who merely violated a website's terms of service....

    Tags: Politics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, U.S. Congress

    10. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Congress weighs legislation that would update email privacy laws

    SAN FRANCISCO -- Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced legislation Tuesday that would give stronger privacy protection to emails.
    SAN FRANCISCO -- Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced legislation Tuesday that would give stronger privacy protection to emails. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 would require the government to...

    Tags: Email, Justice System, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Computer Networking and Internet

    11. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Republican lawmaker: Obama should back off immigration reform

    WASHINGTON -- With President Obama making immigration reform a top priority, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has just one bit of advice: Stay away.
    WASHINGTON -- With President Obama making immigration reform a top priority, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has just one bit of advice: Stay away. Rep. Robert Goodlatte, a conservative immigration lawyer from Virginia, said...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, White House, Justice and Rights, Justice System, Politics

    12. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Detained immigrants released; officials cite sequester cuts

    WASHINGTON -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have released &ldquo;several hundred&rdquo; immigrants from deportation centers across the country, saying the move is an effort to cut costs ahead of budget cuts due to hit later this week.&nbsp;
    WASHINGTON -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have released “several hundred” immigrants from deportation centers across the country, saying the move is an effort to cut costs ahead of budget cuts due to hit later this week. ...

    Tags: Government, White House, Justice System, Politics, Human Rights

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