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8 Nov 2018, 7:06 pm by Tom Smith
Matthew George Whitaker (born October 29, 1969) is an American lawyer serving as Acting United States Attorney General since November 7, 2018. [read post]
13 Nov 2018, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
One week ago, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned at the “request” of President Donald Trump, who wasted no time in designating Matthew Whitaker as Acting Attorney General, pending the nomination and Senate confirmation of a full-time replacement. [read post]
Trump quickly announced on Twitter that Sessions’s chief of staff, Matthew Whitaker, would take over as acting attorney general: ....We thank Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his service, and wish him well! [read post]
—have sued President Trump and Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker over Trump’s installation of Whitaker at the Justice Department’s helm. [read post]
13 Nov 2018, 7:56 am by Howard Bashman
” And in commentary, online at The Los Angeles Times, law professor Andrew Coan has an essay titled “Matthew Whitaker is the new Harriet Miers. [read post]
8 Nov 2018, 10:27 am by Mikhaila Fogel, Anushka Limaye
The president has tapped Sessions’s chief of staff Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general; Whitaker has echoed some of the president’s frustrations with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, says the Times. [read post]
15 Feb 2019, 12:30 pm by Thomas DeLorenzo
The US Senate on Thursday confirmed William Barr as Attorney General, replacing acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker. [read post]
10 Nov 2018, 7:29 am by Anushka Limaye
On Wednesday afternoon, Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned at the request of Donald Trump, and his chief of staff, Matthew Whitaker, replaced him on an acting basis. [read post]
10 Nov 2018, 12:48 pm by Will Baude
Why first principles suggest that Matthew Whitaker's acting appointment is invalid, but precedent and practice might suggest the opposite.Last week, after demanding the resignation of Attorney General Sessions, President Trump named Matthew Whitaker, Sessions's chief of staff, to be the "Acting" Attorney General. [read post]
14 Nov 2018, 9:19 am by Jonathan H. Adler
The group, called Checks and Balances, was organized by George T. [read post]
8 Nov 2018, 8:34 am by Amy Howe
Matthew Whitaker, whom the president named as acting attorney general yesterday in the wake of Jeff Sessions’ resignation, rises to present Kavanaugh’s commission – the piece of paper formally appointing him to the court – to the justices. [read post]
22 Jul 2019, 3:42 pm by Anne Joseph O'Connell
Types of Acting Secretaries When President Trump chose Matthew Whitaker, Sessions’ chief of staff, to step in as acting attorney general after forcing Sessions out, many comme [read post]
8 Nov 2018, 9:01 pm by Jim Sedor
Trump named as acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker, Sessions’ chief of staff. [read post]
20 Dec 2018, 9:30 pm by Bobby Chen
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker stated that the Justice Department is “faithfully following President Trump’s leadership by making clear that bump stocks, which turn semiautomatics into machine guns, are illegal. [read post]
19 Nov 2019, 9:19 am by Keith E. Whittington
” Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has asserted that “abuse of power is not a crime. [read post]