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Justice inspector stripped of probe power

Following Black Panther case, tells lawmaker Congress is to blame

Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

In a terse letter to a Republican lawmaker who requested an investigation of the dismissal of complaints against the New Black Panther Party, Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine said he should be able to do so, but was powerless because Congress had stripped him of that authority.

Wolf seeks Panther case dismissal probe

GOP legislator disappointed by IG's 'reluctance to investigate'

Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010

A senior Republican on the House Appropriations Committee asked the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General on Tuesday to investigate "potential improprieties" in the department's dismissal of a civil complaint brought against the New Black Panther Party after its members disrupted a Philadelphia polling place in the November 2008 elections.

Justice refuses to release documents in Panther case

Cites privilege

Friday, Jan. 22, 2010

The Justice Department, citing privilege claims, has refused to release e-mails and other documents sought under an open records request by The Washington Times to explain its decision last year to dismiss a civil complaint accusing the New Black Panther Party of intimidating voters at a Philadelphia polling place.

House panel rejects Panther resolution

15-14 vote

Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010

The Democrat-controlled House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday rejected by a 15-14 vote a resolution of inquiry that would have forced the Justice Department to tell Congress why it dismissed a civil complaint against members of the New Black Panther Party who disrupted a Philadelphia polling place in the November 2008 election.

Justice rebuffs Panthers subpoena

Rights panel's probe stymied

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010

The Justice Department refused Tuesday to turn over most of the information and documents sought by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights explaining why a civil complaint was dismissed against members of the New Black Panther Party who disrupted a Philadelphia polling place in the November 2008 elections.

Formal inquiry sought in polling case

Va.'s Wolf demands Justice response

Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010

A senior House Republican plans Wednesday to introduce a "resolution of inquiry" calling on the House Judiciary Committee to formally ask Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to explain why the Justice Department dismissed a civil complaint against the New Black Panther Party after party members disrupted a Philadelphia polling place in last year's elections.

Two killed in Las Vegas courthouse shootout

Report cites threat to judges, prosecutors

Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010

Two people, including a court officer, were killed in a gunfight at a Las Vegas federal court building on Monday, the same day the Justice Department in Washington issued a report saying threats to federal judges and prosecutors had more than doubled in the past six years.

Justice Dept. moves Panthers pursuer to S.C.

Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009

The veteran Justice Department voting rights section chief who recommended going forward on a civil complaint against members of the New Black Panther Party after they disrupted a Pennsylvania polling place in last year's elections has been removed from his post and transferred to the U.S. attorney's office in South Carolina.

Court: Inmates must endure sheriff's Christmas music

Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009

The self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff" in America likes Christmas music, and apparently he thinks the 8,000 inmates inside his Phoenix jail should, too.