COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM, UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES v. LYNCH

  1. July 30, 2015

    Judge Chides Attys In Heated 'Fast And Furious' Hearing

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge chided counsel for the House Oversight Committee and U.S. Department of Justice Thursday, warning them not to argue with each other after they sparred over whether the DOJ should cough up certain documents related to its ill-fated "Fast and Furious" anti-gun-running operation.

  2. November 05, 2014

    Holder Blames Gun Probe On Issa And His 'Idiot Cronies'

    The U.S. Department of Justice has fulfilled a court order to turn over thousands of documents to the House committee investigating the "Fast and Furious" gun-walking initiative, a trove that reportedly includes an email in which Attorney General Eric Holder says committee chair Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. and his "idiot cronies" are using the investigation to play politics.

  3. October 06, 2014

    Holder Dodges House Bid For 'Fast and Furious' Contempt

    A Washington federal judge on Monday refused to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of court in the "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking program litigation, stymieing a bid by House lawmakers to put the nation's top law enforcement official behind bars.

  4. August 20, 2014

    House Committee's Bid For 'Fast and Furious' Docs Stymied

    The U.S. Department of Justice does not have to immediately cough up documents subpoenaed by a House committee in a dispute over the controversial "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking program, but must prove that privilege legitimately applies to each document, a D.C. federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  5. May 15, 2014

    DOJ 'Fast And Furious' Privilege Overreaches, Lawmakers Say

    The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform urged a Washington, D.C., federal judge on Thursday to force the U.S. Department of Justice to turn over internal documents relating to its controversial Fast and Furious gun-tracking program, claiming the agency's use of executive privilege undermines the committee's investigative duties.

  6. October 03, 2013

    'Fast And Furious' Suit Delayed Until Shutdown Ends

    A Washington federal judge said Thursday that the federal government shutdown would delay a suit brought by a group of legislators seeking internal U.S. Department of Justice documents related to the controversial Fast and Furious gun-tracking program.

  7. October 01, 2013

    DOJ Must Face Legislators' 'Fast And Furious' Suit

    A D.C. federal judge on Monday refused the U.S. Justice Department's request to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a group of legislators seeking to compel the release of certain records pertaining to the Operation "Fast and Furious" gunrunning scandal, saying the court has jurisdiction to rule on a dispute between government branches.

  8. April 24, 2013

    DOJ Ignores Judicial Role In Fast And Furious Suit: Judge

    A Washington federal judge seemed unlikely Wednesday to toss House Republicans' lawsuit seeking U.S. Department of Justice documents related to the controversial Fast and Furious gun-tracking program, saying the agency's arguments ignored the court's check-and-balance role among government branches.

  9. October 16, 2012

    DOJ Calls House Fast And Furious Suit A Political Dispute

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday pressed a Washington federal judge to toss a U.S. House of Representatives committee's suit seeking to force the production of internal DOJ documents related to the botched "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking operation.

  10. August 13, 2012

    House Committee Sues Holder Over Fast And Furious Docs

    A U.S. House of Representatives committee sued Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday over his refusal to comply with a congressional subpoena and turn over internal documents related to the infamous "Fast and Furious" gun-walking operation.

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