About Ryan
Ryan J. Reilly is a Washington, D.C. based reporter for Main Justice. He has contributed to several news outlets including Washington City Paper, The Washington Times, The Gazette and DCist.com.
He was a senior media studies major at The Catholic University of America where he served as editor in chief of the student newspaper, The Tower and as an editorial intern at Washington City Paper.
Reilly is from Marlton, NJ and attended St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in Philadelphia, PA.
To contact Ryan, please e-mail ryanjreilly (at) gmail.com or follow him on Twitter – @RyanJReilly.
NPR Justice Correspondent Ari Shapiro Moves to White House - Main Justice
Main Justice | February 10, 2010
Ari Shapiro, the award-winning correspondent for National Public Radio who has covered the Department of Justice for five years, is moving up the media food chain. He’ll begin covering the White House in the coming weeks, focusing on national security and legal issues.
Tags: Media & Journalism, Ari Shapiro, npr, White House, Department of Justice, Justice Department
Retired Generals Hit Back At Critics of 'Gitmo' Closure, Civilian Trials - Main Justice
Main Justice | January 21, 2010
In a letter to President Barack Obama, a group of retired U.S. generals say they are “deeply concerned by the hysteria permeating the public debate” around closing the military prison at Guantánamo Bay and filing cases against terrorism suspects in civilian court. They say opponents are using the attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day as a reason to advocate for torturing suspects to gain intelligence.
Tags: Government, Justice Department
The Black Panther Case: A Legacy of Politicized Hiring - Main Justice
Main Justice | December 23, 2009
Behind the controversial voter intimidation case against the New Black Panther Party lies a network of conservative activists – including one who worked from inside the Department of Justice, on a protected perch as a career civil service attorney.
Tags: Government, Justice Department, doj, Department of Justice, J. Christian Adams, Eric Holder, New Black Panther Party, Civil Rights Division
DOJ Official: Many Factors To Weigh In State Secrets Policy - Main Justice
Main Justice | November 18, 2009
The Obama administration inherited approximately 20 state secrets cases from the Bush administration and is working to develop a stricter definition of the controversial legal privilege, Associate Deputy Attorney General Donald Verrilli said Wednesday.
Tags: Government, Department of Justice, Justice Department
Perez Plans Restoration, Revitalization of Civil Rights Division - Main Justice
Main Justice | November 17, 2009
Tom Perez, who was formally installed as the head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Friday afternoon, laid out an “agenda of restoration and revitalization” in remarks at the Great Hall of the Robert F. Kennedy building.
Tags: Government, Department of Justice
Attorney General Eric Holder I’ve been covering the Justice Department for Main Justice since early November (with a few posts in October as well), and I wanted to highlight some of the articles I’ve written so far. In addition, I’ve inserted some of the videos I’ve taken at the bottom of this post. Articles The Black Panthers Case: A Legacy of Politicized Hiring DOJ Works Overseas to Protect Intellectual Property Perez in ‘Shock’ At Lack of Hate Crime Prosecutions DOJ Official: Many Factors To Weigh In State Secrets Policy Perez Plans... [Read more]
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Photos and video I shot at at town hall meeting in Reston, VA were featured on the Huffington Post and DCist last week. Follow all my clips at http://www.publish2.com/journalists/ryan-j-reilly/clips/. Read More →
I’m proud to announce that I have been selected by the UWIRE 100 panel as one of the “best and brightest” student journalists in the country. I could not be more honored by the award. According to UWIRE, they received more than 825 nominations from more than 135 schools. View my UWIRE 100 page here. Questions about UWIRE 100 are answered on their FAQ page. Read More →
