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11 Nov 2004, 3:02 am
[JURIST] Reaction to President Bush's nomination of White House Counsel, and former Texas Supreme Court Judge, Alberto Gonzales to succeed John Ashcroft as US Attorney General has been mixed, with most of the criticism citing Gonzales' role in setting administration policy on detaining and questioning people captured in the fight against terrorism. [read post]
16 May 2007, 3:08 am
[JURIST] Fifty-six former Harvard Law School classmates of US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales [official profile; JURIST news archive] have signed an open letter published Tuesday, rebuking Gonzales for his "failure to stand for the rule of law" and failure at doing "the tough job of providing independent counsel" and urging Gonzales "to restore respect for the rule of law. [read post]
11 Jun 2007, 1:42 pm
As the Senate brings debate and a no-confidence vote on Alberto Gonzales today, Executive Director Anthony Romero posted an open letter on HuffingtonPost.com reminding the Senate of the attorney general's woeful civil rights record: "He has failed to investigate and prosecute criminal acts committed by civilians in the torture or abuse of detainees, failed to investigate and prosecute criminal acts and violations of the law resulting from the… [read post]
8 Apr 2005, 4:33 am
[JURIST] The Justice Department announced late Thursday that US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales [JURIST news archive] will not oversee the Enron criminal proceedings [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
9 Jan 2009, 11:22 am
It's been over a year since Alberto Gonzales' September 2007 resignation as Attorney General, yet like many of his fellow lawyers, he remains unemployed. [read post]
28 Jun 2007, 7:00 am
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales met privately Wednesday with the family of slain assistant U.S. [read post]
28 Aug 2007, 3:00 am
With comparisons being made between Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who announced his resignation yesterday, and Richard Nixon's Attorney General John Mitchell, who went to prison for his role in Watergate, John Barrett of St. [read post]
22 Nov 2004, 9:56 am
[JURIST] In a Monday editorial, the Washington Post opposes the nomination of Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General, citing Gonzales' role in a February 2002 presidential memorandum that concluded that the Geneva Conventions should be set aside for "unlawful combatants. [read post]
27 Aug 2007, 2:46 pm
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29 Mar 2007, 9:50 pm
[JURIST] US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales [official profile] and White House counsel Harriet Miers [official profile] were deeply involved in discussions about the firings of federal prosecutors [JURIST news archive], according to testimony [statement text] Thursday from former Gonzales chief of staff Kyle Sampson [official profile] before the Senate Judiciary Committee [official website]. [read post]
26 Sep 2008, 5:32 pm
"The Case of the Gonzales Notes: The Justice Department is investigating whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales created a set of fictitious notes so that President Bush would have a rationale for reauthorizing his warrantless eavesdropping program. [read post]
27 Aug 2007, 12:34 pm
[JURIST] US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales [official profile; JURIST news archive] confirmed his earlier-reported resignation [letter, PDF; JURIST report] Monday, saying that he will conclude his "government service as attorney general of the United States effective as of September 17th, 2007. [read post]
27 Aug 2007, 4:24 am
Controversial Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has resigned. [read post]
10 May 2007, 9:12 am
[JURIST] Members of the US House Judiciary Committee [official website] questioned [hearing materials] Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Thursday about the US Attorney firing scandal [JURIST news archive], demanding to know whether White House officials ordered the firings of prosecutors for political reasons. [read post]
9 Mar 2007, 12:21 am
[JURIST] US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told senators in a private meeting Thursday that the Bush administration would drop its objection to proposed legislation requiring Senate confirmation of all US Attorneys, reversing a rule change approved a year ago in the Patriot Act reauthorization [JURIST report; HR 3199 text, PDF] allowing the Attorney General to replace removed US attorneys with [read post]
24 Jul 2007, 1:03 pm
[JURIST] US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales [official profile] on Tuesday denied pressuring then-Attorney General John Ashcroft [official profile] to give the Department of Justice's reauthorization of the controversial warrantless domestic surveillance program [JURIST news archive] while Ashcroft was hospitalized. [read post]
12 Aug 2007, 7:07 am
" On his third trip to Iraq as US Attorney General, Gonzales said [press release]:I am pleased to see first-hand ... the progress [read post]
17 May 2007, 6:05 pm
The number of Republicans calling for the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales rose to 5 today....and Democrats are calling for a "no confidence" vote. [read post]
21 Apr 2007, 12:59 am
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales cannot remember, (known in congressional hearings as "I can't recall") the fact that he was intimately involved in the firing of 8 U.S. [read post]
26 Jan 2007, 3:44 am
"The Controversy over Curtailing Habeas Corpus Rights: Why It Is a Bad Day For The Constitution Whenever Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Testifies. [read post]
