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26 Sep, 2007 12:01 am
... General and Acting Associate Attorney General. He joined the Justice Department on June 24, 2002. Unfortunately, it is not likely that that Mr. Keisler will be the permanent AG, since, President Bush nominated him for a position as a federal judge on the U.S. Court of ... first-rate legal mind, and
one of those good government guys that brings honor to the notion of public service". Peter D. Keisler is a great Attorney and will serve our country well in his role as Acting Attorney General. He will ...
17 Sep, 2007 12:42 pm
... Keisler today as acting Attorney General. He replaces Paul Clement who will return to his duties as Solicitor General. Keisler announced his resignation as head of the civil division at the Department of Justice on September 6, a resignation which would ... history of Justice
Department political appointee Peter Keisler includes a prior nomination to the Fourth Circuit, which
was withdrawn after being blocked by both Senators from Maryland. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and others have complained ...
16 Sep, 2007 10:17 am
... President Bush made some other announcements of interest to beltway legal eagles. Peter Keisler,
who announced his resignation earlier this month as head of the DOJ's civil ... acting AG until Mukasey is confirmed by the Senate. Keisler had
been nominated by Bush earlier in the year for a seat on the D.C. Circuit. The Senate has not acted ... Law) worked at Sidley Austin from 1989 to 2002. He clerked for Judge Bork
on the D.C. Circuit and Justice Kennedy on the Supremes. In addition, Paul Clement, earlier ...
30 Jul, 2008 7:48 pm
... good one. An earlier report, on hiring in the AGs honors program and summer law intern program, recounts that Peter Keisler, who was then the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division, objected to such politicization. According to the report, Keisler ... Mr. Keisler, who has returned to private practice now. Before doing so, he was nominated to the Court of
Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Political considerations no doubt foreclose any confirmation proceedings before November, but in my view ...
6 Jan 9:21 am
A CALL FOR OBAMA TO RENOMINATE PETER KEISLER: "Keisler is a
superbly qualified nominee (more on that later) who has been praised by legal experts and editorial boards across the political spectrum but has been treated extremely shabbily by
Senate Democrats. There is excellent precedent for a president of one party re-nominating an out-going chief executive's judicial choice. In 2000, a Republican-majority Senate never
acted on former President Clinton's ...
6 Jan 7:43 am
I know it's probably like spitting into the wind, but here I make the case for Obama to renominated Peter Keisler: http://www.dcexaminer.com/opinion/columns/QuinHillyer/Quin-essential_cas... Then again, the Bush administration's utter failure to use ... olive
branch to better PR effect was a huge missed opportunity that helped make it more difficult to confirm people like Keisler in the first place.
Comments welcome. I also will try to cross-post at Southern Appeal, if my own computer glitches (I am ...
24 Apr, 2007 9:13 pm
... have time today to take up the designation of May 2007 as "National Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month," it will have no time to vote on DC Circuit nominee Peter Keisler or 2nd Circuit nominee Debra Livingston, both of whom have already had hearings. That virtually
ensures that there will be no appeals court confirmations this month, signaling that Senate Democrats are not serious about maintaining the one-a-month pace necessary ...
7 Sep, 2007 12:48 am
... drove up the price. Head of DOJ's Civil Division Resigns The Associated Press Assistant Attorney General Peter D. Keisler, who oversaw the Bush administration's legal fight over the rights of Guantanamo Bay prisoners, announced his resignation Thursday as head of the
Justice Department's civil division. Keisler is the latest senior official to leave at a time when lawmakers have criticized the DOJ for not
being politically independent from the White House. ...
16 Nov, 2006 1:30 am
... ). The other two nominees, Norman Randy Smith (Ninth Circuit) and Peter D. Keisler
(D.C. Circuit), are far less controversial. Our take: President Bush is ... off the negotations at this price point, President Bush is hoping to get at least Smith and
Keisler confirmed. If the Democrats refuse to move on all six resubmitted nominees, they can be ... . Whereas if President Bush sent over only
two nominees (Smith and Keisler), and the Senate did nothing, it wouldn't look as bad as stalling on six -- yes, ...
6 Sep, 2007 8:57 pm
"Justice Department Official Resigns": The Associated Press provides a report that begins, "Assistant Attorney General Peter D.
Keisler, who oversaw the Bush administration's lengthy legal fight over the rights of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, announced his resignation
Thursday as head of the civil division." The AP report notes that Keisler remains as a nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Circuit. Today's press release from the U.S. Department of Justice can be accessed here.
7 Sep, 2007 4:41 am
[JURIST] Assistant US Attorney General Peter D. Keisler [official profile] announced his
resignation [press release] as head of the US Department of Justice's Civil Division [official website] Thursday, effective September 21. During his tenure at the Justice Department,
Keisler was responsible for managing litigation over the habeas corpus rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees [JURIST news archive]
5 Oct, 2007 8:26 am
... John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) wrote to the acting attorney general, Peter D. Keisler, asking for copies of all opinions on interrogation since 2004. The White House admitted the existence of the classified opinions, but claimed they
did not condone torture, reported the New York Times. Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said the opinions "reinstated a secret regime by, in
essence, reinterpreting the law in secret." A letter from Chairman Leahy and ...
16 Nov, 2006 2:38 pm
... the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit; William J. Haynes II and Terrence W. Boyle Jr. for the 4th Circuit; William G. Myers III and Norman Randy Smith for the 9th Circuit;
and Peter D. Keisler for the D.C. Circuit. And: Four of the previously blocked nominees
were criticized as unqualified or too conservative. One of the others ran into objections from California senators who did not want his seat moved to Idaho and the last ...
30 Oct, 2007 10:37 am
... demographic patterns was flawed and amateurish and indicated a lack of concern for minority rights. In a letter to acting Attorney General Peter D. Keisler, Obama wrote that Tanner "possesses neither the character nor the judgment" to keep his job.
In separate testimony to ... that older minority voters frequently cast ballots at higher rates than their white counterparts. Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) said voting statistics in
his own state show that a higher percentage of blacks older than 60 voted ...
12 Sep, 2008 2:45 am
... if the BIA considered the issue. Agreeing includes the 1st, 2d, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th Circuits (and in a way the D.C. Circuit also). Only the 11th Circuit seems to
hold otherwise. In a way, this is deference to the BIA -- if the BIA somehow ... IJ Mirlande Tadal on finding the immigrant to be not credible. Thomas V. Massucci of New York, NY
represented the immigrant. Edward J. Duffy conducted oral argument and worked with Alison M. Igoe and Peter D. Keisler for OIL of the Justice Department.
12 Dec, 2006 12:52 pm
... - sharing information, partnering resources, and coordinating our efforts - we can make very significant progress against these unlawful businesses," said Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Civil Division. He went on to
describe 23 fraud convictions obtained in 2006, and the sentencing of 25 defendants to a total of over 160 years' imprisonment for causing over $86 ...
9 Jan, 2007 3:20 pm
... Pickering, Sr., retired. Thomas M. Hardiman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Richard L. Nygaard, retired. Peter D. Keisler, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice
John G. Roberts, Jr., elevated. Debra Ann Livingston, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice John M. Walker, Jr., retired ...
5 Dec, 2006 6:36 am
... treatment. Some of the patients came from assisted living facilities owned and operated by several of the owners of Larkin Community Hospital. Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Civil Division stated, "The
Department of Justice is committed to vigorously litigating cases about conduct that undermines the integrity of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. We will not tolerate health care
providers who pay ...
30 Nov, 2006 12:24 pm
... recoveries included settlements against Tenet Healthcare Corporation and Boeing Company. "By any measure, it was a remarkable year…recoveries in health care fraud climbed more than
a billion dollars over last year…," said Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General of the
Department of Justice?s Civil Division. To read more on this article, click here. Visit Nolan Law Firm for more information on the False Claims Act. False Claims, False Claims ...
5 May, 2007 9:06 am
... USDOJ) released its updated 2007 Calendar Year list of Annuity Brokers on April 25, 2007. According to the accompanying memorandum from Assstant Attorney General, Peter D. Keisler, the list includes annuity brokers "who meet minimum qualifications for providing annuity
brokerage services in connection with structured settlements entered by the United States" (see 28 C.F.R. Sec. 50.24). Notably absent from this ...
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