Topic: Michael Mukasey
Republican Michael Mukasey was the last U.S. Attorney General under President George W. Bush . Former Southern District Chief Judge Michael B. Mukasey Rejoins Patterson Belknap (September 12, 2006) On November 8, 2007, Mukasey was confirmed by the Senate by a vote ...
Conservative group targets defense attorneys for doing their jobs well A group headed by former Vice President Dick Cheneys daughter, Liz, has been attacking the Justice Department.Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa has pressed Holder to turn over the names of anyone ...
Attorney General Mukasey limits right to lawyer for immigrants who are facing deportationThe Bush administration has decided that immigrants facing deportation do not have an automatic right to an effective lawyer.Attorney General Michael Mukasey says in a 33-page decision that the Constitution ...
Mukasey says farewell to Justice Dept. he led for a yearAttorney General Michael Mukasey said farewell to Justice Department employees Thursday, praising their dedication and poking fun at himself for a health scare last year.Mukasey, a former federal judge from New York, ...
Attorney General Mukasey holds first news conference since collapse, says he's fineAttorney General Michael Mukasey appeared in good health Wednesday in his first news conference since collapsing during a speech Nov. 20.Mukasey said he still doesn't know what caused his fainting spell. ...
With briefcase in hand and a smile on his face, Attorney General Michael Mukasey returned to work Friday after collapsing during a speech the night before and spurring a 14-hour scare about his health.A Justice Department spokeswoman blamed the 67-year-old's dramatic and ...
Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense ally in President Bush's war on terror, was hospitalized Thursday after he collapsed during a late-night speech and lost consciousness. "The attorney general is conscious, conversant and alert," Justice Department spokesman Peter Carr said after doctors ...
Greg Brower, the U.S. attorney for Nevada, says he hopes the Democratic administration of Barack Obama wont fire him.Its certainly my intent to continue in the position if the new president thinks Im the right person for the job, the Republican federal ...
Federal prosecutor appointed to further investigate firings of U.S. attorneys There is new hope that the reason the U.S. attorney for Nevada was fired in December 2006 may yet come to light.Daniel Bogden, confirmed for the job by the U.S. Senate in ...
Attorney General Michael Mukasey is having a lovely time in front of the House Judiciary Committee today, bantering about college football with Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) and quoting America's archetypal socialist during questioning with Rep. Ric Keller (R-FL): Um, I'm in the ...