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19 Jul 2010, 12:29 pm
In the petition, filed on behalf of former Attorney General John Ashcroft, the Solicitor General’s office argued that the Circuit Court ruling not only exposes officials to personal liability for money damages for acts of their subordinates, but will have “long-term consequences” in limiting “the usefulnessof the material witness statute. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 2:05 pm
Just as the intelligence and law-enforcement communities rely on tips from vigilant citizens, enterprises too must broaden their approach to information security, former Attorney General John Ashcroft said in a speech. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 11:51 am
Attorney General John Ashcroft. [read post]
16 Jun 2010, 12:30 pm
Officials involved in his rendition to torture, Maher Arar filed a suit in the District Court for the Eastern District of New York against former Attorney General John Ashcroft, FBI Director Robert Mueller, and Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge, as well as numerous Immigration Officials. [read post]
14 Jun 2010, 1:47 pm
A more immediate cause was Attorney General Ashcroft’s accusation that former Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick had been a principal architect of the wall. [read post]
18 May 2010, 10:41 am
Stretching the requirements of pleading a constitutional violation to new limits, the 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court allowed a lower judge to dismiss the complaint on grounds that it was not “plausible” that former Attorney General John Ashcroft purposefully discriminated on the basis of national origin. [read post]
12 May 2010, 2:38 pm
The government brief, filed on behalf of former Attorney General John D. [read post]
26 Mar 2010, 6:07 pm
Attorney General John Ashcroft, alleging that they engaged in a discriminatory policy by targeting him as a person “of high interest” in the investigation of the September 11 terrorist attacks solely because of his race, religion, and/or national origin. [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 6:39 am
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] on Thursday denied [opinion, PDF] a petition by former attorney general John Ashcroft [JURIST news archive] to reconsider its decision that Ashcroft is not entitled to absolute and qualified immunity in an unlawful detention case. [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 1:22 am
Unlike some firms, Cravath did not improve its numbers by cutting its ranks. 9th Circuit Judge Bucks Tide on Ashcroft's Liability for Detention The Recorder Ninth Circuit Judge Milan Smith Jr. drew a torrent of opposition from Republican-appointed colleagues over his decision last year to allow a suit against John Ashcroft to go forward. [read post]
18 Mar 2010, 8:00 pm
The ACLU said today: “Former Attorney General Ashcroft deliberately distorted the federal material witness law to allow the detention of innocent people. [read post]
18 Mar 2010, 12:33 pm
"9th Circuit won't rehear lawsuit against Ashcroft": The Associated Press has a report that begins, "A federal appellate court says it won't reconsider its ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held personally responsible for misuse of the material witness statute after the Sept. 11 attacks. [read post]
4 Mar 2010, 2:02 am
William Hague hid Lord Ashcroft’s tax status for months The Guardian reports: Former leader’s disclosure reveals peer kept financial affairs secret from senior Conservatives for a decade. [read post]
19 Feb 2010, 3:52 pm
It has only been five days since I returned to head the ACLU’s Washington Legislative Office (I previously served in that role from 1993-2005), but imagine my surprise to read today that we can count former Attorney General John Ashcroft among our allies on the issue of using our regular civilian courts to handle terrorism prosecutions. [read post]
4 Jan 2010, 11:34 am
Attorney General John Ashcroft also did not learn details about the surveillance program to which Yoo was privy, until later. [read post]
30 Dec 2009, 7:20 am
Iqbal, 129 S.Ct. 1937 (2009) a few months ago, all the attention focused on Iqbal's failed attempt to blame former Attorney General John Ashcroft for Iqbal's detention in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. [read post]
10 Dec 2009, 11:03 am
The application for the FISC order was personally approved by John Ashcroft, then the Attorney General of the United States. [read post]
6 Dec 2009, 9:07 am
Attorney General John Ashcroft and former FBI Director Robert Mueller. [read post]
3 Dec 2009, 12:13 am
Former Solicitor General Feels Senators' Wrath Over Supreme Court's 'Iqbal' Ruling The National Law Journal Democratic senators have for months accused the U.S. [read post]
2 Dec 2009, 11:45 am
Haynes was the former General Counsel for the Department of Defense, while Yoo was the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Justice. [read post]
