Del Wilber

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Del Wilber

» Federal Courts Reporter | Del Wilber is the Post's federal courts reporter. He covers U.S. District Court in Washington and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. He started in June and welcomes reader feedback on legal and law enforcement issues. He joined the paper in 2004 and has spent most of his career covering criminal justice.

Articles by Del Wilber

Abramoff Gets Reduced Sentence of Four Years in Prison (September 5, 2008)

Judge Won't Move Trial For Stevens To Alaska (August 21, 2008)

Job-Seeker Who Changed Her Gender Goes to Court (August 20, 2008)

Legal Logjam May Be Ahead (August 20, 2008)

Bush Administration Rule on Pollution Struck Down (August 20, 2008)

Justice Dept. Moves Toward Charges Against Contractors in Iraq Shooting (August 17, 2008)

Court Filings Reveal Evidence Against Stevens (August 16, 2008)

DMV Employee Gets 18 Months for Illegally Providing Licenses (August 15, 2008)

'Remorseful' Friend of Accused Ringleader Pleads Guilty (August 14, 2008)

Woman Sentenced in Bribery Scam to Sell Driver's Licenses (August 13, 2008)

Baltimore Man Admits Recording 2 Movies at Theater (August 12, 2008)

Judge Rules Indians Owed $455 Million (August 8, 2008)

Government Asserts Ivins Acted Alone (August 7, 2008)

Deportation Snarls Racketeering Case (August 3, 2008)

Scientist Set to Discuss Plea Bargain In Deadly Attacks Commits Suicide (August 2, 2008)

Alaska's Stevens Pleads Not Guilty (August 1, 2008)

Judge Orders Miers to Testify (August 1, 2008)

Employee's Boyfriend Admits Fraud (July 30, 2008)

D.C. Is Sued Again Over Handgun Rules (July 29, 2008)

Bid to Trick Bankers Is Alleged (July 25, 2008)

Life Term Given to Leader of PCP Ring (July 24, 2008)

Siblings Support Greater Freedom for Hinckley (July 22, 2008)

Six Area Men Indicted in Counterfeit Check Ring (July 19, 2008)

Judge Says Detainee's Trial Will Proceed (July 18, 2008)

Judge Jails Participant In Scandal After Plea (July 17, 2008)

Terrorism Suspect May Petition Civilian Court (July 16, 2008)

Former Lobbyist Is Charged With Trying To Destroy Evidence (July 16, 2008)

Judges Toss EPA Rule To Reduce Smog, Soot (July 12, 2008)

Redskins Score a Legal And Financial Victory (July 12, 2008)

Court Chips Away at White House Secrecy (July 12, 2008)

City Urges Judge to Allow Checkpoints (July 10, 2008)

Ex-Salon Owner Charged as Early Cohort in Tax Scam (July 8, 2008)

Court Nominee Accused of Plagiarism Won't Withdraw (July 8, 2008)

Woman Accused in Tax Scam Is Aiding Probe (July 5, 2008)

Former Driver for Bin Laden Seeks Delay in Military Trial (July 4, 2008)

Judges Cite Need for Reliable Evidence To Hold Detainees (July 1, 2008)

In Courts, Afghanistan Air Base May Become Next Guantanamo (June 29, 2008)

Guantanamo Detainee to File Habeas Petition (June 26, 2008)

Ex-IRS Employee Could Plead Guilty (June 25, 2008)

Appeals Court Invalidates Detainee's 'Enemy' Status (June 24, 2008)

Judge Urged to Order Associates Of President to Honor Subpoena (June 24, 2008)

Class Action Filed Over Checkpoints (June 21, 2008)

Ex-Schools Employee and Friend Admit ID Theft (June 20, 2008)

Federal Judge Rules Arrests Were Illegal (June 19, 2008)

Ex-Bush Aide Gets New Trial on Appeal (June 18, 2008)

Man Who Sold Missile Technology to India Receives 35-Month Sentence (June 17, 2008)

Habeas Ruling Lays Bare the Divide Among Justices (June 15, 2008)

Detainees Now Have Access to Federal Court (June 13, 2008)

What Is Owed to Native Americans? (June 11, 2008)

Doctors Request Increase in Freedom, Driver's License for Hinckley (June 7, 2008)

Former NRCC Treasurer Embezzled $500,000, Court Papers Say (June 7, 2008)

Employee and Boyfriend Charged in Another Refund Scam (June 4, 2008)

Former GOP Staff Member Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charge (June 3, 2008)

Judges Uphold Voting Rights Act (May 31, 2008)

More Step Up To Complain About FAA (May 31, 2008)

Grand Jury Probes Blackwater Shootings (May 28, 2008)

American Accused of Shoddy Maintenance (May 17, 2008)

Auction of Slots at N.Y. Airports Proposed (May 17, 2008)

Report of Smoke Sends Plane Back for Emergency Landing (May 16, 2008)

Summer's Flight Plan: Delays and Rising Fares (May 14, 2008)

Cause of Jet Crash Remains Elusive (May 13, 2008)

United's New Plan Could Cost D.C. (April 30, 2008)

Now Boarding at BWI: Security With Hint of Calm (April 29, 2008)

Texas Coverup Is Latest FAA Black Eye (April 25, 2008)

Delta, Northwest Call Varied Fleet an Asset (April 24, 2008)

Air Merger To Test Its Blue Sky on Hill Skeptics (April 24, 2008)

Fuel Costs Squeeze U.S. Airlines (April 23, 2008)

U.S. to Insist That Travel Industry Get Fingerprints (April 22, 2008)

Groundings Prompt FAA Safety Overhaul (April 19, 2008)

Mapping Out an Airline for a New World (April 16, 2008)

Delta, Northwest Agree to Merger (April 15, 2008)

More American Flights Canceled Over Jets' Wiring (April 11, 2008)

American Cancels 1,000 Flights (April 10, 2008)

American Cancels Flights Again to Inspect Wiring (April 9, 2008)

Airline Passengers Face Even More Fees (April 9, 2008)

Airline Safety Alarms Unheeded (April 4, 2008)

4 Airlines Probed After Safety Audit, FAA Officials Say (April 3, 2008)

Airlines, FAA Under Fire on the Hill (April 2, 2008)

Airlines, Pilots Say Safety Plan in Jeopardy (February 16, 2008)

Airport Security Technology Stuck In the Pipeline (February 8, 2008)

FAA Exodus Sparks Concerns Over Fatigue (February 3, 2008)

DELAYED: The Soaring Toll (January 27, 2008)

Traveler With Gun Apparently Clears Security Checkpoint (January 23, 2008)

Will Mergers Fly? (January 22, 2008)

Southern Winter Storm Forces Major Flight Disruptions (January 20, 2008)

D.C. Airport Pass Speeds Travelers Clear to the Gate (January 17, 2008)

Design Flaw Said to Have Caused Minn. Bridge to Collapse (January 15, 2008)

Avoiding Plane Crashes By Crunching Numbers (January 13, 2008)

Fliers' Data Left Exposed, Report Says (January 12, 2008)

Fliers Happy to End Holiday Travel Pains (January 2, 2008)

Redacted Air-Traffic Safety Survey Released (January 1, 2008)

Celebrity Chefs Bring Plane Food to New Heights (January 1, 2008)

Bad Weather Cuts Flights Through Midwest Hub (December 29, 2007)

Week Heaps Havoc on Top Of '07 Air Travel Headaches (December 28, 2007)

Copter Pilot Couldn't Check Descent, Investigators Say (December 21, 2007)

Flights Restricted At Overloaded JFK (December 20, 2007)

Flights at N.Y.'s JFK To Be Capped (December 19, 2007)

Two Jets Pass Within 300 Feet on Runways (December 8, 2007)

Risk of Runway Collisions High, GAO Says (December 6, 2007)

Less Free To Move About The Cabin (December 3, 2007)

JFK Backup, Nationwide Gridlock (October 24, 2007)

Critics Assail NASA's Refusal to Release Air Safety Survey (October 23, 2007)

A Crash's Echoes, From War Zone to Washington (October 17, 2007)

NTSB Cites Lax Safety Controls, Pilot Error in Ariz. Drone Crash (October 17, 2007)

Aloft With Chuck Yeager, Testy Pilot (October 13, 2007)

Congress Chides FAA for Failing In Oversight of Lockheed Work (October 11, 2007)

Boeing Pushes Back Dreamliner (October 11, 2007)

Southwest Pilots Receive Most Blame for '05 Crash (October 3, 2007)

TSA Plans Greater Scrutiny Of Remote-Controlled Toys (October 2, 2007)

Now Arriving At Carousel 1, Far Fewer Of Your Bags (October 1, 2007)

Controller, Flier Both At Fault, Panel Finds (September 28, 2007)

Airlines Reject Guidelines On Delays (September 27, 2007)

Regulators Urged to Steer Airlines Toward Better Customer Service (September 26, 2007)

A New Arrival at Dulles Airport (September 25, 2007)

Southwest Hopes Tweaking Boarding Will Ease Lines (September 21, 2007)

Searching Passengers' Faces For Subtle Cues to Terror (September 19, 2007)

Anger Over Airline Delays Spurs Passengers' Coalition Into Action (September 17, 2007)

Clues Surface in Death of Expert Pilot (September 16, 2007)

Taking the Hill By Air and Ground (September 14, 2007)

Turban Searches Rile Sikh Community (September 9, 2007)

Democrats, TSA Scuffle On Who Inspects Cargo (September 8, 2007)

Adventurer Is Reported Missing (September 5, 2007)

Flight Performance: Worse to Bad (September 5, 2007)

ITT Awarded FAA Contract For Air-Traffic Control System (August 31, 2007)

Checks of Boeings Ordered After Fire (August 28, 2007)

Overhaul of Air Traffic System Nears Key Step (August 27, 2007)

Pilot Error Suspected In Brazil Plane Crash (August 1, 2007)

Air Travel Delays: Bad, Getting Worse (August 1, 2007)

U.S. Airlines Under Pressure To Fly Greener (July 28, 2007)

Board Says Pilots Were Responsible for 2006 Fatal Plane Crash in Kentucky (July 27, 2007)

Security Report Meant To Raise Awareness, Not Alarm, TSA Says (July 26, 2007)

Famed Pilot Wasn't Warned of Storm (July 22, 2007)

The Young and the Stranded (July 21, 2007)

Drones Raise Safety Issues as Service Roles Multiply (July 20, 2007)

Virgin America Ticket Sales Thwarted by Cyber Attack (July 20, 2007)

Limits Stay On Gels in Carry-Ons (July 17, 2007)

FAA Accused Of Hiding Controllers' Mistakes (July 14, 2007)

Boeing Comes Soaring Back (July 7, 2007)

D.C. Boosts Security For Holiday Festivities (July 4, 2007)

Bill Would Void Deal With FAA Controllers (June 29, 2007)

Fingerprinting Effort Criticized (June 28, 2007)

Labor Dispute Delays Air Traffic Modernization Bill (June 21, 2007)

Sippy Cup Spill Sparks Tiff at National Airport (June 16, 2007)

Airlines Balk At Proposal on Fingerprinting (June 16, 2007)

The Airlines' Eyes on the Skies (June 13, 2007)

This Is Your Elite Flier Speaking (June 7, 2007)

Flying Against Prevailing Winds (May 26, 2007)

Engine Problem Forces Return of China-Bound Jet (May 26, 2007)

U.S., China Agree to Double Flights (May 24, 2007)

Turbulence Over Executive Pay (May 22, 2007)

JetBlue Founder Steps Aside as CEO (May 11, 2007)

Food -- and Fun! -- to Fly For (May 6, 2007)

A Pair of Flying Leaps (May 4, 2007)

NTSB Cites Pilot Error In 2006 N.Y. Crash (May 2, 2007)

Old Hand Steadies the Ship (May 1, 2007)

Defense Training Goes Begging for Airline Crews (April 28, 2007)

Expanded Program May Reduce Weather-Related Flight Delays (April 21, 2007)

Cures for Summer Travel Headaches (April 21, 2007)

Inaugural Flights Draw Airline 'Geeks' (March 29, 2007)

A380 Buzzes D.C., With Minor Bug (March 27, 2007)

Regulators Moving On Device to Aid Planes on Ground (March 24, 2007)

Air Travelers Alerted to Battery Hazard (March 23, 2007)

Late Winter Storm Keeps Many Flights On Ground (March 17, 2007)

Stranded Fliers Turn To Web Sites (February 25, 2007)

At JetBlue, a Pattern of Delays (February 21, 2007)

Turbulent Skies for JetBlue (February 20, 2007)

Tale of Marooned Passengers Galvanizes Airline Opponents (February 16, 2007)

Flying Late, Arriving Light (February 8, 2007)

FAA Looks for Money for New Air-Traffic Control System (February 3, 2007)

Delta Creditors Reject Merger (February 1, 2007)

FAA to Raise Retirement Age for Pilots (January 31, 2007)

US Airways Defends Its Plan to Buy Delta (January 25, 2007)

New Demands for Armed Pilots (January 24, 2007)

United Puts Limits on Flier Rewards (January 20, 2007)

Boeing's 2006 Jet Orders Surpassed Airbus (January 18, 2007)

Pilots Noted Lack of Runway Lights Before Ky. Crash (January 18, 2007)

US Airways Raises Bid For Delta to $10.2 Billion (January 11, 2007)

Then and Now, a Focus on Air Safety (January 11, 2007)

United Airlines Wins Right To Fly to China From Dulles (January 10, 2007)

Joy-Riding Pilots Faulted In Their Deaths (January 10, 2007)

In a Brave New World, a Heightened Fear of Flying (January 6, 2007)

The Flight Pattern For 2007 (January 2, 2007)

A Red Flag for Jet Lag (December 26, 2006)

Flights Resuming At Denver's Airport (December 23, 2006)

A Slow Start for Holiday Travelers (December 22, 2006)

Deep-Frying Feast By Airport Managers Stokes Union's Fire (December 22, 2006)

Report Says TSA Violated Privacy Law (December 22, 2006)

Rail-Cargo Plan Aims to Avert Terrorism (December 16, 2006)

Continental, United Discussing Merger (December 13, 2006)

Flying Without Wings (December 13, 2006)

2 U.S. Pilots Charged in Air Collision Over Brazil (December 9, 2006)

Airline Chiefs Ponder: Merger Wave or Ripple? (December 7, 2006)

Delta Chief Firmly Against Merger (December 6, 2006)

Orders in Hand, Boeing Prepares to Build Dreamliner (December 1, 2006)

Airports Pass Test With Flying Colors (November 28, 2006)

Aircraft Builders Try to Take Some of the Ordeal Out of Flying (November 24, 2006)

Brace for Impact of Holiday Flying (November 17, 2006)

US Airways Bids To Acquire Delta And No. 1 Rank (November 16, 2006)

Like Clockwork: Hour of Delay, Hour of Flight (November 13, 2006)

Airfare Deals Go Cold For Holiday Travelers (November 10, 2006)

Airbus Bust, Boeing Boost (November 8, 2006)

FAA, NTSB Investigating Recent Runway and Taxiway Incidents (November 4, 2006)

At Dulles and National, The Wait Gets Worse (October 31, 2006)

Crosswind Studied In New York Crash (October 19, 2006)

In-Flight Fires an Unresolved Safety Threat (October 17, 2006)

Mishandling Has Spiked Since Liquid Ban Reduced Carry-Ons (October 5, 2006)

Airbus Delays Super-Jumbo Jet Until October '07 (October 4, 2006)

Airport Security Adjusts To New Rules on Liquids (September 27, 2006)

U.S. Eases Carry-On Liquid Ban (September 26, 2006)

Probe of FAA Contracting Finds Waste (September 23, 2006)

TSA May Shift Funds To Improve Airports' X-Ray Technology (September 22, 2006)

U.S. Judge Prohibits Strikes at Northwest (September 16, 2006)

Airlines Vie for China Route (September 15, 2006)

Airlines Vie for China Route (September 15, 2006)

Newly Banned Items Often Fly Past Airport Screeners (September 13, 2006)

Ky. Crash Revives Staffing Dispute (September 11, 2006)

Not Just Winging It (September 9, 2006)

Police on the Lookout for Terrorists With Missiles Near Airports (September 9, 2006)

For the President, an Arrival . . . (September 6, 2006)

Heightened Airport Insecurity (September 2, 2006)

Experts Point to Series of Errors in Crash (August 31, 2006)

Lone Controller Turned His Back Before Crash (August 30, 2006)

Plane Never Became Airborne, Officials Say (August 29, 2006)

Commuter Jet Crash in Kentucky Kills 49 (August 28, 2006)

Dress Code Relaxed For Air Marshals (August 25, 2006)

TSA to Maintain Its Ban on Liquids and Gels (August 24, 2006)

United to Increase Its Service at Dulles (August 18, 2006)

W.Va. Airport Closed but No Explosive Found (August 18, 2006)

Flight Diverted Over Passenger's Behavior (August 17, 2006)

Aviation Officials Defend Security Measures (August 16, 2006)

TSA Tries To Balance Security, Efficiency (August 14, 2006)

Early Confusion Abates; Random Checks May Persist (August 11, 2006)

Computer Theft Puts Floridians At Risk (August 10, 2006)

Fairchild Receives Offer To Take Company Private (August 8, 2006)

Shuttle Fares to New York Top $600 (August 5, 2006)

Northwest Flight Attendants Threaten to Strike (August 2, 2006)

Little Jets Poised to Alter Business Travel (July 28, 2006)

Not Wanting to Earn Their Wings (July 26, 2006)

A Battle in the Air and on the Ground (July 21, 2006)

Airbus to Go Extra-Wide With Redesigned Jet (July 18, 2006)

The Star of the Airshow, Still Stuck in the Clouds (July 15, 2006)

Pilots Ask Government to Tighten Cargo Plane Fire Safety Rules (July 14, 2006)

Grounded by Layoffs, Staying There by Choice (July 13, 2006)

FAA Plans Training for Restricted Airspace (July 6, 2006)

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