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9 Nov 2007, 12:55 am
Mukasey [WH fact sheet; JURIST news archive] as the 81st attorney general of the United States. [read post]
18 Sep 2007, 7:03 am
Mukasey [WH factsheet; PBWT profile] as the US Attorney General, showing support for Bush's bi-partisan efforts at nominating an independent mind for the nation's top law enforcement officer and paving the way for a relatively smooth [read post]
1 Feb 2017, 4:39 am
US President Donald Trump [official website] on Tuesday nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch [WH materials, POLITICO profile] of the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit [official website] to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia [JURIST report] on the US Supreme Court [official website]. [read post]
29 Oct 2007, 9:49 am
Lindsey Graham (R-SC) [official website] said Sunday that unless US Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey [WH profile] clarifies that he believes waterboarding is torture, Graham will consider opposing Mukasey's nomination. [read post]
14 Jan 2024, 5:00 pm
"When Trump was in WH I achieved major policies I had worked on for years (like expanded Child Tax Credit & tough sanctions on regime in Cuba & Venezuela)... [read post]
8 Jul 2008, 4:56 am
Bush called on Congress Tuesday to reject amendments [WH fact sheet] to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) [text; JURIST news archive] that would deny telecom companies retroactive immunity for participating in the NSA warrantless surveillance program [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
2 Jul 2022, 1:00 pm
WH Climate Czar John Kerry doubles down on climate agenda, says SCOTUS ruling "doesn’t take away our ability to do a whole bunch of things that we need to get done. [read post]
12 Dec 2011, 11:57 am
The Commonwealth, New South Wales, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory have now enacted the provisions of the Model WHS Act ready for commencement from 1 January 2012. [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 6:32 pm
[JURIST] US Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey [WH profile; JURIST news archive] wrote in a letter [PDF text] to Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday that he did not know if waterboarding [JURIST news archive] was illegal, and that it would be "irresponsible" of him to provide a legal opinion on any specific interrogation technique without an in depth analysis of relevant [read post]
7 Jul 2009, 6:55 am
[JURIST] The American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary [official website] on Tuesday gave US Supreme Court [official website] nominee Sonia Sotomayor [WH profile] a unanimous "well-qualified" rating [letter, PDF]. [read post]
2 Feb 2010, 4:14 am
In an appeal [WH blog; fact sheet, PDF] for political campaign spending legislative reform, special counsel to the [read post]
21 Jul 2009, 8:35 am
[JURIST] The US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] on Tuesday delayed a vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor [WH profile; JURIST news archive] at the request of Senate Republicans. [read post]
31 Dec 2009, 7:37 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama effectively issued his first veto [WH memorandum of disapproval] of congressional legislation Wednesday, rejecting as "unnecessary legislation" a stopgap spending bill [HJ Res 64 text, PDF] that was drafted in case inclement weather would have interfered with the vote that approved the appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) [official website] two [read post]
16 Oct 2007, 6:49 am
Mukasey [WH fact sheet; PBWT profile] that the Senate will likely approve Mukasey without undue delay. [read post]
7 Apr 2017, 12:29 pm
US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on Friday called for President Donald Trump [official website] to consult Congress on potential further action following a military strike [WH press release] on Syria. [read post]
17 May 2008, 4:03 pm
The former Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights was named [WH press [read post]
14 Oct 2008, 4:13 am
Bush Monday signed into law [WH press release] a bill that will provide for additional intellectual property (IP) rights enforcement resources and stronger penalties for violators of those rights. [read post]
3 Feb 2009, 8:52 am
In remarks delivered after he was sworn in [WH press release] by Vice President Joe Biden [official profile], Holder said:there shall be no place for political favoritism [read post]
17 Oct 2007, 4:28 am
Mukasey [WH fact sheet; PBWT profile] told the Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] Wednesday that he will work to balance national security and civil liberties if confirmed as the next attorney general. [read post]
