Alberto Gonzales
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Alberto Gonzales
Liveblogging President Bush's Statement on the Gonzales Resignation
Lots and lots of press conferences today. President Bush, at a Waco airport, about to board Air Force One, gave a brief statement on Alberto Gonzales’s resignation as attorney general. Bush said that he “reluctantly” accepted AGAG’s resignation. Gonzales was subjected to “months of unfair treatment” that has “created harmful distraction at the Justice Department.” […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Politics
Liveblogging the Alberto Gonzales Resignation Announcement
Wow, that was short. We were prepared to liveblog the Alberto Gonzales resignation announcement, but it was over before it began. We didn’t time it, but it probably didn’t run over two minutes. Here’s what we jotted down: AGAG seems a little choked up. [Update: Pete Williams of NBC had the exact opposite reaction; he […] - Sponsored
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Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Holy Crap
Breaking: Alberto Gonzales Has Resigned as Attorney General!
In addition to a story on the Nixon Peabody song controversy — which we’ll do a full post on later, so save your comments until then — the New York Times has this big scoop: Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, whose tenure has been marred by controversy and accusations of perjury before Congress, has resigned. […]
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Alberto Gonzales, Michael Vick, Morning Docket, Perverts, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 07.30.07
* How to try and pull a fast one on the entire NBA. [Slate] * AGAG testimony called “splitting hairs.” [CNN] * Vick co-defendant to have plea hearing. [Sports Illustrated] * Morning Docket’s lawyer of the day (for last Wednesday, and while you were sleeping). [Canton Repository] * Thoughts on how Democrats might approach a […]
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Alberto Gonzales, Brett Gerry, Department of Justice, Drugs, John Demers, Rachel Brand, War on Terror
An Explanation for Alberto Gonzales's Troubles as AG
Can you blame Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for not being more in the loop on the U.S. Attorney firings? He’s been holding down not one but TWO demanding jobs. Check out the DOJ homepage (unchanged as of this morning, despite this Friday afternoon post by Wonkette): If Alberto Gonzales can survive the revelation that “he” […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Musical Chairs: Michael Elston Is Out
Guess the Durham district attorney isn’t the only prominent government lawyer named Mike (and embroiled in controversy) to announce his resignation on this Friday afternoon. Has the U.S. Attorney firing controversy claimed another victim? Maybe (assuming he’s not leaving for other reasons). From the AP: A senior Justice Department official who helped carry out the […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Football, Habeas Corpus, Immigration, Morning Docket, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, SCOTUS, Sentencing Law, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 06.12.07
* Really, Baker, you’re gonna appeal? Listen, let it go. Nobody wants this guy in jail. [New York Times via How Appealing] * Who will patrol the guardsmen? [New York Times] * Senate seven votes shy on expressing no confidence in Gonzales. [Jurist] * Rum and coke at a Bears game? [WSJ Law Blog] * […]
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Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Rearranging the Proverbial Deck Chairs at Main Justice?
These aren’t the happiest of times for the U.S. Department of Justice. Although the Alberto Gonzales no-confidence resolution probably won’t change anything — if President Bush intended to dump the AG, wouldn’t he have done so by now? — it still can’t be fun. Despite the troubles at the top, there are still numerous Justice […] - Sponsored
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Alberto Gonzales, Biglaw, Department of Justice, Eyes of the Law
The Eyes of the Law: AGAG at V&E
Time for an installment of ATL’s legal celebrity sightings column, The Eyes of the Law. This one is especially juicy. We hear that last week, embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was sighted in the Houston office of Vinson & Elkins — the firm where he was once a partner. His presence was not kept a […] -
Alberto Gonzales, D. Kyle Sampson, Department of Justice, Fabulosity, House Judiciary Committee, Monica Goodling, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
Monica Goodling: They Like Her, They Really Like Her
Those of you who read our extensive liveblogging of Monica Goodling’s testimony on Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee know how deeply impressed we were. Goodling was poised, intelligent, and articulate. She showed flashes of wit, as well as consistent honesty and forthrightness. She looked like a million bucks. On a scale of 0 to […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice
Wild Rumor of the Day: Alberto Gonzales = Melinda Doolittle?
We highly doubt this. But instead of logging off as we originally planned, we’ll stick around for another fifteen minutes, on the off chance that it proves true. P.S. Speaking of Wonkette, where we used to blog, congratulations to Ana Marie Cox on the dismissal of Robert Steinbuch’s lawsuit against her! (To be sure, it […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, House Judiciary Committee, Monica Goodling, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Alberto Gonzales Has 'A Monica Problem'
We have a new favorite catchphrase: “You have a Monica problem.” We’ve added it to our favorite quotations, and we may put it in our email signature file, too. As explained here, the words “You have a Monica problem” were typically uttered to Justice Department job applicants whose credentials might be deemed insufficiently conservative by […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Chuck Schumer, Department of Justice, Document Review, House Judiciary Committee, Politics, Screw-Ups, Senate Judiciary Committee
Earth to DOJ: Document Production Isn't That Hard
We’ve been doing a lot of Biglaw coverage lately. But since Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is being raked over the coals as we type, in an appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, let’s take a timely detour into the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ isn’t looking terribly competent right now. And this latest story […]
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Alberto Gonzales, Death Penalty, Fast Food, Iraq, Morning Docket, Prisons, Torture, U.S. Attorneys Offices, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 05.10.07
* Inmate’s last request: pizza for homeless. [CNN] * Iraqi death row inmate claims innocence, confession by torture.[CNN] * Brit convicted for leaking secret Bush-Blair memo. [AP] * AG Gonzales feels he has weathered the Attorneygate storm… [New York Times] * … Meanwhile, another US Attorney firing is revealed. [Washington Post]
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Alberto Gonzales, Breasts, Department of Justice, John Ashcroft, Monica Goodling
Monica Goodling: The Cover-Up Queen
Even those of you who are sick and tired of our Monica Goodling coverage will enjoy this little tidbit. It has been mentioned by a few commenters, and we’ve also received a bunch of emails about it. From the National Journal (via TPMmuckraker): Psst! Sources tell us that none other than Monica Goodling, former aide […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Monica Goodling, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
Monica Goodling: Tears on Her Pillow?
Yesterday we received some saddening and disturbing news. A reader emailed this article to us, with the tagline: “Not very diva-like.” (It was also recently linked to by Wonkette, in a post entitled When Whores Collide.) A former U.S. Justice Department official and central figure in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys tearfully told a […] -
Alberto Gonzales, D. Kyle Sampson, Fabulosity, John Conyers, Monica Goodling, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
Monica Goodling: The Power Behind the Throne
Via the Volokh Conspiracy, we came across this intriguing piece, by Murray Waas for the National Journal, about how Attorney General Alberto Gonzales delegated exceptionally broad powers to his two youthful underlings: D. Kyle Sampson and the Magnificent Monica Goodling. Here’s the lede: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales signed a highly confidential order in March 2006 […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Law Schools, Rudeness, Torture, War on Terror
Alberto Gonzales Can't Get No Respect
Poor Alberto Gonzales. Even Romy and Michele had a better time at their reunion. From the AP: A small group of student protesters, including one wearing a black hood and an orange jumpsuit, heckled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as he posed with old classmates Saturday during their 25-year Harvard Law School reunion. “When the photographer […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices
You're Doing a Fine Job, Gonzo
Apparently the one guy that counts was satisfied with Alberto Gonzales’ testimony before Congress last week. From the New York Times: President Bush said Monday that the Congressional testimony of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales last week, roundly panned by members of both parties, had “increased my confidence in his ability to do the job.” […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Monica Goodling, Paul McNulty, Reader Polls, U.S. Attorneys Offices
The Alberto Gonzales Deathwatch: What Do You Think?
Today is Friday, the favorite day of the week for high-profile government officials to announce their departures. E.g., Sandra Day O’Connor; Monica Goodling; Cully Stimson. Might Alberto Gonzales resign as Attorney General today? We doubt it. Coming on the heels of yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee testimony, where AGAG took a real beating, it would look […]