Jerry Markon | The Seattle Times

March 16, 2016 at 3:55 pm

Ex-judges challenge Justice official who said 3-year-old could represent self in court

Jack Weil, a longtime immigration judge who is responsible for training other judges, made his unconventional assertions about children in a Seattle case.

Local News

March 4, 2016 at 9:16 am

Can a 3-year-old represent herself in immigration court? Judge in Seattle case thinks so

A senior Justice Department official is arguing that 3- and 4-year-olds can learn immigration law well enough to represent themselves in court, staking out an...

Local News

July 25, 2013 at 7:33 pm

Idaho mom sues Obama over federal surveillance program

Anna Smith is a nurse and mother of two who lives in rural Idaho, works the night shift at a Spokane hospital and goes to...

Nation & World

December 13, 2012 at 7:14 pm

White House, charities battle over future of tax deduction

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration and the nation’s most prominent charities are embroiled in a tense, behind-the-scenes debate over President Obama’s push to scale back...

Nation & World

April 3, 2012 at 8:46 pm

Judge wants Holder to explain Obama’s health-law comments

Attorney General Eric Holder must submit a three-page, single-spaced letter by noon Thursday explaining President Obama's "judicial activism" comments about the current review by the...

Nation & World

January 27, 2012 at 10:05 pm

Anthrax probe: Justice Department arguing against itself

Documents filed by federal lawyers in a Florida lawsuit appeared to contradict the government in its case against accused anthrax killer Bruce Ivins.

Nation & World

January 27, 2012 at 10:05 pm

Insiders say Paul endorsed racially charged newsletters

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul was deeply involved in the company that published racially charged newsletters, people close to his operations say.

Nation & World

January 9, 2012 at 12:00 am

Rape redefined for FBI to include male victims

The Obama administration on Friday expanded the FBI's definition of rape to count men as victims for the first time and to drop the requirement...

Nation & World

October 31, 2011 at 12:00 am

That muffin didn’t cost taxpayers $16 after all

Justice Department auditors, who last month had criticized the department for spending $16.80 apiece for pastries at a conference in Washington, D.C., now says the...

June 17, 2011 at 10:05 pm

13-year-old federal-court suit against Bin Laden dismissed

A federal judge on Friday approved prosecutors' request to dismiss criminal charges against Osama bin Laden.

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