It seems that the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics isn't particularly enamored with right-wing filmmaker James O'Keefe's use of the April 3 primary D.C. primary to make a point about the need for voter identification laws. more ›

In an attempt to defend the notion of voter identification laws, James O'Keefe—the conservative activist whose videos attempt, sometimes fruitfully, to embarrass the right wing's boogeymen—set his cameras on D.C.'s primary election last week. more ›

Today brings an interesting development in the Robert Wone civil trial: United States Attorney General Eric Holder is one of the many people who have been called to testify during the proceedings, according to court documents obtained by the blog Who Murdered Robert Wone?. more ›

In news that is sure to slow the momentum of the D.C. House Voting Rights Act, the Post has a front page story this morning about how lawyers at the Department of Justice believe that the measure is unconstitutional. An unpublished opinion from the department's Office of Legal Counsel was apparently rejected by Attorney General Eric Holder, who instead asked the solicitor general's office to weigh whether the government could defend the legislation if it was challenged in court. It could, states the article. more ›

Amazing. The Justice Department announced this morning that it will be dropping all charges against former Sen. Ted "Series of Tubes" Stevens. Attorney General Eric Holder said that prosecutors improperly withheld evidence from Stevens' attorneys during his trial, in which he was convicted on seven felony corruption charges. Stevens had appealed his case, but due to these embarrassing revelations, the Justice Department now won't even seek a new trial for the former Alaska senator. NPR's Nina Totenberg first reported the story this morning, noting that Holder made the decision to put an end to the Stevens case late yesterday. more ›