The Justice Department cited an example of a Maricopa County officer slammed a pregnant Latina woman—who was in her driveway—into her car repeatedly. more ›

Ticketmaster has been served...with subpoenas. "Four government agencies in the U.S. and Canada, including the Justice Department, are investigating the West Hollywood company's activities in reselling concert tickets," explains LA Biz Observed. The inquiry is to uncover information pertaining to their work with ticket brokers, "including the names of every broker who resells tickets on its TicketsNow site." more ›

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Max Hardcore aka Paul Little was indicted by the Feds yesterday on 10 counts of obscenity in a Florida court. more ›

Two men who should be exalted as heroes are instead rotting in prison and getting violently assaulted by other inmates. In February of 2005, a Mexican national named Osbaldo Aldrete-Davila fled U.S. Border Patrol Agents who were checking to see what his van was doing at the U.S.-Mexico border near Fabens, Texas. During the chase, Aldrete-Davila fought with the Border Patrol and appeared to pull a gun. Agents shot and wounded him, then discovered that... more ›

Jose Canseco, who was recently signed to the San Diego Surf Dogs was traded yesterday after just one game. And, Snoop Dogg, he's coming to the LBC.

Reno Silver Sox general manager Dwight Dortsh said Tuesday that the former Major League Baseball slugger, who played for San Diego in Monday's 4-3 victory over Chico, will be traded to the Long Beach Armada for a player to be named later. - Nevada Appeal

For now, it's safe to keep searching for "donkey porn," "D-lysergic acid diethylamide" and "discount plutonium" on Google. Yesterday a judge ruled that Google does not have to hand over search records to the Justice Department, which, some lawyers say, is on "a fishing expedition." more ›

I call President Bush a terrorist. I call those around him terrorists, as well: Condoleeza Rice, Rumsfeld, Gonzales in the Justice Department, and certainly Cheney. I think all of these men sit — and women — sit in the midst of an enormous conspiracy that has been unraveling America for the last six years. It is tragic that the dubious way in which this president acquired power should have begun to unravel the Constitution.

This morning authorities announced that Jack Abramoff will plead guilty to fraud charges in Washington and Miami, allowing him, as the AP writes, "to cooperate in a massive government investigation of influence peddling involving members of Congress." more ›

Even with Ashcroft out of office, the Justice Department still wants to get its hands on some pornography. We caught this story first in Broadcasting & Cable (subscription required) but it's also available in The Daily News and elsewhere. Extreme Associates won a reprieve when a US District Judge dismissed the obscenity case against them last month but now the Department of Justice says it will appeal the decision. more ›