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The House Judiciary Committee has been conducting a hearing this afternoon to receive testimony from Attorney General Eric Holder on a variety of topics.  Given the recent developments with both the IRS and AP stories, the hearing was expected to experience a few tense moments. Surely...

With so much news breaking on the IRS scandal in the wake of recent revelations that the agency unfairly targeted conservative groups, we’ve rounded up links to some of the most relevant coverage on the topic for Legal Insurrection readers. We start with big news this...

The producers of the Andrew Breitbart documentary "Hating Breitbart," have found a unique way to further ensconce the Happy Warrior into the minds of his detractors: send them a copy of their movie. The upcoming wider theater release this upcoming Friday (it will also be...

The full Inspector General report was released tonight. I'd be interested in what you find that we don't already know. Treasury Report IRS Tea Party Targeting...

When Jon Stewart is good, he's really good. And he's really good in this clip about IRS targeting of the Tea Party and the AP phone records. I found myself shouting the same bleeped out words, but for very different reasons. ...

ABC News source stands by reference to State Dept in leaked Benghazi talking points emails -- White House defenders get the controversy they want (Update - Stephen Hayes stands by his reporting as well)...

Gives up appeals in plea deal...

Hollywood couldn't have scripted it better:  A rebel group of engaged activists, derided and harassed by authorities, becomes the obsession of a powerful political machine, leading to the demise of ...

Eric Holder just ended a press conference. As previously reported by Fox News: Attorney General Eric Holder is recusing himself from the investigation into leaks made to The Associated Press, Fox News has learned. Also, as CNN reported, Holder previously had recused himself from consideration of issuance of...