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5 Feb 2008, 1:54 am
[JURIST] Private government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) [advocacy website] Tuesday urged US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official website] to appoint a special counsel to investigate whether the White House had violated the Federal Records Act and the Presidential Records Act [texts] in failing to preserve millions of missing White House e-mails [read post]
1 Feb 2008, 1:07 am
John RockefellerLetter Supports Amendment to the Economic Stimulus Package01/31/2008 Letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey from House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (PDF 292 KB)Requests Information Regarding the Politicization of the Department of Justice, Waterboarding, the Destruction of CIA Tapes, and Vote Suppression01/31/2008 Letter to Comptroller General David Walker From House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials… [read post]
31 Jan 2008, 12:22 am
Barbara BoxerLetter Expresses Concern About the Hallmark Meat Packing Company01/30/2008 Letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates From House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Henry Waxman (PDF 138 KB)Letter Requests Information Regarding Compliance With Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations01/30/2008 Letter to Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy From Attorney General Michael Mukasey (PDF 102 KB)Letter is Response to Inquiries from Committee about the… [read post]
30 Jan 2008, 3:48 pm
[JURIST] Jakob Kellenberger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) [advocacy website], Wednesday expressed optimism [press release] after completing a two-day visit to Washington DC to speak with top US officials, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Attorney General Michael Mukasey, and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, about ICRC concerns regarding [read post]
30 Jan 2008, 1:11 pm
[JURIST] US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official profile] on Wednesday refused to provide the Senate Judiciary Committee an opinion on whether waterboarding constitutes an illegal form of torture. [read post]
29 Jan 2008, 8:30 pm
[JURIST] US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official profile] said in a Tuesday letter [PDF text] to the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee that he had completed his investigation into CIA interrogation methods used on terror suspects, finding the agency's current methods to be legal. [read post]
29 Jan 2008, 2:09 pm
The other was George Orwell, so put 'em together " Mukasey said without elaborating.Asked what Mukasey saw in Orwell, Justice Department spokesman Peter Carr said it was his clarity. [read post]
28 Jan 2008, 2:06 pm
Attorney General Michael Mukasey is headed to Boston College Law School, not to matriculate but to orate. [read post]
28 Jan 2008, 1:41 pm
In a letter sent to Attorney General Michael Mukasey last week, Bloch claims the DOJ’s inspector general and office of legal counsel asked him to step aside until internal investigations are finished. [read post]
28 Jan 2008, 1:28 pm
  And yet, while the Second Chance Act still awaits enactment, Attorney General Michael Mukasey has the unvarnished chutzpah to express concerns about the re-entry challenges facing the few federal prisoners soon to be released as a result of the new crack guidelines (details here and here). [read post]
28 Jan 2008, 10:03 am
Last week, Marvin Anderson, who was cleared of charges against him after serving 15 years of a 210 year prison sentence, called for Attorney General Michael Mukasey to begin giving federal funds to state programs investigating cases for which DNA evidence has become available. [read post]
28 Jan 2008, 8:20 am
The Law Blog’s wife had to calm us down when we first saw Michael Mukasey enter the chamber. [read post]
28 Jan 2008, 4:21 am
"Attorney General Michael Mukasey says the Justice Department may attempt to derail new sentencing guidelines that are expected to allow the early release of thousands of convicted drug offenders, reports the Los Angeles Times. [read post]
26 Jan 2008, 5:26 am
Michael Mukasey, of course, has moved in the opposite direction: from the bench to the Attorney General's office. [read post]
25 Jan 2008, 11:59 pm
Back during his confirmation hearings, I suggested that Michael Mukasey could and should address Senators' concerns about waterboarding by simply stating that it is unlawful torture (and cruel treatment), but that no CIA officials will be prosecuted for having followed contrary legal conclusions issued by OLC. [read post]
25 Jan 2008, 8:18 am
1-24-2008 NationalWASHINGTON -- Marvin Anderson and other men exonerated by DNA evidence said Wednesday that they want Attorney General Michael Mukasey to start doling out federal money to help states analyze evidence that led to convictions. [read post]