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26 Feb 2008, 6:34 am
As detailed in this CNN story, Attorney General Michael Mukasey continues to preach that his former colleagues (namely, federal district judges) cannot be trusted to make sound and safe decisions concerning which defendants get the benefit of the new federal crack guidelines. [read post]
1 Dec 2008, 5:00 am
Eleven days ago, Washington state Supreme Court justice Richard Sanders shouted "Tyrant" to outgoing Attorney General Michael Mukasey after Mukasey allegedly drew laughter at a Federalist Society meeting when he underlined that the last time he checked, Al Queda was not a signatory to the Geneva Conventions. [read post]
23 Jul 2008, 11:52 am
[JURIST] US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official website; JURIST news archive] announced [prepared statement, PDF; press release] to the House Judiciary Committee [official website] Wednesday that during his remaining time in office he will focus primarily on addressing the legal rights of US-held enemy combatants and ensuring that voting rights [JURIST news archives] laws are adhered to in [read post]
15 Aug 2008, 4:12 pm
— Attorney General, Michael Mukasey, August 12, 2008. [read post]
18 Feb 2014, 11:22 am
At The Volokh Conspiracy, Will Baude looks at John Stinneford's article on the Eighth Amendment and Miranda and Michael Mukasey's recent WSJ op-ed. [read post]
2 Oct 2007, 1:49 pm
For a while there, what with the resignation of Alberto Gonzalez and the ensuing nomination of Michael Mukasey to replace him, it looked like everything could soon return to normal in the halls of the DOJ. [read post]
14 Nov 2009, 7:22 am
Former United States Attorney General Michael B. [read post]
8 Apr 2008, 3:47 pm
By Big Tent Democrat Glenn Greenwald, Marcy Wheeler and mcjoan have been all over Attorney General Michael B. [read post]
23 Sep 2007, 5:00 am
Adam Liptak parses Michael Mukasey's written opinions and finds, among other things, an Orwellian streak. [read post]
27 Jul 2008, 3:22 am
Mukasey's Justice: Attorney General Michael Mukasey's demand for an expansion of the president's power to detain foreigners without charge was couched, as usual, in apocalyptic terms. [read post]
21 Sep 2007, 2:55 pm
The AP has this fascinating new article, entitled "Mukasey Hit Justice Dept on Sentencing," discussing Michael Mukasey's history with federal sentencing as a judge. [read post]
5 May 2011, 5:46 pm
MICHAEL MUKASEY: The Waterboarding Trail To Bin Laden. [read post]
27 Feb 2008, 7:42 pm
[JURIST] US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official profile; JURIST news archive] made his first visit to the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] Wednesday, where he met with military and Justice Department officials working on the military prosecution of six Guantanamo Bay detainees suspected of involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks, including alleged Sept. 11 mastermind [read post]
18 Sep 2007, 7:03 am
[JURIST] Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have generally reacted favorably to President Bush's Monday nomination [JURIST report] of former federal judge Michael B. [read post]
2 Apr 2008, 11:44 am
[JURIST] US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official profile] told Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in a letter [PDF text] Monday that the State Secrets Protection Act [S 2533 summary] currently before Congress, introduced by committee leaders to enact a "safe, fair, and responsible" state secrets privilege [JURIST news archive], would needlessly and improperly interfere [read post]
27 Oct 2007, 3:02 pm
[JURIST] US Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey [WH profile] told the Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] in a letter [PDF text] released Friday that the Constitution does not preclude the president from wiretapping terrorism suspects without a warrant. [read post]
17 Oct 2007, 9:33 am
[JURIST] US Attorney General nominee Michael B. [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 6:32 pm
[JURIST] US Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey [WH profile; JURIST news archive] wrote in a letter [PDF text] to Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday that he did not know if waterboarding [JURIST news archive] was illegal, and that it would be "irresponsible" of him to provide a legal opinion on any specific interrogation technique without an in depth analysis of relevant [read post]
6 Feb 2008, 7:51 am
[JURIST] US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official profile] is expected to testify [hearing notice] before the House Judiciary Committee [official website] Thursday in opposition to a unanimous December 2007 decision by the US Sentencing Commission [official website] to retroactively reduce penalties for crack cocaine offenders [JURIST report]. [read post]
24 May 2008, 11:59 am
[JURIST] US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official profile; JURIST news archive] defended Bush administration attorneys who authored memoranda supporting the legality of coercive interrogating tactics - the so-called "torture memos" [JURIST news archive] - in a commencement address [text] to Boston College Law School graduates Friday. [read post]
