Airbnb has a zero tolerance policy for discrimination of any kind, but that hasn’t stopped some hosts from refusing to rent their homes to consumers based on race or sexual orientation. In order to address these issues, Airbnb has now begun to review its policies, enlisting the help of former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. [More]
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Twitter Sues Justice Dept., Says It Has First Amendment Right To Transparency
By 10.7.14
While Twitter is a platform through which millions of users can instantly share and access real-time information about everything from anti-government protests in Hong Kong to who won the Head of Household challenge on Big Brother, the company itself can say very little about the ways in which federal authorities use Twitter for surveillance; it can’t even reveal if there have been no national security requests. In an effort to poke a hole in that steel curtain, Twitter has sued the Justice Dept., U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the FBI and its Director James Comey. [More]
Justice Dept. Letting Bank Of America Squirm While CEO Asks For Mortgage-Related Settlement
By 6.20.14
Bank of America has reportedly been working out a settlement deal with the Department of Justice over its mortgage-related misdeeds. Last week, the arrangement was for a rumored $12 billion at least. But the negotiations stalled out, and the two parties haven’t talked in a week or more. Apparently, the bank is blinking first, and trying to get the Attorney General back to the table. [More]
Too Big To Jail? Not So Much Says Attorney General Eric Holder
By 1.24.14
There’s no such thing as too big to jail. We’ve heard the saying a number of times since the 2008 financial crisis, but now Attorney General Eric Holder is attempting to put a stop to assumptions that financial institutions and their executives are too large to be indicted. [More]
Senators Call Out Attorney General For Treating Banks Like They Are “Too Big To Jail”
By 1.29.13
Like many Americans, Senators Charles Grassley (Iowa) and Sherrod Brown (Ohio) think federal investigators have given banks a mere slap on the wrists for their part in the economic collapse and other misdeeds. So in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the pair wonder if banks are being viewed by the DOJ as “too big to jail.” [More]
College Football Bowl System Apparently Warrants DOJ's Attention
By 5.4.11
Because antitrust investigators at the Justice Department made such quick work of their investigations into the United/Continental and NBC/Universal mergers, they apparently have plenty of free time to wonder why there are no playoffs in the Bowl Championship Series. [More]
Attorney General Forms Team To Look Into Oil Price Manipulation
By 4.21.11
Someone at the Attorney General’s office must have finally looked at how high gasoline prices are right now and thought, “Maybe there’s something more than meets the eye here,” because President Obama announced earlier today that the AG is gathering his forces to see what, if any, behind-the-scenes shenanigans are going on to keep prices so high. [More]
