U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan of New York isn’t done making news with his comments on strong-arm prosecution tactics. This time he’s speaking out at a seminar for criminal defense…
Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey is variously described as someone who is fiercely independent, fiercely intelligent, impatient and injudicious in articles published in the past few days.
President Bush’s announcement that he was nominating Michael B. Mukasey to become attorney general was not the surprising part of his press conference this morning.
As President George W. Bush decides who should succeed Alberto Gonzales, one consideration should be paramount, observers say: Whether the new attorney general will focus on the best interests of…
President Bush is intent on choosing the right person to fill the job of attorney general rather than someone who could be easily confirmed, a senior administration official told the…
A congressional committee will investigate whether political considerations played a role in the prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, who is serving a sentence of more than seven years…
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