U.S. Attorneys Offices
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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. […] - Sponsored
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Department of Justice, Federal Government, Job Searches, Joseph Russoniello, Musical Chairs, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Musical Chairs: What's Up at the San Francisco U.S. Attorney's Office?
Back in June, we predicted that veteran litigator Joseph Russoniello, of Cooley Godward Kronish in San Francisco, would be nominated to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District. Months later, no nominee has been named. As the folks over at Legal Pad noted last month, it’s a bit strange — especially since Ruossoniello’s background […]
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Asians, Debra Wong Yang, Pictures, Sexism, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Playing 'Peekaboo' with Debra Wong Yang of Gibson Dunn
Here are some of the comments appended to our recent post about Gibson Dunn’s snazzy new website: “I like the pictures on the main directory. Those are the best part. Except that they don’t have too many women, and one of the women is in a very high school girl peek-a-boo around the brick wall […] -
Department of Justice, Michael Mukasey, Politics, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices, White House Counsel
Mr. Mukasey Goes to Washington
We’ve done relatively little about the nomination of former judge Michael Mukasey to serve as attorney general. While the WSJ Law Blog was dredging up his third-grade book reports — okay, not quite, but some college newspaper articles that he may or may not have written — we didn’t have much. But now we’d like […] -
Michael Nifong, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Sex, Sex Scandals, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Sex, Laws, and Videotape: Is David McDade The New Michael Nifong?
Billy Merck here, once again filling in for Lat while he squeezes out some more vacation before the summer gets away from us. We’ll be here today and Laurie Lin will be here tomorrow; Lat’s back next week. We start today with an update on a case from Georgia with which you’re all probably at […] -
Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Jonathan Cohn, Kids, Media and Journalism, Pregnancy / Paternity, Rachel Brand, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
Why Did the Prom Queen Leave the Party?
Okay, working at the U.S. Department of Justice may not be a party these days. But the recently announced, imminent departure of Assistant Attorney General Rachel L. Brand — her last day at the DOJ’s Office of Legal Policy is July 9 — had nothing to do with recent controversies (contrary to some insinuations). As […] -
Biglaw, Department of Justice, Job Searches, Joseph Russoniello, U.S. Attorneys Offices
U.S. Attorney Joe Russoniello? Not So Fast
Yesterday we passed along the rumor that Joseph Russoniello, of Cooley Godward Kronish in San Francisco, would be returning to a post he held years ago: U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California. We remain fairly confident in this tip. But for the record, there is nothing official to report just yet. Mr. Russoniello […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Department of Justice, Job Searches, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Musical Chairs: A New U.S. Attorney for San Francisco?
Veteran litigator Joseph Russoniello, of Cooley Godward Kronish in San Francisco, was recently rumored to be a contender for the post of U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California. We’re now hearing that the job — which Russoniello previously held, from 1982 to 1990 — may be his once again. From a tipster: I […] -
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 […] -
Department of Justice, Harriet Miers, House Judiciary Committee, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Attorneys Offices, White House Counsel
Harriet Miers: Her Date With Destiny
We recently got to meet former White House counsel Harriet Miers, up close and personal. And it seems we’re not the only folks who will get to spend quality time with the onetime (and ill-fated) Supreme Court nominee. This just in, from the AP: Two congressional committees are issuing subpoenas for testimony from former White […] -
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 […] -
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 […]
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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 […] -
Department of Justice, Fabulosity, House Judiciary Committee, John Dowd, Monica Goodling, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
All Hail the Queen: Monica Goodling on Capitol Hill (Part 2)
This is a continuation of our earlier post, in which we kicked off our liveblogging of the Monica Goodling testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. 11:00: Some friendly questioning from Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), Ranking Republican Member of the Judiciary Committee. We once sat next to him at a dinner party; he’s a very nice […] -
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 […] -
Department of Justice, Job Searches, Paul McNulty, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Every DAG Has His Day
For departure. For Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, his last day at the Department of Justice will be in not-too-distant future. He announced his intention to resign earlier today. But he won’t be leaving the DOJ as abruptly as, say, Monica Goodling. He’ll stick around for a few more months: McNulty, who has served 18 […] -
Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Monica Goodling, Politics, Rap, Religion, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
'Houston, We Have a Monica Problem'
No, this has nothing to do with Bill Clinton. We’re talking about the other Monica — former Justice Department lawyer Monica Goodling, one of our favorite personalities here at ATL. Over the weekend, the New York Times published the best article we’ve read in a long, long time. Check it out (annotations ours): Now this […] -
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, 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 […]