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What powers authorized by a U.S President can be compared to the current U.S. Patriot Act? some come to mind like FISA but what else? also, w...

ATLANTA -- In February 2007, Alberto Gonzales, the attorney general under President George W. Bush, warned those who murdered black people with impunity during the civil rights era: "Y...

CBS NewsMarquez: McCollum's desperate moveMiamiHerald.comOn the same day that Attorney General and GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum unveiled his proposed ``tougher but fairer than ...McCollum Faces Backlash after Proposing Law Like Arizona...

Alabama AG sues BP, others over Gulf oil spillThe Associated PressMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama's attorney general is suing BP and others over the Gulf oil spill because he says the oil company has broken too many promises ...and more »...

MyFox Los AngelesProposed California law would sanction cities that pay excessive salariesLos Angeles TimesMeasure would raise income tax to 50% for overpaid council members, impose fiscal penalties on cities designated by the attorney general, and requir...

ReutersFlorida immigrant crackdown aims to outdo Arizona lawsThe GuardianFlorida's attorney general today promised to introduce laws emulating – and exceeding – the draconian clampdown on undocumented immigrants recently attempted by Arizona. The prop...

Mother JonesState subpoenas records from 'foreclosure mills'Sarasota Herald-TribuneSarasota's legal community has sounded the alarm for years over shoddy or fraudulent paperwork being used to take thousands of properties from ...PNJ picks: att...

Law firm in Bell investigation gave Brown 00San Jose Mercury NewsSACRAMENTO, Calif.—A law firm subpoenaed by the attorney general's office in its investigation of excessive pay in a Los ...and more »...

Mother JonesForeclosure mills: State subpoenas records from three Florida law firmsSarasota Herald-TribuneSarasota's legal community has sounded the alarm for years over shoddy or fraudulent paperwork being used to take thousands of properties from .....

Mother JonesAttorney general investigates law firms in alleged falsified foreclosuresTampabay.comAs foreclosures soar to record levels, Florida homeowners, defense lawyers and even some judges have ...Three S. Fla. law firms target of probeSouth Florida B...