Furthermore, as a number of former solicitors general from both Republican and Democratic administrations have noted, releasing internal documents would significantly compromise the ability of the solicitor general's office to obtain advice necessary in defending the American people in legal proceedings. |
In the four years since the passage of the USA Patriot Act there has not been a single verified abuse of the act's provisions, including in the department's own inspector general's report to Congress. |
In this case, exercising the discretion that Congress is now encouraging us to exercise, the FBI has determined that allowing the recipient to disclose its identity, and only its identity, will not harm the national security or interfere with an ongoing investigation. |
significant milestone in that process. |
The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's top priority remains fighting the war on terrorism, ... However, it is not our sole priority. In fact, Congress has directed the department to focus on other priorities, such as obscenity. |
The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's top priority remains fighting the war on terrorism. However, it is not our sole priority. In fact, Congress has directed the department to focus on other priorities, such as obscenity. |
The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division found that the new identification requirements had no negative purpose or effect, nor is there any evidence, for that matter, that the voter ID requirements have a negative effect on the turnout of any voters. |
The Department of Justice looks forward to presenting this important case before the court. |
The government in seeking this data is not attempting to obtain information about individual computer users. Our sole intent is to make the Internet safer for our youth. |
The information is uncorroborated, and the source is of questionable reliability, ... continues to be evaluated by the intelligence community. |
The National Security Agency activities described by the president were conducted in accordance with the law and provide a critical tool in the war on terror that saves lives and protects civil liberties at the same time. |
The president has made clear that he will use his constitutional and statutory authorities to protect the American people from further terrorist attacks. |
They will not be making a determination on the lawfulness on the NSA program, but rather will determine whether the department's lawyers complied with their professional obligations in connection with examining this program. |
This information continues to be evaluated by the intelligence community. |
This is an inaccurate and misinformed interpretation of the administration's legal analysis. |