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Official's Romance Raises Conflict Questions
Monday, February 5, 2007
Sue Ellen Wooldridge (right), the former head of the Justice Department's environmental section, resigned her position last month just as her paramour, J. Steven Griles, learned he was under investigation in the Abramoff scandal. Wooldridge kept her relationship with Griles secret from officials at Justice and at the Interior Department and from senators at her confirmation.
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A Congressional Storm Over The Bush 'Surge'
Monday, February 5, 2007
Democrats are talking tough about limiting the power of the administration to send more troops into Iraq. But what can they really do about it?
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In Fond Remembrance of Father Drinan
Monday, February 5, 2007
Members of Congress, and former and current students, celebrate the life of the late professor and politician Rev. Robert Drinan (right).
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A Paper Clip? Whistleblower Complaint Filed Against DOJ Civil Rights Division
Monday, January 29, 2007
One of the conservatives brought in by former acting Assistant Attorney General Bradley Schlozman has filed a whistle-blower complaint with the Office of Special Counsel, charging he was wrongfully fired by the DOJ for complaining about what he calls the "toxic work atmosphere."
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Conyers Pulls Plug on Quote Machine
Monday, January 29, 2007
After 17 years as the top legal mind at People for the American Way, Elliot Mincberg is now the House Judiciary Committee's new chief counsel for oversight and investigations. Just don't ask him about his new job.
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Stock-Scam Defendant Struggles in SEC Fight
Monday, January 29, 2007
The city's best-known white-collar defendant says he needs the cooperation of prosecutors to defend himself against charges of securities fraud. The government, unsurprisingly, doesn't seem to like that idea.
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Corporations Decry Official's Detainee Screed
Monday, January 22, 2007
Charles "Cully" Stimson's (right) remarks on the representation of alleged terrorists bring a furious response from corporate law firms and their clients, but not in the way that he intended. Plus, a chart on the law firms involved in representing Guantánamo Bay detainees and the companies they also represent.
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Sikh School: Film Aimed to Educate About Sikhs in America
Monday, January 22, 2007
The Justice Department’s Community Relations Service has released a new film aimed at educating law enforcement and airport screeners about Sikhs in America.
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Familiar Face: Hertling Appears at Gonzales Hearing
Monday, January 22, 2007
Richard Hertling, who spent 13 years working for moderate Senate Republicans and the past 10 days as the Justice Department’s acting chief lobbyist, is more evidence that President George W. Bush wants his last two years as confrontation-free as possible.
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DOJ Flip-Flops On Wiretap Policy
Monday, January 22, 2007
Last week's announcement that the White House would not reauthorize the program and would conduct such surveillance only under the authority of the secret FISA court was short on details.
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Fielding Once Again at the Service of a President
Monday, January 15, 2007
When President George W. Bush asked for Fred Fielding's (right) help, the venerable Washington lawyer couldn't refuse. But now comes the hard part as he tries to help the White House battle a combative Congress.
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Conserving Energy: Two of Bush's 4th Circuit Picks Withdraw
Monday, January 15, 2007
If there’s any federal circuit that conservatives are eager to keep, well, conservative, it’s the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, which hears many of the country’s most important terrorism cases. That may explain why the Bush administration was finally ready last week to concede the obvious...
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DOJ Defends Recent Record of Antitrust Division
Monday, January 8, 2007
Some consumer advocates and antitrust lawyers worry that the Antitrust Division has lost the guts to block large-scale mergers. The new head of the division (right) strongly disagrees.
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Name Dropping: Who Will Replace Harriet Miers?
Monday, January 8, 2007
Harriet Miers was hardly a household name when she was chosen as the White House’s top lawyer in 2004. Though Republican lawyers are uncertain who President George W. Bush will name to replace her when she steps down at the end of the month, they are certain it will be a Republican litigator familiar with the politics of Washington.
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Not Good Enough: McNulty's Memo Criticized
Monday, January 8, 2007
Corporations and civil libertarians hailed the “McNulty memo” as a major victory in preserving attorney-client privilege. But now those groups say the December memo, named after Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, did not do enough.
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John Conyers is Back in the Game, Much to the Dismay of His Critics
Monday, January 1, 2007
The Democratic tide that swept the House of Representatives has given the old guard some new life. That's especially true for Rep. John Conyers Jr. (right) The 77-year-old Michigan congressman is taking the helm of the Judiciary Committee for the first time. Despite a reputation as a maverick, he's promising not to rock the boat — at least not too much.
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Sprung: Bush Reduces Sentence in Drug Case
Monday, January 1, 2007
The White House clearly believes if you do the crime, you do the time. President George W. Bush has only granted three reductions in sentencing in six years in office, making Phillip Emmert's commutation a rare executive Christmas gift.
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Ford's Legal Legacy: Both Friend and Foe
Monday, January 1, 2007
By most accounts, President Gerald R. Ford's legal legacy was one of the high points of his 896 days in office. Taking over the White House in the wake of the Watergate scandal, his attempt to end the "national nightmare" was, at its core, a legal matter.
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Spotting Talent: Happy Days are Here Again for Democratic Staffers
Monday, December 25, 2006
Although Democratic congressional staff are suddenly the toast of K Street, they are also on the verge of being able to control the legislative agenda, a dilemma that has left many Democratic staffers suddenly pondering the meaning of life — and the cost of college tuition.
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In Search of a Criminal: Donald Rumsfeld's Name Tops the List of Accused of War Crimes
Monday, December 25, 2006
Now that Donald Rumsfeld (right) is no longer the secretary of defense, does it make any sense for Germany to try to prosecute him for war crimes?
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