The Liberal Doomsayer (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
(And I also posted here. ) Former Bushco attorney general Michael Mukasey opined in the Murdoch Street Journal today from here, claiming in essence that the trials of the ’93 World Trade Center bombers in civilian courts yielded “9/11 and the murder of nearly 3,000 innocents.” And after I finished reading this twisted screed, I found myself eternally grateful that Mukasey and the...
PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Michael Mukasey: The Obama administration has said it intends to try several of the prisoners now detained at Guantanamo Bay in civilian courts in this country. This would include Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and other detainees allegedly involved. The Justice Department claims that our courts are well suited to the task. Based on my experience trying...
New York Supreme Court Criminal Ter (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
Source: NLJ.com, September 17, 2009. Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp L.A. judge says he can't afford to remain on federal bench "A federal district judge in Los Angeles has announced that he his resignation because he can no longer afford to remain on the bench. U.S. District Judge Stephen G. Larson, who upheld a $100 million jury verdict in the...
Faultline USA (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
This press release just in: Sen. Cornyn Supports Measure To Block ACORN From Further Federal Funding Reiterates Call For Broad Criminal Investigation WASHINGTON —U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, today voted in favor of an amendment to the FY 2010 Transportation-Department of Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill that would bar any funding under this legislation for the Association...
Mouth of the Potomac (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
He’s walking, talking history in action, and what would the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s centennial conference be without the nation’s first African-American attorney general? So Eric Holder will keynote the NAACP conference Monday in New York City at the Hilton New York, the Justice Department announced today. Holder, who is virtually the opposite...
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
John Berry , President Obama's openly gay Office of Personnel Management director, gave an impassioned speech on anti-gay discrimination this week at the Department of Justice's (DoJ) awards ceremony celebrating Gay Pride Month, as reported by Government Executive. Berry, who has been a major player in employment policy before he entered the job, offered a particularly pointed criticism of the military's...
News Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
On June 9, 2009, a broad coalition of organizations representing over one million members filed supplementary material with five state legal disciplinary committees in support of its complaints to disbar twelve Bush Administration lawyers who advocated the use of torture -- John Yoo, David Addington, John Ashcroft, Douglas Feith, Alice Fisher, Alberto Gonzales, Michael Chertoff, Michael Mukasey, Michael...
Immigration-Law-Answers-Blog (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
As reported in the Dallas Morning News , a rule limiting access to lawyers for immigrants facing deportation has been tossed out by the Obama administration. Here are excerpts from the article: The rule was issued in the waning days of the Bush administration, angering immigrants' rights groups that immediately sought to persuade the incoming Democratic administration to discard it. On Wednesday,...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 06/04/2009
A rule limiting access to lawyers for immigrants facing deportation has been tossed out by the Obama administration. The rule was issued in the waning days of the Bush administration. On Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder said he is vacating the order issued by predecessor Michael Mukasey, which said immigrants facing deportation do not have an automatic right to an effective lawyer.
Bostonist (Free subscription) | 05/19/2009
Image by KarenMarleneLarsen Read the senate's votes: no new (gas or income) taxes. For now. [ Globe ] First BC blocked Bill Ayers , who spoke at Brandeis without incident. Now the school invites Michael Mukasey to speak at commencement to its law students . Unless he's finally willing to admit that torture is illegal (which it kind of is ), he seems like an odd choice. Who would Jesus torture? [ BMG...
Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 05/14/2009
* "So, you know the SEC? That regulatory body at the height of its game, which uncovers and cracks down on scams by reading about them in the Journal or other business publications, and then either responds or ignores them?" They're hiring. [ Dealbreaker ] * Michael Mukasey's UNC Law commencement address isn't the only one that disappointed. Senator Mitch McConnell's attacks on "the...
News & Observer (Free subscription) | 05/07/2009
A protest of sorts is expected Sunday during commencement at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Law. The speaker is Michael Mukasey, who was attorney general under former President Bush.
Later On (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
I started hating Chuck Schumer when he (and Dianne Feinstein) pushed the confirmation of Michael Mukasey, who was awful. And Chuck is still at it: It’s worthwhile to review the actions of Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer with regard to some controversial appointments of the last few years, as it really reflects where the "center" is in [...]
News & Observer (Free subscription) | 02/20/2009
Some law school faculty and students are condemning the selection of former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey as graduation speaker
Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 02/17/2009
The revolving door between government and private practice is in full swing. This morning brought the news that Judith Kaye, former chief judge of New York State, has joined Skadden Arps as counsel. And this afternoon brings more news: Michael Mukasey , fresh off his stint as U.S. Attorney General, will be joining the partnership of Debevoise & Plimpton. Before his service as AG, Mukasey was a...
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