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9 Nov, 2007 9:46 am
The links below are to primary source documents from members of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. Senate to Judge Mukasey requesting
clarification of his views. Documents included are from our subscription to GalleryWatch at http://www.gallerywatch.com 10/24 ... Urges Mukasey
to Declare "Waterboarding" Illegal Download file 11/09/2007 Letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey from the Chairmen of the House Judiciary Committee and Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Right and Civil Liberties (PDF ...
17 Feb 11:50 am
... 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 partner at Patterson Belknap (and was a Patterson associate before becoming a federal judge in ... 05 PM): The Debevoise press release is now available here. Update (4 PM):
Mukasey gave a short interview to the WSJ Law Blog, in which he explained his ...
16 Sep, 2007 5:00 pm
... "). But numerous news outlets are reporting that President Bush has selected Michael B. Mukasey
-- currently a partner at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler in New Yorker, ... official announcement, which could come as early as tomorrow morning. In the meantime, read Judge
Mukasey's interesting, frequently cited Wall Street Journal op-ed piece, ... Times] Judge Top Contender to Replace Gonzales: Aide [Reuters]
Bush Picks Mukasey as Attorney General [AP] Sources: Retired judge may replace Gonzales [CNN] ...
17 Sep, 2007 5:23 am
... does not rush to judgment. Having an attorney general who can listen carefully and deliberate will be a refreshing change. Mukasey will be
a perfect person to lead a discussion of the current policy issues on the horizon-over extension and modification of FISA, ... is just the pilot to steer it clear again. Civil
libertarians will find no shortage of things to dislike about Michael Mukasey. But they should stop
and recognize that he reflects the fundamentally conservative values which are essential ...
14 Dec, 2007 9:15 am
... long, but perhaps wrongly, considered sensitive. The sensitive subject is the turn of American Jews toward conservatism. The matter relating to this is Michael Mukasey on waterboarding. The overall subject has in recent years been sensitive, I've thought, because so
many of ... been diminished by the leftish view that Israel is responsible for our problems. Yet recently, when my views toward Mukasey began
boiling over to the point that I have felt a need to do a radio show on the question of Jewish ...
15 Sep, 2007 6:23 pm
... officials seem to be testing the name of former U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mukasey for
Attorney General. CNN and the AP are reporting he is now the leading ... son, Marc, also a former federal prosecutor, is a partner in Bracewell-Giuliani. Judge Mukasey presided over the 1993 WTC bombing trial of Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman ... such authority in this case, either inherently or pursuant to any existing
act of Congress. Mukasey's 102 page decision is here. On the positive side, over the Government's ...
16 Sep, 2007 6:32 am
... Sun endorsed him last week. This liberal blog suggested him on Aug. 30. It looks like Michael Mukasey will be Bush's pick to replace Gonzales. Here are stories from the NYT, WSJ and WaPo; a Times Topics on Mukasey; and a few tidbits we wanted to pass on: 1. It's Mew-KAY-Zee (not ... : In a 2004 speech accepting the Learned Hand Medal for Excellence in Federal
Jurisprudence, Judge Mukasey delivered a defense of the controversial counter-terrorism law. I think one would have to concede that ...
17 Oct, 2007 8:10 am
We're going to liveblog the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for the nomination of Michael Mukasey as Attorney General. We don't know how long we'll do ... will depend upon how interesting the proceedings are. And they might not be that interesting,
since Mukasey's confirmation isn't really in doubt. But who knows? Maybe there ... . 10:18: Sen. Leahy notes that the nominee will be
introduced by Senator Lieberman, who was Judge Mukasey's law school classmate, and Sen. Schumer. 10:19: Sen. ...
6 Nov, 2007 8:54 am
The Senate Judiciary Committee just voted in favor of the nomination of Michael Mukasey to serve as
attorney general. The tally was 11-8, with two Democrats -- Sens. Chuck Schumer and Dianne Feinstein -- joining all the Republicans in ... should sail through the full Senate fairly
easily. The floor vote on the nomination should take place by next week. Congratulations, Judge Mukasey! Nomination of Mukasey Sent to Full Senate [New York Times] Panel Sends Mukasey Nomination to Senate [Washington Post]
26 Feb, 2008 2:54 pm
View the article here 02/26/2008 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Monday urged
police officers to join his effort to push Congress to prevent what he fears will be a ... , and Justice Department officials said they hope the police will press the need to change
cocaine sentencing laws that could endanger the public. Mukasey said he is willing to discuss with Democratic lawmakers what should be the
proper ratio in crack and powder cocaine sentencing but first wants to ensure the ...
8 Nov, 2007 11:23 pm
Michael B. Mukasey is the new U.S. Attorney General. The U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination
yesterday by a vote of 53-40. CNN reports: After weeks of controversy over Michael Mukasey's views on
waterboarding, the Senate late Thursday approved the former judge's nomination for attorney general by a 53-40 vote. ,,,President Bush nominated Mukasey to replace longtime ally Alberto Gonzales, who resigned in September. The nomination had been considered at risk after ...
23 Sep, 2007 12:02 pm
Let's not let Loyola 2L completely upstage Yale JD, aka Michael Mukasey. There is still plenty of
pre-gaming going on in anticipation of his Senate ... 1,500 decisions in his 18 years on the bench. His conclusion? "Judge Mukasey comes across
as fiercely intelligent, prickly, impatient, practical and suspicious of abstractions," ... serves, had a bit of a shoe fetish, filed a series of frivolous lawsuits. "Judge
Mukasey barred the courthouse door, forbidding him to file 'any civil lawsuit in a court of ...
20 Sep, 2007 9:50 am
Are you trying to remember whether any of your law school classmates or colleagues clerked for former judge Michael Mukasey (S.D.N.Y.), President Bush's nominee to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general? Well, you're in luck. Every single one of Judge Mukasey's former law clerks signed a glowing letter of recommendation for the judge, in which they praise him as a jurist and mentor and urge his speedy
confirmation as ...
27 Sep, 2007 11:48 am
When the Law Blog reported last year that Michael Mukasey was leaving the bench to rejoin Patterson
Belknap, the now-attorney general nominee told us straight up that the move was ... those months, he was still a federal judge earning about $165,000 per year.) Mukasey is still working at Patterson, though he plans to resign if confirmed, said the ... the estate of Kenneth Lay and Linda Lay to mediate a financial
dispute. Other Mukasey clients: Sothebys and Winston & Strawn. Also of interest: His ...
19 Sep, 2007 8:32 am
... Abdel Rahman and others shaped his views terrorism. On Slate, Bruce Fein thinks Mukasey will be a "pliant" attorney general. In the WSJ,
columnist Daniel Henninger applauds Bush's pick. "If they'll let him, Michael Mukasey could make
Washington and the nation a better place." Henninger also bemoans ... intellect, integrity and independence." "Although President Bushs nomination of Judge Michael B. Mukasey is outstanding and should be universally lauded," Doran concludes, "Ted Olson would ...
2 Oct, 2007 1:49 pm
For a while there, what with the resignation of Alberto Gonzalez and the ensuing nomination of Michael Mukasey to replace him, it looked like everything could soon return to normal in the halls of the DOJ. Not so fast. Senator Pat Leahy ... DOJ affairs. Here's
the AP story. In response, according to the AP, White House counsel Fred Fielding said that Mukasey, prior to confirmation, would decline to
answer a host of questions, ranging from issues on warrantless eavesdropping to what Mukasey would do ...
8 Nov, 2007 7:48 am
The Senate confirmed Michael Mukasey as attorney general late last night. The former federal judge,
now a partner at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler, will be the third AG of the Bush administration. Here are stories from ... 1975 was appointed attorney general by President Ford.
Levi was widely credited for repairing the Justice Department's reputation after Watergate. Mukasey also has something of a direct connection
to Levi: His mentor Harold Tyler - a former federal judge and name partner of ...
31 Oct, 2007 8:09 am
... Justice Department. Students recently sat in on a teleconference with such veterans of public policy giving advice to appointee Michael
Mukasey. The panel discussed the role of the Department of Justice within the judicial system and what ought to be ... and neutral statistical
information and a nonideological personnel system. Visiting professor Walter Dellinger urged Mukasey to remember that his responsibility is to
his "client," the United States. "The Office of Legal Counsel provides a check ...
31 Oct, 2007 9:48 am
We're still marveling over how the nomination of Michael Mukasey for attorney general now appears
uncertain, when just a few weeks ago it looked like a slam dunk. ... , the Times editorial board pulls no punches in denouncing their hometown nominee. Mukasey's written responses to senators' questions on torture "suggest that he, like Mr. ... , the deciding vote could go to Senator Schumer, an early and
vocal backer of Mukasey. Schumer faces a dilemma, says the Times: break with fellow Democrats and save ...
14 Nov, 2007 8:33 am
... we're sad that we weren't invited to yesterday's installation ceremony for Judge Mukasey. We're also frustrated at our computer's inability
to connect us to C ... on full display yesterday in the DOJ's Great Hall: As our new Attorney General, Michael Mukasey follows in the footsteps of a fine man and a fine American - Al Gonzales. I ... Chief Justice Roberts's introduction at the White House), the shorties
stole the show. Judge Mukasey's two young grandsons, William and Benjamin, were apparently quite a ...
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