Michael Mukasey
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Michael Mukasey, Torture, UNC Law, War on Terror
Attorney General Mukasey's UNC Commencement Address: Torture to Sit Through?
Tired of talking about terrorism, torture, and related topics? You might not be alone. At a Federalist Society discussion we attended on Tuesday night, entitled Do We Have the Legal Tools to Prevent Terrorist Attacks?, even some of the panelists wondered why these subjects still generate so much discussion, over seven years after the 9/11 […] -
Federal Judges, Michael Mukasey, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Michael Mukasey to Debevoise
The revolving door between government and private practice is in full swing. This morning brought the news that Judith Kaye, former chief judge of New York State, has joined Skadden Arps as counsel. And this afternoon brings more news: Michael Mukasey, fresh off his stint as U.S. Attorney General, will be joining the partnership of […] - Sponsored
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Department of Justice, Health Care / Medicine, Michael Mukasey, Old People
Update: AG Mukasey Is Back in the Saddle
Last night, Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed while addressing the Federalist Society. Some feared the AG had suffered a stroke. Today brings good news about his condition. This morning we reported (see the 10 AM update): “The AG is fine and will be released from the hospital later today. No word yet on what the […]
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Department of Justice, Federal Government, Federalist Society, Health Care / Medicine, Michael Mukasey
Breaking: Attorney General Mukasey Collapses at Federalist Society Dinner
ATL correspondent Laurie Lin, on the scene at the annual dinner of the Federalist Society, reports that Attorney General Michael Mukasey “literally collapsed mid-sentence at the podium,” while delivering a speech at the Society’s National Lawyers Convention. It is not clear what AG Mukasey suffered, but a stroke is possible. “Medical people are working on […] -
Department of Justice, Federal Government, Gay, Law Schools, Michael Mukasey, Torture, Vicious Infighting
Gay at DOJ? Hip Hip Hooray!
Not everyone likes Attorney General Michael Mukasey. At Boston College Law School, students are protesting Dean John Garvey’s decision to invite Attorney General Mukasey to deliver the school’s 2008 Commencement address. See here (Facebook group: “Waterboarding IS Torture”), here, and here. Why are liberals so unhappy about Mukasey? We’d expect the AG to receive a […] -
Art, Deaths, John Edwards, Michael Mukasey, Morning Docket, Old People, Politics, Rudy Giuliani, Sports, Tax Law, Torture, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 01.30.08
* “T.Owes.” [ESPN] * Rebates to $500? [CNN] * AG Mukasey won’t label waterboarding. [MSNBC] * Sen. McCain wins Florida, Rudy to bow out. [New York Times; Washington Post] * Federal inquiry into stolen artifacts expands. [New York Times] * Margaret Truman, only child of President Truman and author of mysteries set at the Supreme […]
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Bail, Deaths, Drugs, John Roberts, Layoffs, Michael Mukasey, Morning Docket, Murder, Sports
Morning Docket: 01.29.08
* Resignation in Detroit text-message scandal (previously discussed here). [Detroit News] * A proud American tradition unknown in the rest of the world: bail for profit. [New York Times] * Legal luminaries at the SOTU. [WSJ Law Blog] * Trial begins in alleged microwaving of infant. [CNN] * TRO against Patriots’ Moss extended until after […]
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Death Penalty, Department of Justice, Environment / Environmental Law, Federal Judges, Hillary Clinton, Michael Mukasey, Morning Docket, Politics
Morning Docket: 11.16.07
* Judge Mark Filip (N.D. Ill.) picked to be Mukasey’s deputy. [AP via How Appealing] * SCOTUS stays Florida execution like I said they would. [New York Times] * Hmm…Bush administration didn’t properly consider impact of climate change…. shocking. [New York Times; Washington Post] * Hillary Clinton takes the gloves off, giving “her most commanding […]
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Chuck Schumer, Department of Justice, Dianne Feinstein, Federal Government, Michael Mukasey, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee
Breaking: Michael Mukasey Nomination Voted Out of SJC
The Senate Judiciary Committee just voted in favor of the nomination of Michael Mukasey to serve as attorney general. The tally was 11-8, with two Democrats — Sens. Chuck Schumer and Dianne Feinstein — joining all the Republicans in supporting him. What had been looking like a nailbiter of a nomination should sail through the […] -
Department of Justice, Jan Crawford Greenburg, Media and Journalism, Michael Mukasey, Politics, Torture, War on Terror, Weirdness
Where in the World is Jan Crawford Greenburg?
One of our favorite Supreme Court reporters, the fabulous Jan Crawford Greenburg, gave a speech at Harvard Law School today. But she didn’t tarry in Cambridge: Not sure what is going on, but JCG just finished giving a speech at HLS and said that: a) She was turning around to go back to Washington immediately […] -
Crime, Death Penalty, Michael Mukasey, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Torture, White-Collar Crime, William Lerach
Morning Docket: 10.30.07
* The war on punitive damages continues. [USA Today via How Appealing] * Suspect from Burning Man burning to burn something else. [Reno Gazette-Journal] * Senators want clarification from Mukasey on waterboarding. [Jurist] * Lerach pleads guilty. [Los Angeles Times] * Do we have a de facto moratorium on executions pending this term’s SCOTUS lethal […]
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Antitrust, Barack Obama, Cars, Celebrities, Email Scandals, Hillary Clinton, Jed Rubenfeld, Michael Mukasey, Morning Docket, Politics, Sports, Violence
Morning Docket: 10.23.07
* Some Fahrvergnügen for Porsche, courtesy of the European Court of Justice. [How Appealing (linkwrap)] * Surprise surprise: a Yale law professor has issues with Michael Mukasey. Professor (and novelist) Jed Rubenfeld questions the nominee’s views of executive power. [New York Times via WSJ Law Blog] * If confirmed, Mukasey has his work cut out […]
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Death Penalty, Michael Mukasey, Michael Vick, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 10.18.07
* So how did Michael Mukasey do yesterday? Here’s a collection of some coverage. [How Appealing (linkwrap)] * He totally should have mailed it to himself before faxing it to the Ravens. Also, not a joke, just a fact: the caption is over half of this 37-page opinion. [U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth […]
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Michael Mukasey
Liveblogging the Michael Mukasey Confirmation Hearings
We’re going to liveblog the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for the nomination of Michael Mukasey as Attorney General. We don’t know how long we’ll do this; it will depend upon how interesting the proceedings are. And they might not be that interesting, since Mukasey’s confirmation isn’t really in doubt. But who knows? Maybe there […] -
Ann Althouse, Law Schools, Michael Mukasey, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 09.28.07
* Ann Althouse on the Chelsea Clinton restaurant photo controversy from earlier this week: “‘We reserve the right to exercise any and all options available to us.’ What kind of crap is that?” [Althouse] * Our apologies to Brian Dalton of Vault for the snark from earlier today. How were we to know that a […] -
2nd Circuit, Airplanes / Aviation, Fashion, Federal Judges, Michael Mukasey, Non-Sequiturs, Sentencing Law
Non-Sequiturs: 09.21.07
* As a judge, Michael Mukasey cited Shakespeare in snarking on — and striking down — the federal sentencing guidelines. [AP] * Speaking of district judges, the well-regarded Judge Paul Cassell (D. Utah — at right) is resigning from the bench — partly due to low judicial pay. [Sentencing Law & Policy via WSJ Law […] -
Department of Justice, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Michael Mukasey, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee
Michael Mukasey's Former Clerks: They Like Him, They Really Like Him
Are you trying to remember whether any of your law school classmates or colleagues clerked for former judge Michael Mukasey (S.D.N.Y.), President Bush’s nominee to replace Alberto Gonzales as attorney general? Well, you’re in luck. Every single one of Judge Mukasey’s former law clerks signed a glowing letter of recommendation for the judge, in which […] -
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 […] -
Football, Larry Craig, Michael Mukasey, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 09.17.07
* Don’t try doing #2 at the Larry Craig airport bathroom, unless you want tourists photographing your ankles in a “wide stance.” [BBC via Althouse; Idaho Statesman via Drudge] * Did President Bush pick Michael Mukasey as his AG nominee to avoid a “bruising, potentially embarrassing fight” with the Democrats? Or is that analysis “way […] -
Cars, Crime, Department of Justice, Labor / Employment, Michael Mukasey, Morning Docket, O.J. Simpson, Racism
Morning Docket: 09.17.07
* GM workers take break from, um, not working. [New York Times] * Jena 6 charges thrown out because not filed in juvenile court. [CNN] * O.J. gets squeezed for alleged Vegas robbery. [AP via Athens Banner-Herald] * Mukasey it is. [New York Times]