ABC News Nov 21, 08 11:27 AM CST
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Michael Mukasey is out of the hospital with a clean bill of health after collapsing during a speech last night. The attorney general spent an "uneventful night" at the hospital and passed a battery of tests. Doctors have seen no indication that he suffered a stroke or heart attack, ABC News reports. "Everything looks great," said a Justice Department spokeswoman.
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OPINION
Conservative mag urges GOP to vote against Obama's Justice nominee
National Review Nov 19, 08 4:03 PM CST
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Eric Holder is “a conventional, check-the-boxes creature of the Left,” the editors of the National Review write of Barack Obama’s reported choice for Attorney General, and his selection reveals a “September 10 mentality” and a “lack of seriousness about the terrorist threat.” They add, “for these times, it is difficult to imagine a worse choice for AG than Eric Holder.”
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DC lawyer, who has accepted post, oversaw VP selection; confirmation looks likely
Newsweek Nov 18, 08 3:38 PM CST
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Eric Holder, a former US Attorney, judge, and deputy attorney general under Bill Clinton, will be Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Justice Department, Newsweek reports. Sources say Holder has been considered for the post from the beginning, and he ran the Democrat’s vice-presidential search along with Caroline Kennedy. If confirmed, Holder would be the first African American Attorney General.
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He says company
faces lawsuit over auction-rate securities
Bloomberg Aug 15, 08 5:12 PM CDT
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With Wachovia locked in to buying back $9 billion in auction-rate securities from clients, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has his sights set next on finance titans Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs, Bloomberg reports. Cuomo says Merrill faces an "imminent" lawsuit after offering to buy back $10 billion of the bonds, which he says is an unsatisfactory amount. The companies are accused of misleading investors.
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Former employees have already faced internal consequences, AG says
New York Times Aug 12, 08 2:33 PM CDT
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Michael Mukasey said today the ex-Justice Department employees who discriminated against candidates in hiring for political reasons will not face criminal charges, the New York Times reports. Prosecution would be inappropriate, the AG said, because the biased hiring practices violated federal civil service law, not criminal law.
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Opinion
By injecting politics into hiring, Gonzales & Co. shatter public's faith
Washington Post Jul 29, 08 12:30 PM CDT
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New confirmation that the Justice Department used political criteria in hiring for career positions shouldn’t just outrage the maybe-liberals they discriminated against, derailing careers because they were gay, say, or had a wife who was a Democrat, a former Clinton administration official writes in the Washington Post . It’s a major blow against the entire institution, argues Jamie Gorelick.
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It's 'business as
usual' in AG's office
New York Times Jul 23, 08 3:52 AM CDT
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Attorney General Michael Mukasey's cautious approach has disappointed one-time backers who hoped for a new direction at the Justice Department, reports the New York Times . He has been reluctant to probe the US attorney firings that triggered predecessor Alberto Gonzales' downfall, and has moved at a snail's pace on issues from torture to mortgage fraud, critics charge.
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Offices raided by state troopers following complaints
Columbus Dispatch May 15, 08 2:45 AM CDT
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The Ohio attorney general who once vowed to dismantle the state's "culture of corruption" resigned yesterday just hours after a raid on his office by state troopers seeking evidence of illegal activity. Democrat Marc Dann is embroiled in scandal linked to an affair with an aide and was under threat of impeachment after workers filed complaints of sex harassment in his office, reports the Columbus Dispatch . Dann is also the target of other investigations into expenditures and management.
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Employers say thanks, but no thanks to Alberto Gonzales
New York Times Apr 13, 08 7:19 AM CDT
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Ex-attorneys general often enjoy elite private sector jobs, but disgraced Alberto Gonzales is still job-hunting since he resigned last August, the New York Times reports. Lawyers say perjury allegations concerning testimony about eavesdropping and his role in the politically motivated firing of federal prosecutors are the biggest problems with Gonzales' resume.
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Ex-AG denies charges in House hearing
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Mar 11, 08 4:22 PM CDT
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John Ashcroft angrily denied congressional Democrats' allegations today that a lucrative no-bid contract the Justice Department awarded him represents a conflict of interest, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Democrats characterized the contract as a “backroom sweetheart deal” because Ashcroft's ex-subordinates selected his firm to monitor a medical supply company under investigation for providing kickbacks. The deal could be worth up to $52 million.
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Siegelman seeks probe after '60 Minutes' report; Rove denies role
Associated Press Feb 26, 08 8:47 AM CST
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Lawyers for Jim Siegelman want an outside investigator to look into charges that GOP operatives railroaded the ex-governor of Alabama on bribery charges, reports the AP. "60 Minutes" reported Sunday that prosecutors met over 70 times with the aide that helped put Siegelman behind bars, and had him write out his evidence over and over again. Any notes from the aide should legally have been turned over to the defense.
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Letter pushes House Dems to pass new wiretapping rules
TPM Muckraker Feb 23, 08 8:45 AM CST
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As House Dems refuse to pass the Senate’s wiretapping bill, the administration is heaping more pressure on them to change their minds, reports Muckraker . A letter to the House intelligence committee from top administration officials claims that the failure to pass the bill is causing “lost intelligence information” as private companies fear the consequences of continued warrantless cooperation.
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