Politics
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Crime, Department of Justice, Fabulosity, John Conyers, Monica Goodling, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
House Judiciary Committee: Please Approve Immunity for Monica Goodling
We are very, very excited. The magnificent Monica Goodling, the former Justice Department lawyer involved in the controverisal U.S. Attorney firings, may be coming to our living room! Alas, Goodling won’t be visiting us in person (although we hereby issue her a standing invitation). But we’re hopeful that she’ll be appearing on our television, via […] -
Department of Justice, Fabulosity, John Conyers, John Dowd, Monica Goodling, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
U.S. Attorneygate: The Monica Strikes Back
Some of you have taken issue with our worship of Monica Goodling, the Justice Department lawyer who finds herself at the center of the firestorm over the U.S. Attorney firings. We’ve praised her as an up-and-coming DOJ diva; but some of you have argued that a true diva wouldn’t take the Fifth. Fair enough; and […] - Sponsored
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Alberto Gonzales, Ben Wittes, Department of Justice, James Comey, Larry Thompson, Laurence Silberman, Orrin Hatch, Paul Clement, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, Ted Olson
Possible Replacements for Alberto Gonzales
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales may be slightly more secure in his position these days than in the recent past, when it was looking like “Gonzales” was Spanish for “canned.” But he’s not out of the woods yet — which is why speculation about possible successors continues. Ben Wittes, writing for TNR Online, has some excellent […]
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Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Monica Goodling, Peter Lattman, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, WSJ Law Blog, You Go Girl
Democrats: Please Stop Being Mean To Monica Goodling!
The House Democrats just won’t leave Monica Goodling alone. Even after the Justice Department lawyer invoked the Fifth Amendment privilege, the Dems still want to have a little “conversation” with her. From the NYT: House Democrats on Tuesday requested a private interview with an aide to Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales who has asserted her […] -
Asians, Carol Lam, Department of Justice, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices
But Did They Use Emoticons?
This past weekend’s NYT Week in Review had an interesting article on how they don’t make U.S. attorneys like they used to. Here’s the lede, which discusses the email habits of some of the fired United States Attorneys: The e-mail is pleading, imploring and often so very careful. In messages sent to their bosses at […] -
Alberto Gonzales, D. Kyle Sampson, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Monica Goodling, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
Monica Goodling: Diva Is As Diva Does
We were planning to do a quick write-up on the Senate Judiciary Committee testimony of Kyle Sampson. But many such write-ups have already been done. And the Sampson testimony, while it had its moments, wasn’t quite as exciting as we were hoping. So forget about the decidedly unglamorous Kyle Sampson, accurately described by Emily Bazelon […] -
5th Circuit, Janet Neff, Jennifer Elrod, Judicial Nominations, Lesbians, Plaintiffs Firms, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, State Judges, Vanessa Bryant
Some Judicial Nomination News
Time for a few updates on a subject near and dear to our heart, which we’ve been neglecting as of late: federal judicial nominations. Here’s the latest news: 1. Texas state court judge Jennifer Elrod (at right), whom we previously identified as a possible nominee to the Fifth Circuit (and compared to Jennifer Aniston), has […] -
D. Kyle Sampson, Department of Justice, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Breaking: Sampson Hearings On Hold
Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has just announced that the Republicans have objected, under Senate rules, to the Kyle Sampson hearings continuing any further. The committee, which returned from lunch at around 1:45, now stands in recess. We’ll keep you posted. Update (2:42 PM): And we’re back. Sen. Dick Durbin […] - Sponsored
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Politics, Ridiculousness, Videos
Say Hello to 'MC Rove'
At this morning’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, one of the Democratic senators invoked the bugaboo of Karl Rove. In arguing that the U.S. Attorney firings HAD to be politically motivated, the senator cited the involvement of Rove, whom he referred to darkly as “the ultimate political insider.” Demonizing Karl Rove is a favorite political pastime […] -
Food, Media and Journalism, Parties, Pictures, Politics
The Week Opinion Awards: A Photo Essay
Sir Harold Evans reaches out to choke Claire Shipman, while Jim Lehrer giggles girlishly. Tucker Carlson and Tom Friedman are bored off their gourds. Sometimes it feels like all we do is attend parties — it’s that time of year here in DC. On Tuesday night, we schlepped up to Georgetown for the annual Opinion […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Jan Crawford Greenburg, Paul McNulty, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Paul McNulty: It's All His Fault
That’s the gist of this lengthy, extremely interesting, thoroughly researched special report. It’s by one of our favorite reporters, Jan Crawford Greenburg — who’s on the verge of replacing Linda Greenhouse as undisputed queen bee of the SCOTUS press corps hive. After reading the JCG piece, a devastating indictment of McNulty’s involvement in this debacle, […] -
Deaths, Education / Schools, Judicial Nominations, Kids, Murder, Non-Sequiturs, Politics
Non-Sequiturs: 03.26.07
* This isn’t Wim Wenders’s Paris, Texas, but in a way, people are still lost. [Chicago Tribune] * Speaking of Paris, Texas, here’s some trivia for you: the brother of one of its stars’ former partners (and father of one of her children as well as Pam’s new competition on The Office) was nominated to […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Intellectual Property, Morning Docket, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Morning Docket: 03.26.07
* Feel like putting down a couple hundred on Barack Obama or John Edwards? [Slate] * Sen. Hagel uses the “i” word. [MSNBC] * “New U.S. attorneys seem to have partisan records.” [McClatchy via Election Law Blog] * AG Gonzales feeling more heat from GOP Senators. [How Appealing (linkwrap)] * Does DVR violate copyright laws? […]
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Contests, Department of Justice, Hotties, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Above the Law Hotties: U.S. Attorneys!
The scandal surrounding the firing of the eight U.S. Attorneys, while explosive and salacious, has presented us with some challenges. It’s a fast-moving story, and the information just keeps flooding in. And because it’s such a huge story, the MSM has been covering it like crazy. We asked ourselves: What’s left for ATL to do? […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Michael Chertoff, Politics
No, We Won't Use the Gone-Zales Pun
(Not because Alberto Gonzales is looking secure in his position as Attorney General, but because everyone else — the WSJ Law Blog, the Legal Times — has used it already.) In the past hour or so, the Justice Department released about 3,000 pages worth of documents relating to the U.S. Attorneys firing fiasco. The documents […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, House Judiciary Committee, Litigatrix, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, Shanetta Cutlar
Shanetta Cutlar: Will We See Her on C-SPAN?
Some of you have wondered about the drop-off in ATL coverage of our favorite DOJ diva: Shanetta Y. Cutlar, Chief of the Special Litigation Section at the U.S. Department of Justice (“SPL”). Cutlar has been previously described in these pages as “deliciously imperious” and “a great diva,” and we’ve published a number of colorful stories […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Hillary Clinton, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Alberto Gonzales: Now He's Really In Trouble
He’s getting lectured on ethics and accountability by our favorite former First Lady: Of course, Hillary Clinton was accused of similar conduct — firing public servants to make way for cronies — in the Travelgate scandal. But there’s a critical difference between them: Hillary is delicious, and Alberto Gonzales is not. Update: Oh yeah, the […] -
Alison Maynard, Environment / Environmental Law, Lawyer of the Day, Litigators, Lunacy, Politics, Weirdness
Lawyer of the Day: Alison Maynard
When we wrote about her amusing court filing earlier today, we redacted her name. But since she has shown that she has no problem with being identified, even going so far as to comment on our prior post, we’re happy to shout her name from the blogospheric rooftops: ALISON MAYNARD. Alison Maynard, who ran unsuccessfully […] -
Blogging, Celebrities, Deaths, Media and Journalism, Morning Docket, Naomi Campbell, Politics, Sentencing Law
Morning Docket: 03.08.07
* Is he a journalist? Well, he’s done the time, so let’s give him credit for the crime. [Washington Post via How Appealing] * It’s for a slightly different reason this time, but the U.S. still self-righteously refuses to run for seat on the UN Human Rights Council. [Jurist] * I’m not sure I’d even […]
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Aaron Charney, Barack Obama, Biglaw, Election Law, Hillary Clinton, Laurence Tribe, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 03.07.07
(We’re filling in today for Stella Q, who has more pressing — and billable — matters to attend to.) * Super-needy partners are the worst to work for. We knew of one partner who would summon an associate from another floor to retrieve a document from her printer and bring it in to her — […]