Justice Dept. repudiates memo on torture

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Report: Justice Dept. Memo Offers Basis
for Torture (Reuters)

Report: Justice Dept. Memo Offers Basis
for Torture (Reuters) 06/07/2004 11:35 PM
Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department offered justification for the use of torture against al Qaeda detainees in an August 2002 memo to the White House, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

Justice Dept. Toughens Rule on Torture

Justice Dept. Toughens Rule on Torture 12/31/2004 08:44 PM
The Justice Department has broadened its definition of torture, retreating from a memo that defined torture extremely narrowly.

Justice memo redefines torture

Justice memo redefines torture 12/31/2004 06:32 PM
Xeni Jardin: The US Justice Department has released a new memo that revises and broadens the definition of torture, replacing a 2002 memo that justified its use to protect national security.

The 17-page document states flatly that torture violates U.S. and international law and omits two of the most controversial assertions made in now-disavowed 2002 Justice Department documents: that President Bush, as commander in chief in wartime, had authority superseding U.S. anti-torture laws and that U.S. personnel had several legal defenses against criminal liability in such cases.

"Consideration of the bounds of any such authority would be inconsistent with the president's unequivocal directive that United States personnel not engage in torture," said the memo from Daniel Levin, acting chief of the Office of Legal Counsel, to Deputy Attorney General James Comey.

Critics in Congress and many legal experts say the original documents set up a legal framework that led to abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, in Afghanistan and at the U.S. prison camp for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. After the Iraqi prison abuses came to light, the Justice Department in June disavowed its previous legal reasoning and set to work on the replacement document to be released Friday. The Justice Department memo, dated Thursday, was released less than a week before the Senate Judiciary Committee is to consider President Bush's nomination of his chief White House counsel, Alberto Gonzales, to replace John Ashcroft as attorney general.

Link to CBS News story (thanks, Scott Hille), Li nk to NPR (audio) coverage, WaPo, Guardian.

Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry on Memo
Theft

Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry on Memo
Theft 04/27/2004 01:13 PM
Prosecutor David N. Kelley will lead the case, which concerns accusations that Republican Congressional aides stole sensitive Democratic memorandums.

Justice Dept. Memo Redefines 'Torture'
(washingtonpost.com)

Justice Dept. Memo Redefines 'Torture'
(washingtonpost.com) 12/31/2004 08:31 PM
expands the definition .. WaPo

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37687-2004Dec30.html
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Justice Issues Rewritten Memo on Torture
(AP)

Justice Issues Rewritten Memo on Torture
(AP) 12/30/2004 11:48 PM
AP - The Justice Department is issuing a rewritten legal memo on the meaning of torture, backing away from its own assertions prior to the Iraqi prison abuse scandal that torture had to involve "excruciating and agonizing pain."

Discourse.net: OLC's Aug. 1, 2002
Torture Memo ("the Bybee Memo")

Discourse.net: OLC's Aug. 1, 2002
Torture Memo ("the Bybee Memo") 06/14/2004 11:23 AM
Discourse.net: OLC's Aug. 1, 2002 Torture Memo ("the Bybee Memo") .. there in an official government document

discourse.net/archives/2004/06/olcs_aug_1_2002_torture_memo _the_bybee_memo.html
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" OLC?s Aug. 1, 2002 Torture Memo (?the
Bybee Memo?)"

" OLC?s Aug. 1, 2002 Torture Memo (?the
Bybee Memo?)" 06/18/2004 12:29 AM

Justice Dept. Cracks Down on Net Piracy
(AP)

Justice Dept. Cracks Down on Net Piracy
(AP) 04/22/2004 01:17 PM
AP - Undercover investigations into Internet piracy identified more than 100 people in the United States and abroad involved in the theft of more than $50 million worth of music, movies and software, U.S. authorities said Thursday.

Wait, You Didn't Think We Could Trust
the Justice Dept Did You?

Wait, You Didn't Think We Could Trust
the Justice Dept Did You? 11/02/2003 06:30 AM
an article

nytimes.com/2003/10/31/national/31JUST.html
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FBI, Justice Dept. to Face 9/11 Panel
(AP)

FBI, Justice Dept. to Face 9/11 Panel
(AP) 04/13/2004 07:24 AM
AP - The independent commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks is turning its spotlight on the FBI and Justice Department, with commission members seeking to determine what law enforcement officials did when confronted with the rising threat of an al-Qaida attack.

Justice Dept. Cracks Down on Net Piracy

Justice Dept. Cracks Down on Net Piracy 04/22/2004 06:43 PM
AP via Daily Press Apr 22 2004 10:09PM GMT

State Dept. Warned White House on
Torture (AP)

State Dept. Warned White House on
Torture (AP) 06/11/2004 01:59 AM
AP - The State Department warned the White House two years ago that rejecting international standards against torture when dealing with detainees could put U.S. troops at risk.

Oracle blasts Justice Dept.'s case

Oracle blasts Justice Dept.'s case 06/07/2004 08:37 PM
ZDNet Jun 8 2004 0:00AM GMT

Justice Dept. Cautious About Becoming
Copyright Police

Justice Dept. Cautious About Becoming
Copyright Police 08/23/2004 02:46 PM
Fascinating statement in an otherwise news-free talk this morning at the PFF Aspen meeting by R. Hewitt Pate, head of the U.S. Justice Department's Antitrust Division. He seemed to indicate that the department has more than enough on its plate already without also taking on the role the entertainment cartel and its friends in Congress have been urging: copyright cops when it comes to ordinary infringement. Pate urged more self-enforcement -- not a totally happy thought if this means the industry gets the power to sue anyone who merely advocates the use of technology, including file-sharing, that might be used for purposes of infringement, as some are pushing today. But he threw some welcome cold water on the industry's wish for a government-led crackdown. "The idea that copyright shold be shifted wholesale to be a Justice Department activity is something people should take with a grain of salt," he said. Good.

Justice Dept. rewrites prison advice

Justice Dept. rewrites prison advice 06/24/2004 10:08 AM

Justice Dept.: Microsoft's 'fallen
short'

Justice Dept.: Microsoft's 'fallen
short' 01/17/2004 10:56 PM
The U.S. Department of Justice expresses concern that the software giant has not completely lived up to its agreement to disclose Windows communications protocols.

Making The Justice Dept. A Copyright
Busybody

Making The Justice Dept. A Copyright
Busybody 05/02/2004 04:59 PM

Justice Dept: Removing PeopleSoft would
mean duopoly

Justice Dept: Removing PeopleSoft would
mean duopoly 06/10/2004 04:44 AM
ZDNet UK Jun 10 2004 8:49AM GMT

Public's Right to Know video censored by
Justice Dept

Public's Right to Know video censored by
Justice Dept 08/28/2004 03:27 PM
Cory Doctorow: Michael filed a Freedom of Information Act request the the Justice Department to get it to release a movie called "The Public's Right to Know." The Department released part of the video, but redacted sections of it, claiming that since the video had been produced by a private contractor who hadn't assigned copyright to the feds, they didn't have the right to release it to him. How convenient. There's a reason that the feds aren't allowed to copyright the stuff they make with our tax dollars: it's stupid and dirty and irresponsible as hell to circumvent that duty to make the public's bought-and-paid material available to the public by failing to negotiate the rights when contracting out to the private sector. Link (Thanks, Michael!)

Justice Dept Wants CIA Interrogation
Tactics Shown

Justice Dept Wants CIA Interrogation
Tactics Shown 07/03/2004 10:00 AM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 3 2004 1:37PM GMT

Justice Dept. Identifies Internet
Pirates (AP)

Justice Dept. Identifies Internet
Pirates (AP) 04/23/2004 10:51 AM
AP - An international effort to dismantle major Internet piracy groups has identified more than 100 people in the United States and abroad involved in the theft of more than $50 million in music, movies, games and computer software, U.S. authorities said Thursday.

Justice Dept. Demands Abortion Records
(AP)

Justice Dept. Demands Abortion Records
(AP) 02/12/2004 06:24 PM
AP - Under fire from abortion-rights groups, Attorney General John Ashcroft insisted Thursday that doctor-patient privacy is not threatened by a government attempt to subpoena medical records in a lawsuit over the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.

Justice Dept. Turns Over BALCO Documents
(AP)

Justice Dept. Turns Over BALCO Documents
(AP) 04/27/2004 01:11 PM
AP - The Justice Department gave a Senate committee documents that could help U.S. Olympic officials keep drug cheaters out of the Athens Games.

Justice Dept. Rewrites Prison Advice
(AP)

Justice Dept. Rewrites Prison Advice
(AP) 06/23/2004 08:20 PM
AP - The Justice Department is rewriting its legal advice on how far U.S. interrogators can go to pry information from detainees, working under much different circumstances from the writers of earlier memos that appeared to justify torture.

Justice Dept. Identifies Internet
Pirates

Justice Dept. Identifies Internet
Pirates 04/23/2004 12:08 PM
SiliconValley.com Apr 23 2004 3:48PM GMT

Justice Dept. drops bid for N.Y.
abortion records

Justice Dept. drops bid for N.Y.
abortion records 04/26/2004 08:20 PM

Oracle, Justice Dept. write up opposing
views

Oracle, Justice Dept. write up opposing
views 07/13/2004 06:55 PM
ZDNet Jul 13 2004 11:10PM GMT

Justice Dept. closes Net music antitrust
scrutiny

Justice Dept. closes Net music antitrust
scrutiny 12/23/2003 08:07 PM
CNET Dec 23 2003 7:45PM ET

Justice Dept censors Supreme Court
ruling

Justice Dept censors Supreme Court
ruling 08/29/2004 10:41 AM
Cory Doctorow: Becky sez, "The Justice Dept. blacked out (censored) the part of a Supreme Court decision that calls into question the willy-nilly use of the vague notion of 'domestic security' to suppress dissent. Oy."

Ostensibly, they would use their powers of censorship only to remove material that truly could jeopardize US operations. But in reality, what did they do? They blacked out a quotation from a Supreme Court decision:

"The danger to political dissent is acute where the Government attempts to act under so vague a concept as the power to protect 'domestic security.' Given the difficulty of defining the domestic security interest, the danger of abuse in acting to protect that interest becomes apparent."

The mind reels at such a blatant abuse of power (and at the sheer chutzpah of using national security as an excuse to censor a quotation about using national security as an excuse to stifle dissent).

Link (Thanks, Becky!)

Oracle hits hard at Justice Dept.'s case

Oracle hits hard at Justice Dept.'s case 06/07/2004 06:57 PM

Oracle, Justice Dept. ready for hot date
(SiliconValley.com)

Oracle, Justice Dept. ready for hot date
(SiliconValley.com) 06/05/2004 08:57 AM
SiliconValley.com - Oracle's $7.7 billion hostile bid to buy PeopleSoft heads to court Monday, the latest stop for the Silicon Valley takeover saga that started almost a year ago to the day.

Justice Dept ends scrutiny of record
labels

Justice Dept ends scrutiny of record
labels 12/24/2003 05:22 AM
ZDNet UK Dec 24 2003 4:08AM ET

PeopleSoft Says Justice Dept. Is Urged
to Block Oracle Bid

PeopleSoft Says Justice Dept. Is Urged
to Block Oracle Bid 02/11/2004 01:09 AM
Lawyers at the Department of Justice are recommending that the agency seek to block the Oracle Corporation's $9.4 billion hostile takeover of PeopleSoft Inc.

Justice Dept. staff recommends blocking
Oracle bid

Justice Dept. staff recommends blocking
Oracle bid 02/11/2004 01:18 AM
Antitrust division lawyers at the department recommend filing suit to block Oracle's acquisition of PeopleSoft, indicating that Oracle may face a serious setback in its embattled bid for its rival.

U.S. Justice Dept. witnesses decry lack
of choices

U.S. Justice Dept. witnesses decry lack
of choices 06/15/2004 01:46 AM
CNET Asia Jun 15 2004 5:35AM GMT

Court upholds Microsoft-Justice Dept.
settlement

Court upholds Microsoft-Justice Dept.
settlement 06/30/2004 09:08 PM
Appellate ruling rejects Massachusetts' call for stiffer penalties in antitrust case. "Well done!" the court says of the deal.

Justice Dept. sweeps suspected 'warez'
groups

Justice Dept. sweeps suspected 'warez'
groups 04/22/2004 06:43 PM
ZDNet Apr 22 2004 10:12PM GMT

Justice Dept. witnesses decry lack of
choices

Justice Dept. witnesses decry lack of
choices 06/14/2004 07:34 PM
Government elaborates on contention that an Oracle-PeopleSoft merger would crush competitiveness.
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