DOJ finds prosecutorial misconduct in ex-senator Stevens case
- 11:55 AM — May 31 —
- Source: JURIST - Paper Chase
[JURIST] A report [text, PDF] released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] concluded that two of the prosecutors involved in the 2008 trial of former senator Ted Stevens [JURIST news archive] acted recklessly in their management of evidence, leading to a failure to disclose crucial evidence to Stevens's defense team. Read More
Slap on wrist for prosecutors who changed history by wrongfully convicting Ted Stevens
- 10:35 AM — May 29 —
- Source: Legal Insurrection
So many things had to go wrong for Obamacare to evade a Senate filibuster. Read More
Justice Department: Misconduct by 2 in Stevens case
- 7:32 PM — May 24 —
- Source: Top Conservative Blogs
The Justice Department's internal ethics watchdog says two prosecutors in the bungled corruption case against Sen. Ted Stevens engaged in reckless professional misconduct by failing to disclose information favorable to the defense. Read More
Lawyers who prosecuted Sen. Stevens suspended
- 2:44 PM — May 24 —
- Source: USA Today Blogs
Two Justice Department trial lawyers involved in the botched corruption prosecution of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens have been suspended without pay for "reckless professional misconduct" in failing disclose critical information to the senator's defense team. Read More
Law Blog Doc Dump: Findings of DOJ Ethics Probe into Stevens Prosecution
- 2:10 PM — May 24 —
- Source: Law Blog - The Wall Street Journal
At the request of the chairmen of the House and Senate judiciary committees, the Justice Department turned over its internal report on the botched prosecution of the late Sen. Ted Stevens. Read More
Wait for inquiry's findings before revisiting Stevens case
- 5:23 PM — Apr 28 —
- Source: Federal Times
Some lawmakers and criminal defense lawyers have been calling for the firing of the six federal prosecutors who secured a conviction in 2008 of the late Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, for financial disclosure wrongdoing. Read More
Alaska's Only House Member May Have Misused Campaign Funds
- 2:19 PM — Apr 21 —
- Source: Daily Intelligencer
This wouldn't be the first criminal investigation into campaign impropriety by Representative Young. Read More
Prosecutor Who Led Ill-Fated Ted Stevens Case To Leave Justice Department
- 7:57 AM — Apr 16 —
- Source: NPR
A federal prosecutor who led the elite public integrity unit when the case against the late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens collapsed has told associates he will leave the Justice Department. Read More
Al Franken's fundraising algebra
- 8:37 PM — Apr 2 —
- Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC
In the e-mail, Franken makes a math metaphor, urging donors to pay up to prevent Republicans from taking control of the Senate, a proposition he calls "some math I don't love."Read More
Ted Stevens Prosecution: Special Counsel Says Prosecutors Intentionally Withheld Information
- 1:46 PM — Mar 28 —
- Source: The Huffington Post
A special counsel says prosecutors were so intent on winning a corruption case against the late Sen. Ted Stevens that they intentionally withheld information they were obligated to give the defense. Read More



