Monica Goodling
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Facebook, Monica Goodling, Movies, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.05.11
* Kesha’s publicist really needs to talk to Kesha’s lawyers about filing lawsuits that make Kesha Ke$ha look lame. [Thomson Reuters] * You don’t really think you’re going to get a law school to roll over and pay $40 million to snookered students like a cooking school would? Crappy law schools might not be training […] -
Monica Goodling
Monica Goodling, Vindicated
Oh happy day! It brings us news of a beloved figure who has been long absent from these pages: Monica Goodling, our favorite DOJ diva. And the news for Goodling, a high-ranking and influential official in the Bush Administration’s Justice Department, is good. Remember the case of Gerlich v. U.S. Department of Justice, the putative […] - Sponsored
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Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Hotties, Monica Goodling, Weddings
Monica Goodling 'Crosses the Line' - Into Holy Matrimony
Back in February, we broke the news of the engagement of Monica Goodling — the high-powered former Justice Department lawyer, who admitted to “cross[ing] the line” into politics with respect to DOJ hiring — to Michael Krempasky, the Edelman exec and prominent conservative blogger. We are now pleased to announce that Goodling and Krempasky got […]
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Department of Justice, Monica Goodling
Inspector General's Report On DOJ Firing Scandal
The Office of the Inspector General has released its final report on the removal of nine U.S. attorneys from the Department of Justice. The 392-page report can be downloaded here. This morning, the New York Times reported: [O]fficials with knowledge of the inspector general’s investigation and defense lawyers who have been involved in it said […] -
D.C. Circuit, Harvard, Hogan & Hartson, Monica Goodling, Stephen Williams, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 8.24: Herb-al Essence
As we expected, celebrity professors Cass Sunstein and Samatha Power were the winners of last week’s July Couple of the Month voting, running away with over 60 percent of the vote. Congratulations to this nerdy-hot duo! This week’s set of contestants might be the strongest we’ve seen this season. Their write-ups feature five Harvard degrees, […] -
Monica Goodling
In Case of Emergency, Break Glass Blame Monica Goodling
In this video clip, Stephen Colbert observes that “you can’t blame all the problems of the past seven years on Monica Goodling.” But that won’t stop some people from trying. To be sure, Monica Goodling has made mistakes — and she’s the first to admit them. She forthrightly acknowledged, when testifying before Congress, that she […] -
Department of Justice, Monica Goodling
Daily Show Recap of the DOJ Hiring Scandal
Thanks to the Inspector General’s report shedding full light on the DOJ’s politicized hiring, Monica Goodling and company have become “stars” outside of the legal insider world. Welcome to Comedy Central, Monica Goodling! Jon Stewart sets his sights on the hiring scandal and ATL’s favorite DOJ diva in this “news report:” Click to the 2:50 […] -
Department of Justice, Federal Government, Monica Goodling, Politics
Soon To Be Breaking: Inspector General's Monica Goodling Report
We hear that the Justice Department’s special report on our favorite DOJ diva, Monica Goodling, will be coming out later today — in fact, later this morning. Perhaps within 15 minutes or so, give or take…. Stay tuned. We’ll update this space with more as it emerges. Update (10:08 AM): As we predicted, the report […] - Sponsored
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Monica Goodling
A Postcript on the Monica Goodling - Michael Krempasky Engagement
Make that a Post-script — a shout-out in the Washington Post, for both the happy couple and ATL. From the WaPo’s delicious Reliable Source column (which has new details about the Goodling/Krempasky engagement, including their ages and the story of their courtship): Engaged: Monica Goodling, 34, the former Alberto Gonzales adviser, to Michael Krempasky, 33, […] -
Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Hotties, Monica Goodling, Weddings
Breaking: Monica Goodling Is Engaged!
This just in: the super-fabulous Monica Goodling, one of ATL’s all-time favorite people, is engaged! Monica Marie Goodling, of Alexandria, is engaged to be married to Michael Krempasky, of Falls Church. The wedding is planned for later this year. The future bride, a consultant, previously served as senior counsel to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales […] -
Alberto Gonzales, American Bar Association / ABA, Contests, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Media and Journalism, Monica Goodling, Patrick Fitzgerald, Reader Polls, WSJ Law Blog
ATL Lawyer of the Year: Nominations, Please
Part of a blogger’s job description is to shamelessly rip off stuff from the mainstream media. So we’re going to follow in the footsteps of the ABA Journal and the WSJ Law Blog, and name ATL’s first annual Lawyer of the Year. (Of course, it’s not that original an idea to begin with, insofar as […] -
D. Kyle Sampson, Department of Justice, Monica Goodling, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Kyle Sampson Lands on His Feet
Of all the characters in the U.S. Attorney firings drama, Kyle Sampson, former chief of staff to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, was not our favorite. When he testified on Capitol Hill, he was earnest, sweaty, and decidedly non-fabulous — unlike Monica Goodling, who took the Senate Judiciary Committee by storm with a dazzling performance. […] -
D. Kyle Sampson, Department of Justice, Monica Goodling, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Kyle Sampson Lands on His Feet
Of all the characters in the U.S. Attorney firings drama, Kyle Sampson, former chief of staff to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, was not our favorite. When he testified on Capitol Hill, he was earnest, sweaty, and decidedly non-fabulous — unlike Monica Goodling, who took the Senate Judiciary Committee by storm with a dazzling performance. […]
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Free Speech, Law Schools, Monica Goodling, Regent University School of Law
Regentgate: ATL's Exclusive Interview with Adam Key (Part 2 of 2)
In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve been experiencing technical difficulties around here (due to unusually high site traffic today). We’ve actually been trying to post new material for a while, but without success until now. Tech folks are investigating the problems, and hopefully things will return to normal shortly. We’re now pleased to bring the […] -
Adam Key, Free Speech, Law Schools, Monica Goodling, Regent University School of Law, Religion, Rudeness, YouTube
Regent Law School in the News Once Again
The most famous student or graduate of Regent University School of Law, the conservative law school founded by the American televangelist Pat Robertson, is probably the fabulous Monica Goodling. If you’re on Facebook, you can join her fan club here. But a husky, heavily tattooed freak-show 2L is giving La Goodling a run for her […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Duke Lacrosse Team Rape Case, Legal Ethics, Michael Nifong, Monica Goodling
Breaking: Mike Nifong To Resign as Durham District Attorney
It’s a Friday afternoon in June. Of course it couldn’t pass without a high-profile resignation. From WRAL: Mike Nifong made the announcement at the end of his testimony Friday at his State Bar ethics trial to the surprise of the families and defense attorneys of the cleared lacrosse players. “Throughout the years I have served […] -
Department of Justice, Gay, Monica Goodling, Politics, Ty Clevenger, U.S. Attorneys Offices
When Scandals Collide: Ty Clevenger, DOJ Politicization, and Monica Goodling's Alma Mater
Department of Justice official Brad Schlozman — who currently serves as Associate Counsel to the Director, in the Executive Office for United States Attorneys — is about to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. His testimony is part of a panel entitled “Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of Justice Politicizing the Hiring and Firing […] -
Andrew Speaker, Monica Goodling, Technology
Andrew Speaker: He's No Mr. Popularity
As you could probably tell from the results thus far in our reader polls, Georgia lawyer Andrew Speaker — the patient with drug-resistant tuberculosis, who engaged in extensive air travel despite knowing of his condition — hasn’t exactly endeared himself to the world. If you run a search for “Andrew Speaker” on Facebook, here’s what […] -
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 […] -
Department of Justice, Fabulosity, House Judiciary Committee, Monica Goodling, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
All Hail the Queen: Monica Goodling Open Thread
We have to step away from our computer now, to go meet our running group. We are training for the New York City marathon. If you’d like to support our efforts with a tax-deductible donation to fund cancer research, which is almost as worthy a cause as the Monica Goodling Legal Defense Fund, please click […]