DOJ lawyers urge federal appeals court to remove judge from Indian trust case
Lawyers for the US government on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court panel to remove District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth from a case involving the alleged mismanagement of American Indian money ...
Specter bill would require court oversight of NSA domestic spying
US Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) , chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday that he is working on legislation that would require court supervision of President Bush's domestic surveillance program ....
A federal judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought in 2004 by two US Army National Guard soldiers that claimed the Army fraudulently induced them to enlist by failing to inform them that they could be...
Federal judge seeks to protect Indian trust account data by putting DOI offline again
A federal district court judge in Washington, DC has again ruled that the US Department of the Interior must disconnect computers from the Internet that have access to data related to trust accounts it administers for American...
Judge dismisses part of whistleblower suit by former US attorney
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed half of a whistleblower suit filed by former US Attorney Richard Convertino, who alleged that he was retaliated against after cooperating with a US Senate investigation into the failed...
US Department of Justice attorneys asked a US District Court Monday to replace the judge presiding over an Indian trust class-action lawsuit filed in 1996. Class representatives in Corbell v. Norton are suing to force the federal...
Federal judge blasts DOI, orders admission to Indians that trust info unreliable
US District Judge Royce Lamberth blasted the US Interior Department Tuesday and ordered it to admit to American Indian plaintiffs that information being provided to them regarding outstanding lost royalties on earnings from Indian...
Citing the potential for substantial disruption and diversion of military resources, US District Judge Royce C. Lambert refused Monday to issue a injuntion requiring immediate release from service of a US soldier whose active duty period had...
