so the department of justice was defending him against the ethical charges. they kept it for about 14 months and then without giving us notice to the office of professional responsibility and the department of justice. they referred to the side. you can pretty much figure out how that of justice decided that one and in less than a week the office of professional responsibility named in the department of justice dismissed the grievance. so i finally sat down and said

the department of justice was defending andrew weitzman and the new york bar punted to the departmentof justice to decide. you can pretty much figure out how the department of justice decided that one. in less than a week the office of professional responsibility ironically named within the department of justice now ironically named, dismissed the grievance. so, i finally sat down and said okay you either got to put up or shut up so i decided to write the book. that's a long explanation of why and when i wrote the book but that is the fundamental story. the book tells the story up any number of high-profile prosecutions. tells the human story because i also want everyone including judges to understand the human toll it takes when prosecutors violate their oath, the constitution and the rules of ethics. there is a very human story that runs throughout the book of my client in particular. some of ted stevens and sum up one of the prosecutors, maybe more but prosecutors than just one. it tells the story of the arthur andersen debacle. most everyone thought arthur andersen was hardly guil

so the department of justice was defending him against the ethical charges. they kept it for about 14 months and then without giving us notice to the office of professional responsibility and the department of justice. they referred to the side. you can pretty much figure out how that of justice decided that one and in less than a week the office of professional responsibility named in the department of justice dismissed the grievance. so i finally sat down and said you either have to put up or shut up so i decided to write the book. that's a long explanation of when i wrote the book but that's the fundamental story. the book tells the story of any number of high-profile prosecutions and it tells that it's a humane story because i also want everyone including judges to understand the human toll that it when prosecutors violated their oath, the constitution and the rules of ethics so there is a human story that runs throughout the book of my clients in particular. some of ted stevens and some of the prosecutors, and maybe more than just one. it tells the story

applause] >> thank you, and i happy to be here to support james risen and to encourage the department of justice to stop its efforts to compel and to testify. at the reporters' committee, we have been actively involved in this case from the start, and we have been working with the department perform of its own guidelines regarding media subpoenas. while that can feel like a sisyphean task, it is critical to engage with the government on these issues. even incremental progress is something. but ultimately, threats like these from the federal government must be addressed by enactment of a meaningful shield law that recognizes that reporters need to be independent of the judicial system, not because they are above the law or because they want to avoid the burden of participating in the legal system. because journalism needs that independence to truly help hold the government accountable to the people. the reporters' committee was founded in 1970 over this very issue, the threats to reporters from subpoenas that led to the branzburg v. hayes case. in a decade that followed, there were almost 100 jou

you can pretty much figure out how the department of justice decided that one. in less than a week the office of responsibility ironically named in the department of justice now ironically named dismissed a grievance. i sat down and said okay you either have to put up or shut up so i decided to write the book. that's a long explanation of why i wrote the book but that is the fundamental story. the book tells the story of any number of high-profile prosecutions because i want everyone in quitting judges to understand the human toll it makes when prosecutors violated the oath, the constitution and the rules of ethics. so there is a very human story that run throughout the book of my client in particular. some of text things -- ted stevens. most everyone thought arthur andersen was horribly guilty. i have to confess that i did also as soon as i started hearing about the enron disaster i knew that ramifications on people across the country, millions of people lost a lot of money and all their savings. it was a horrible outrage and most of us from everything that was

>> water boarding is one of the specific issues investigated by the department of justice from the standpoint of does it comply with the geneva convention and they made a determination that it is authorized that it is not torture. >> let me ask you about the c.i.a. director mr. brennan.

of this surveillance video. so, now, we know based on the source at the justice department that the department of justice thoughtthey expressed that to the ferguson police department. let's talk about thursday. these conversations were happening on thursday. again, the department of justice said that if you release this video, you very well could escalate the amount of tension happening within the community. not a good idea. it appeared both parties agreed and ferguson police department did not release it on thursday. now, we fast forward to the following day, friday, and we saw the release of this video. again, despite federal authorities opposing the release of it. so, it is really unclear at this point why ferguson police chief decided to release the video despite the department of justice saying not a very good idea. here's what we do know though. we know that on friday, when the police chief released this video, he got a lot of criticism. he was also accused of trying to smear michael brown's character, making him less sympathetic in all of this. in doing that, many people asked him that question directly a

the department of justice has failed to enact regulations out allowed judges to exercise contempt of authority. based on the arguments the attorneys cannot be sanctioned by other attorneys from the department of justice. one fundamental role is x partake contact, communication with the judge is not allowed. basically because it is not fair. however, communication about cases between supervising judges of the immigration courts and supervising attorney are commonplace because we have a common client, the u.s. government. in some cases this x partake contact can to the discipline a -- lead to the discipline of a judge. in one case there was a complaint and it led to the suspension of the judge. the private attorneys and respondents were never informed about the complaint or disciplinary action. another area where judges are called upon to act inconsistently in the role of judges is in the area of recusal. in a normal court one of the parties may asked to excuse himself or herself if the judge that has a personal conflict. however, the department of justice has imposed itself as an addit

the department of justice is incapable of investigating itself., they are involved in this other scandal as part of this mess where they were part of an irs attempt to make criminal cases out of what they called -- lets pc it a false claim cases, fall supplication cases. no evidence of any fall supplications. what they were going to do, they were participating. the idea that the department of justice can somehow review itself is absurd. in federal court, and this is a good development. a companion case 12 very similar -- in u.s. district court judge has allowed the case to move forward. and in other cases the irs is being put on notice that no one including federal court judges are buying this destruction of evidence accident that the irs seems to still. lou: as you say, that is good news and it is progress and it is positive, yet we have been now with the next development, pushed off to the month of october. still -- i mean, the american people have been staring them straight in the face. this government is corrupt. the internal revenue service i

. >> earlier i called on the department of justice into an investigation of michael brown, an investigation being beefed up. >> excuse me governor, you need to charge that police with murder. that would bring peace to this community. >> the task that we have at hand, the task which i have the task to lead is a task first of all to represent the people of the state and the people of this area. >> what we're doing now is not who we are. it's not who we are. yelling at each other is not going to solve that. we're all talking about the same concerns and the same passion. the frustration that's in your home is in my home. it it's in my home. >> we hear the police ask for security. we're asking the police for security and we're not getting it day after day. investigations don't make you feel safer on the streets. they can't have a curfew. i don't feel safer on the streets because of that. >> reporter: so where do we go from here? you can still see a few protesters peacefully protesting behind me. we know there's a rally planned again this afternoon, we'll wait and see if the curfew is enacted ove

the department of justice has not historically devoted resources to prosecuting individuals as condit is limited to possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use on private property. recent department of justice guidance is consistent with his position and focuses on protecting public health and safety in states and communities, a goal shared by the entire administration. office of national drug control policy strategy has were a white writer of programs to prevent illicit drug use from occurring, to treat those with substance abuse disorders and/or to avoid involvement with the criminal justice system, not to encourage criminal justices, encourages promote justice system reform to more humanely and more effectively treat those with substance abuse disorders through health interventions. to this end we supported a variety of community prevention efforts come one such powerful tool is a drug-free committee support program, a program funded by the office of national drug control policy. coalitions across the country identified marijuana as a significant problem in their comm

so we now know based on sources telling our cnn's evan perez that the department of justice thought this was a bad idea from the very beginning. they objected to the release of this surveillance video. they made that very clear, as early as thursday, telling the ferguson police department that they should not release the video because they believed that it would enhance or escalate the tensions already pretty high within this community. so that conversation happened on thursday. it appeared both parties agreed because the video was not released. fast forward to friday now and ferguson police department does indeed release this video. apparently that agreement that they had went out of the window. unclear what changed from thursday to friday. we have not heard from ferguson police officially now that we have this new information here, but we do know this. when that video was released, that police chief received a lot of sharp criticism, also accused of attempting to smear the character of michael brown in an attempt to possibly make him look less sympathetic. he was asked, the chief was a

have challenges, even within the department of justice, to be honest. there was a tough report issued by the inspector general that was critical of the civil rights division under president obama and president bush. there was too much partisanship branch that is a charged with keeping an even playing field. if they cannot do that internally, -- isarly, the civil rights act one of the most important pieces of legislation passed by congress and exist because we need it still. >> you look at the arguments that are going on in the states. disenchantment -- disenfranchisement, does that concern you? >> i would travel to get more texans to vote. we have a problem of getting people to vote. that is true in the hispanic community. we are not going to enjoy power or influence unless we come out to vote on election day. i, for one, supports two goals. eligibleng as many voters and protecting the sanctity of the vote. they are not mutually exclusive. i do not have a problem. that they do have access to some i.d. that allows them to vote. how do we know whether or n

a rally outside the department of justice tonight. and they packed a popular restaurant to capacity as well. many tell us they want to make sure that the momentum of the movement does not fade away. live in northwest washington with more on this. investigations into michael brown's death are moving slowly. a local grand jury meets just once a week activists are gathered here in d.c. for a rally and town hall meeting. they are trying to figure out how to keep the focus on ferguson. first, they rallied outside the department of justice in the name of michael brown. was shot andeen killed by police in ferguson, missouri. then they packed in for a town hall meeting. get inho could not listen from outside. a panel of experts told the crowd that the death of michael brown may be a tipping point. it, the confidence to fix it. >> activists say it will change the culture of policing in this country. says that involves more than just handing out money. >> this past weekend, there was camera and -- a dash three children who were pulled over. we s

department of justice. requested that they might want to, after the first of the year, interview three of the clients. they said they would get back to us after the first of the year. they did be read about the same day they got back with us, the announcement about ms. wasserman's lyrical contributions was made public. that was followed up by a statement in the washington journal that there was no criminal investigation. test with dealing with the fbi is a former assistant u.s. attorney. if there is no criminal investigation, what you need to speak to our? clients they said they would not discuss the investigation. the next question, which is a fbi in desiring to speak with our client, we issed the concern of -- it not because of her capabilities as a lawyer. she's a career lawyer. cited in it -- you ethics rule. the obligation is not on the department of justice. it is on the lawyer. the lawyer has to avoid the appearance of impropriety. theou are heading up investigation? we are assuming she is. up if theh

i'm very proud of the work of the department of justice, the civil rights division, acknowledge and wanto give credit to secretary perez for his work there. but we've got some serious challenges, even within the department of justice to be quite honest with you. just last year there was a tough report issued by the inspector general, very critical of the civil rights division under both president obama and under president bush. too much partisanship, too much division within the civil rights division, which is charged with keeping a level playing field here in america. if they can't do that within their division how can they hope to be effective nationwide? so something i think we need to keep our eyes on but clearly i think the civil rights act as one of the most important pieces of legislation passed by congress. it exists today because we need it still today. >> when you look at all of the arguments that are going on in the states, referred about voter disenfranchisement and efforts to limit voter turnout, does it concern you as a matter of law or do you think that's just politics? >>

the latest police-involved shooting in philadelphia comes at the same time that the department of justice continues to review the number of officer-involved shootings in our city. >>> federal officials began their probe last year after the philadelphia police department saw an increase in shootings involving their officers in 2012. >> police commissioner charles ramsey himself asked the department of justice to get involved. nbc 10's rosemary connors is joining us live from philadelphia police headquarters tonight. >> rosemary, what did commissioner ramsey have to say about the ongoing federal review? >> reporter: renee and jim, i just spoke to the commissioner within the past half hour. he says that the department of justice will be taking a look at this most recent incident. he also says that the number of police-involved shootings in this city has gone down since 2012. in terms of this case, the incident that happened from overnight, the police commissioner believes that at this point, the officers acted appropriately. >> it was right out of a movie. i couldn't believe it was happening

attorneys who are department of justice employees. know something, it's all part of the federal government law enforcement arm looking at this, saying, if we find civil rights violations, if we find other violations, we may supersede the local cops and prosecute. >> correct me if i'm wrong, but in all the cases we cover, it's usually something ends up in court and then ultimately you hear about the department of justice getting involved. far, far down the line. this is within, you know, 48 hours. >> it's unusual to see them jump in some quickly. in looking back on prior cases, when there's rioting that occurs, when there's widespread protests surrounding an arrest and accusations that it was made maybe based on racial animus, they do get involved at a much earlier stayed. >> you just used those key words, rachel animous. there's no, the community feels the police force don't represent them demographically. certainly the statistics, the number of stop, arrests, et cetera. what is the doj, what do the department of justice investigators

the department of justice is incapable of investigating itself. in fact, their involvement in this other scandal as part of the irs mess where they were part of an irs attempt to make criminal cases out of what they called let's piece together false claim cases, false application cases. of course, no evidence of any false applications there. but they were going -- they were participating so the idea is absurd. we are in federal court, i will tell you this also. this is some good developments here. in a companion case, very similar fact situation, u.s. district court judge there has allowed the case to move forward, has ordered discovery and also in other cases, the irs is being put on notice that no one, including federal court judges, are buying this destruction of evidence accident that the irs seems to still -- and the president seems to still maintain. >> as you say, that is good news, and it's progress and it's positive, yet we have been now, the next development has been pushed off as i understand it to the month of october. still, the ameri

of 18-year-old michael brown. attorneys for brown's family say they are now asking the justice department to oversea a second autopsyhis body. michael brown was killed by a police officer one week ago today. the st. louis coroner's office did the first autopsy. let's bring in rene marsh who joins us outside of the white house. rene, first to this new development, do we know why brown's attorney benjamin crump is asking the justice department to oversee a second autopsy? >> reporter: we do. we do. and he fleshes that out for us. before we say that, i want to say this, at this point no confirmation from the department of justice that they will do that. >> okay. >> reporter: so we haven't heard from them yet on that point. but we are getting this information directly from the family attorney, benjamin crump, as you mentioned, he sent this letter requesting that the department of justice oversee a second autopsy. the reason for that he says he wants to verify the number of gunshot wounds as well as the trajectory of each gunshot wound. he was asked, well, why do you want to do this second autopsy. and benjamin crump's a

worked on a matter for one side or the other, and rehnquist had, essentially, worked for the department of justice and/or the president to take themselves out of the case. so his recusing himself was not unlush, it's what lawyers would have expected him to do. >> did it make any difference in the outcome? could it potentially have been an 8-1 decision instead of the unanimous decision? >> well, that's one of the things we'll never know. because he was not in the case. he did not participate in the argument. he did not vote. and i am sure he followed the rules and did not try to influence other justices in their vote. so we'll never know the answer to that question. however, i think since it was an 8-0 judgment, it would have required extremely strong feelings to make it 8-1 because one would then stand out in a particularly strong way. >> the special prosecutor in this case, leon jaworski, from his standpoint what was at stake. >> he needed this information, he told the court he needed this information to prosecute his case against white house subordinates. there was going an indictment. there wou

we're being told the department of justice has opened up a civil rights investigation. is shooting of an unarmed teenager. an 18-year-old young man shot dead by a member of the ferguson police department last night. the resulting chaos and looting. today, peaceful protesting certainly catching the eye of many across the nation. i'm still joined by cnn legal analy analyst sunny hostin and midwin charles and cnn law enforcement analyst mike brooks. i want to dig a little deeper that the fbi and the department of justice has its civil rights attorneys and officials in ferguson to start this ball rolling, this investigation. two-problemed question for you. number one, does that put everyone under the microscope and completely change the calculus of how this crime is investigated? number two, does it add a lot of resources to the work that's about to get under way. >> number two, yes, it brings a lot of resources in. i'm glad to see the department of justice, their community relation service, they will come out there and kind of be the peacemaker, if you will. i hope this doe

applause] >> thank you, and i happy to be here to support james risen and to encourage the department of justice to stop its efforts to compel and to testify. at the reporters' committee, we have been actively involved in this case from the start, and we have been working with the department perform of its own guidelines regarding media subpoenas. while that can feel like a sisyphean task, it is critical to engage with the government on these issues. even incremental progress is something. but ultimately, threats like these from the federal government must be addressed by enactment of a meaningful shield law that recognizes that reporters need to be independent of the judicial system, not because they are above the law or because they want to avoid the burden of participating in the legal system. because journalism needs that independence to truly help hold the government accountable to the people. the reporters' committee was founded in 1970 over this very issue, the threats to reporters from subpoenas that led to the branzburg v. hayes case. in a decade that followed, there were almost 100 jou

our key attorney was told by the irs lawyers at the department of justice -- the department of justices the irs. they got this backup system, a catastrophic failure. we had never heard of that. the judge had asked specifically for details about where those in mills might be. they said it is too onerous to go look for them. forget about the back up. they don't want to even look to see if it's there. lou: and that is not what they testified. the head of the irs. bald face of the united states congress. by the lake also in violation of court orders by failing to disclose that backup system. >> you can look at the two court orders issued by the court once we discovered the melson been supposedly lost. he specifically directed the irs to submit testimony under oath about efforts to get those in melson where there were. two times they file information, two separate requests. the judge was quite specific. of what all the info. it declined to provide the information about the back of systems. we ask them sense, will you amend their declarations of the report to the court that was given? they s

of 2010." shocked us. we didn't know they were meeting clear back in 2010. that the justice department was meeting with the irs in the fall of 2010. clear back in 2010, that the justice department was meeting with the irs clear back in 2010. in the fall of 2010, at the direction of the chief of the public integrity section, jack smith, i contacted the internal revenue service. when i contacted them, they directed me to lois lerner. who met once at the public integrity section office with some of hr staff, my chief, jack smith, other personnel from my section, and the fbi. so now we learn in 2010 the justice department, with the fbi is meeting with lois lerner. and so we said, you know what? we better subpoena documents from the justice department. and we said to the justice department, we want any communications with lois lerner that you had. and we get this slide. we get this e-mail. put this up if we can. we get this communication. from lois lerner and richard pilger. now, mr. koskinen, did you give us this -- did you give us this e-mail? do you know? >> i don't know. >> i can tell y

was go to the department of justice early in the process and you have to remember that c.i.a. s not geared up to do interrogation but because of the nature of this war and al-qaeda being involved they were given the challenge of putting together a detention and interrogation program. they went to the department of justice and said what can we do? what legally can we do? they were given legal opinions as to what they could do and in their opinion they did not violate that. there willrxu be allegations of going above and beyond. >> but your minority report will show evidence that some of the techniques or torture did yield useful intelligence? >> absolutely. and the term torture is being used by the critics of the program. i think that term is going to be disputed -- >> is water boarding it were tour? >> water boarding is one of the specific issues investigated by the department of justice from the standpoint of does it comply with the geneva convention and they made a determination that it is authorized that it is not torture. >> let me ask you about the c.i.a. director mr. bren

and one of them to know while so much else may be uncertain, this attorney general and this department of justice stands with the people of ferguson. >> michael brown's parents said they plan to march this weekend in new york city to demand

that was factually false and the department of justice rejected it as they should have. they closed countrywide in early 2008 and bought merrill lynch after trying for years so took an advantage of an opportunity. there was an upside notwithstanding the down side largely to countrywide. so that's a red herring the bank's trying to distract people with. >> sreenivasan: lynn stout, the door has been left open for criminal investigation, but what's the likelihood that's the avenue pursued? >> that will depend on things we're not privy to. i would have to say this department of justice seems to be somewhat serious so we can all hope they're going to do the in-depth investigation dennis is calling for. it's important to note this settlement does not preclude future criminal proceedings against the bank or individuals. it's in addition to, not a substitute for criminal prosecutions. but whether we're going to be able to show any top executives had the kind of deep knowledge that you need to show to get a criminal prosecution or criminal conviction, that remains to be seen. >> i

department of justice is weighing in on a police shooting that sparked riots near st. louis. showers just off to the west of us but heavier rain on the way for today tomorrow -- for the day tomorrow >> emotions are running high in a st. louis suburb after the of an unarmed black teenager by police. >> a man lost his life and there was a police officer involved in this. we need to make sure this investigation is done right. >> hundreds of people marched in ferguson, missouri today just hours after rioting that led to 32 arrests. 18-year-old michael brown died after a police shot him multiple times in a confrontation on saturday. the fbi and the department of justice civil rights division have both joined the investigations. it would have been brown's first day of college. >> police in aurora, colorado are investigating a fatal type bombing outside a school. the security officer found the bomb between two buildings. shows thety video suspects trying to detonate the bomb outside the school saturday night. the pipe bomb failed to explode. family members say things like this should

i have already tasked to the department of justice and the fbi to investigate the death of michael brownng with local officials on the ground. the department of justice's consulting local authorities about ways they can maintain public safety without disturbing the right of peaceful protest and avoiding unnecessary escalation. i made clear that we should do what is necessary to determine what happened and to see that justice is done. i also spoke with governor jay nixon of missouri. thepressed my concern over violent turn that events have taken on the ground and underscored that it is time for all of us to reflect on what has happened. he is going to be traveling to ferguson. he is a good man and a fine governor. i am confident that he is going to be able to communicate his desire to make sure that justice is done, and his desire to make sure that public safety is maintained in an appropriate way. it is important to remember why this started. he lost a young man, michael brown. in a heartbreaking and tragic circumstance. he was 18 years old. his family will never hold michael in their ar

>> the problem is the department of justice is responsible for prosecuting such actions. it becomes increasingly clear that the department of justice may well be implicated in a coverup of its own in terms of getting to the truth about these missing emails and this whole irs scandal. we learn new things every day about the role of justice department attorneys not being forthcoming or knowing more and being fact witnesses rather than attorneys. the house of representatives called for the appointment of a special prosecutor. the house believes and i believe that the house is correct that we are not going to get a true accurate and independent investigation and criminal prosecution that's being conducted by this justice department. last thursday with regard to these missing emails i received information from a former department of homeland security official who had security clearances. he just retired in april. he contacted me and he contacted judicial watch and said there is backup material. all of these emails are backed up regularly for what is called the continuation of g

wanted them to know that while so much else may be uncertain, this attorney general and this department of justice stands with the people of ferguson. >> so the point is, rich, i know that they're going to say we use these protest martials to support both sides. does anyone believe that there's anyone supported in favor of the cop's vision of things as in favor of michael brown's vision of things? >> no, i don't believe it. look, if you want to spend money effectively, what ferguson should do is look to los angeles. los angeles had a shooting

a spokesperson for the nsa did say that snowden should talk to the department of justice, about the charges against him. that he cares more about the country than what happens to him and he also said that more revelations about the nsa are coming. >> and is there evidence what he says is true about monster mind?

tell us about the state of the justice department when you arrive in june of '73. >> when i arrived, i think a lot of people at the department of justice were dissatisfied with the way things were going. and i can't give any detail because i don't know exactly what their concerns were. there was a feeling that it was kind of motionless. when i was sworn in in the attorney general's conference room, i was sworn in by warren berger. after the swearing in of course we gather around for a reception and i heard somebody say now the department is going to start moving again. but they didn't mean just me. he meant elliott and so forth. it was like a whole new set of people who looked a little more vigorous than what they had before. klein was an interesting fellow because i wouldn't have suspected but on his wall he had a fi beta kappa plaque. that's not what you would negotiate with his name. i think he was brighter than we thought. i think what it was, he was rash. he would rush to -- when i first got there i had a case that somebody in the department signed the wrong slips and it looked l

it's the guidance who says who gets money from the department of justice, department of defense and departmentof homeland security. all of that comes under that guidance. yet we have not demanded of this administration six years they update that guidance. that has to happen. secondly, the department of justice has been called upon by the legal defense fund. we join them in saying they need to publish and collect data on every police department that's out here shooting and killing kids and killing young people. and they need to publish that data and they need to stop giving him any money because the abuse is happening through their actions. so we are saying there's a lot that can be done by executive order, by guidance, by practice and by funding. don't underestimate the amount of money that police forces get from the department -- from the federal government. you guys i, you probably know, that three years ago almost in november, that the swat team invaded my own home and held my family at gunpoint for three hours, threatening to kill us. never produced a warrant. threatened to batter down my

warm and special thanks to all of our partners gathered here today from the department of education, from the department of justice, from the department of health and human services, and from all other federal partners from across our agencies. this is really a collective and deck-on, all hands on effort to support this work. so we want to thank them for all the work they have done to make reality.it a let's give them a big round of applause. [applause] come together here this morning and will discuss and talk throughout the day isause we know that bullying not only unacceptable, but because we know we have to take action. to examine what we can do to help those youth who are bullied. to work with those that do bully. to create positive school climate, and to make sure all of our young people are supportive and are safe in communities across our country. nearly 1/3 of our young people in school report being bullied. are stilll agencies gathering the latest round of data for this latest year, but it appears that figure has remained unchanged over the past several years. bullying is still a major problem in our scho