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8 Sep 2009, 7:23 am
He alleges that he was arrested and confined because former United States Attorney General John Ashcroft (Ashcroft), subordinates operating under policies promulgated by Ashcroft, and others within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), unlawfully used the federal material witness statute, 18 U.S.C. [read post]
10 Dec 2008, 8:01 pm
Among the defendants named in Iqbal's lawsuit are former Attorney General John Ashcroft, and FBI Director Robert Mueller. [read post]
31 Oct 2007, 3:44 pm
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft, former Deputy Attorney General James Comey, and former Office of Legal Counsel attorneys Patrick Philbin and James Goldsmith - all Republicans who fought the White House in 2004 over the scope of the Administration's warrantless wiretapping program - sent a letter (.pdf)Tuesday to the Senate Judiciary committee arguing that… [read post]
19 Oct 2010, 7:11 am
Attorney General John Ashcroft faces liability for the alleged use of the federal “material witness” statute as pretext for preventatively detaining terrorism suspects. [read post]
31 Dec 2008, 3:37 am
" (referring to Jim Comey's testimony about Gonzales' role in trying to strongarm an ailing Attorney General John Ashcroft into reauthorizing a secret surveillance program)The Journal accompanies its story with interview excerpts. [read post]
23 May 2013, 12:35 pm
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft said racial profiling "needs to stop [because] every American has a right to look to law enforcement officials to protect their rights." [read post]
9 Jun 2008, 8:01 pm
Following deportation to his native Pakistan, Iqbal filed a federal suit against not only prison officials but FBI Director Robert Mueller and former Attorney General John Ashcroftâ€â [read post]
17 May 2007, 1:59 pm
A fine account of the bedside Intensive Care unit showdown where Comey, the acting Attorney General while John Ashcroft was stricken with pancreas problems, told White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card and Attorney General then White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales that the Justice Department considered their wiretapping program to be illegal was written up here by Dahlia Lithwick. [read post]
4 Mar 2009, 5:13 pm
That's from Deputy Assistant Attorney General's John Yoo October 23, 2001 memo, which wasn't disavowed until 2008. [read post]
15 Jan 2017, 7:56 am
Plaintiffs in Abassi brought claims against two sets of defendants: senior level Justice Department officials, including former Attorney General John Ashcroft and former FBI director Robert Mueller; and wardens of the federal detention center in New York where the plaintiffs were held. [read post]
7 Feb 2008, 1:58 pm
(docket 07-1015), raising two issues about the potential liability of former Attorney General John Ashcroft and current FBI director Robert Mueller for alleged violations of the constitutional rights of individuals taken into custody by the FBI in the weeks following the 9/11 attacks. [read post]
13 Oct 2009, 8:44 am
Roberts, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, former Attorney General John Ashcroft, FBI Director Robert Mueller, Sen. [read post]
10 Jul 2009, 12:26 pm
It also says: key figures such as Bush White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, former Attorney General John D. [read post]
23 Apr 2007, 11:42 am
Whitehouse highlighted two memos -- one written in 1994 by then-Attorney General Janet Reno, and another written in 2002 by then-Attorney General John Ashcroft -- that defined the channels through which the White House and the Justice Department could discuss criminal investigations. [read post]
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]
15 May 2007, 5:37 am
Then-White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales called on Attorney General John Ashcroft in the hospital to try to get around his decision. [read post]
14 Nov 2018, 9:01 am
He served, among other roles, as the daily intelligence briefer to then-FBI Director Robert Mueller and then-Attorney General John Ashcroft. [read post]
4 Sep 2007, 9:17 am
“All of a sudden, energy and color came into his face, and he said that he didn’t appreciate them coming to visit him under those circumstances, that he had concerns about the matter they were asking about and that, in any event, he wasn’t the attorney general at the moment; Jim Comey was. [read post]
23 Jan 2013, 7:18 am
The Justice Department, led by officials appointed by former Attorney General John Ashcroft, struck back and leaked false and highly derogatory information about Convertino to the Detroit Free Press. [read post]
27 Dec 2007, 2:34 pm
Former attorney general John Ashcroft's declassified redemption narrative was the WTF revelation of aught-seven. [read post]
