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Attorney General Michael Mukasey said farewell to Justice Department employees Thursday, praising their dedication and poking fun at himself for a health scare last year.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey has recused himself from the Justice Department's investigation into Bernard L. Madoff, accused of running one of the largest Ponzi schemes ever.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey appeared in good health Wednesday in his first news conference since collapsing during a speech Nov. 20.
A Washington State Supreme Court judge has admitted that he was the one who stood up and yelled "tyrant!" at U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey last week, during a speech in which Mukasey later fainted.
With briefcase in hand and a smile on his face, Attorney General Michael Mukasey returned to work Friday after collapsing during a speech the night before and spurring a 14-hour scare about his health.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense former federal judge who took over the Justice Department after Alberto Gonzales resigned in disgrace, collapsed during a speech Thursday night and was rushed to a hospital after losing consciousness.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense former federal judge who took over the Justice Department after Alberto Gonzales resigned in disgrace, collapsed during a speech Thursday night and lost consciousness.
Senate Democrats on Tuesday subpoenaed Attorney General Michael Mukasey for testimony and documents about the Justice Department's legal advice to the White House on detention and interrogation policies since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey has rebuked a midlevel federal court on behalf of a Mali woman who fears genital mutilation if sent home.
No criminal prosecutions are planned for former Justice Department officials accused of allowing politics to influence the hiring of prosecutors, immigration judges and other career government lawyers, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Tuesday.
Congress, not judges, should decide how to give Guantanamo Bay detainees their day in court, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Monday in calling for new laws governing how foreign terror suspects seek their release.
Democratic senators cited concerns Wednesday about political meddling and policies likened to racial and ethnic profiling in urging Attorney General Michael Mukasey to ensure the Justice Department abides by the laws it is supposed to enforce.
The military trials against U.S.-held detainees at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba will not be affected by a Supreme Court ruling that the detainees have the right to appeal in U.S. civilian courts, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Friday.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey, defending military commissions to prosecute suspected terrorists, told federal judges Wednesday the upcoming trials will be "in the best traditions of the American legal system."
Attorney General Michael Mukasey warned Friday that the huge profits generated from piracy and counterfeiting are fostering terrorism.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey vowed anew Thursday to crack down on crooked politicians and public officials, dismissing critics who accuse the Justice Department of letting partisan loyalties interfere with corruption cases.
Speeding through arguments in front of the Supreme Court, Attorney General Michael Mukasey didn't let time hang heavy on his hands Tuesday.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey will argue a case before the Supreme Court this month, honoring a custom that his two predecessors ignored.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey met briefly Wednesday with government prosecutors at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as the U.S. prepares its case against six al-Qaida suspects accused of being responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
America's top lawyer met Wednesday with the head of Iraq's judicial council during a quick trip to Baghdad to review U.S. efforts to help build the nation's legal system.
Debate over waterboarding flared Thursday on Capitol Hill, with the CIA director raising doubts about whether it's currently legal and the attorney general refusing to investigate U.S. interrogators who have used the technique on terror detainees.
Senate Democrats demanded a criminal investigation into waterboarding by government interrogators Tuesday after the Bush administration acknowledged for the first time that the tactic was used on three terror suspects.
Senate Democrats pounced Wednesday on Attorney General Michael Mukasey's refusal to declare waterboarding illegal, accusing him of potentially allowing the harsh interrogation tactic to be used in the future.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey still won't say whether waterboarding is torture, a stance that is upsetting Senate Democrats who had threatened to derail his confirmation over the issue.
Former C.I.A. Director Defends InterrogationGen. Michael V. Hayden, who served as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency during the last two years of George W.
Spanish Court Weighs Inquiry on Torture for 6 Bush-Era Officials A high-level Spanish court has taken the first steps toward opening a criminal investigation against six former Bush administration officials, including former Attorney General Alberto R.
NSA spied on American journalists for Bush administrationIn a tale of widespread, warrantless wiretapping, Russell Tice, a former National Security Agency analyst, claimed that the Bush administration engaged in extensive electronic surveillance of Americans. His revelations were made on Keith Olbermann's MSNBC show.
Mukasey: Obama-Backed Feingold Bill is UnconstitutionalSenator Russ Feingold (D-WI) introduces legislation requiring that Congress be notified of any Department of Justice memos indemnify the Executive Branch from LAW. Attorney General Mukasey says that the bill is unconstitutional, while President Elect Obama endorses said bill.
Mukasey's recommendation of exec privilege to hide Cheney transcript revealedThe Justice Department this week released Attorney General Michael Mukasey's recommendation that President Bush invoke executive privilege in refusing to release to Congress transcripts of Dick Cheney's conversations with the FBI.
Washington Post: Mukasey Says Obama May Have to Wait for Some Legal OpinionsAttorney General Michael B. Mukasey asserted yesterday that the "level of cooperation and communication is very high" between his team and the transition group for President-elect Barack Obama.
WA State Justice Confirms He Yelled "Tyrant!" at Mukasey Before AG CollapsedRichard Sanders, a justice on the Washington State Supreme Court, has never been one to shy from controversy or blunt language. And last week, as he sat at a Federalist Society dinner and listened to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Sanders reached his tipping point.
Judge Called Mukasey a Tyrant at Speech(AP) State Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders says he was speaking his conscience when he stood up and yelled "tyrant!" at U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey last week, during a speech in which Mukasey later fainted.
Injustice Reigns at Justice: Mukasey Gives Gonzales $24K Per Month To Defend A Lawsuit by Jobseekers Suing Over Goodling's Policy of Hiring Only Christian Zealots To DOJ PositionsSome people are the gift that just keeps on giving. Alberto Gonzales, Mr. Pleasuring the President himself, is back reprising his role as a thief of government resources.
EFF Challenges Constitutionality of Telecom Immunity in Federal CourtThis may have fallen off many people's radars with all the media hoopla around the election, but the EFF hasn't forgotten the perversion of our Constitution embodies in the FISA Amendments Act.
Appeals Court Refuses To Force Bush Aides To Cooperate In Congressional Investigation Over Removal of U.S. AttorneysA federal appeals court won't force top Bush administration aides to cooperate with Congress over its investigation of the firings of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Afghan victory hopes played downBrig Carleton-Smith said the war in Afghanistan cannot be won
Palin says Obama has terrorist tiesThe war of words between rival White House camps has escalated with Sarah Palin, the Republican vice- presidential candidate, accusing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama of "palling around with terrorists".
FBI agents to begin investigating for pre-crimeOnce again in the name of terrorism Americans lose more Constitutional protections as US Attorney General Michael Mukasey has signed new guidelines allowing FBI agents to begin investigations with no indication of wrong doing.
Report Implicates White House - washingtonpost.comIn 18 months of searching, Justice Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine and Office of Professional Responsibility chief H.
Special Prosecutor Named in Attorney Firings Case - NYTimes.comAttorney General Michael B. Mukasey appointed a special prosecutor on Monday to investigate whether criminal charges should be brought against former Attorney General Alberto R.
Senators praise Mukasey for special counsel in prosecutor firings, warn Bush against pardons - 9/29/2008 12:37:40 PM – NewserAttorney General Michael Mukasey has appointed a special counsel this Monday to fully investigate and prosecute the case of the improper mass-firings of 9 U.S. Attorneys by former Bush Administration Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez.
AG: Don't deport genital mutilation victim" The U.S. attorney general is trying to prevent immigration authorities from sending a Muslim woman to her home country, where she was a victim of female genital mutilation.
Bush Pushes for More Police PowerIn his last months, President Bush is working to ensure that his successor will have the greatly expanded power of the executive branch — unprecedented in American history — that Bush instituted after 9/11.
Mukasey to end Watergate-era limits on FBIAttorney General Michael Mukasey confirmed plans yesterday to loosen post-Watergate restrictions on the FBI's national-security and criminal investigations, saying the changes are necessary to improve the bureau's ability to detect terrorists.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey has declined to prosecute Bush Administration appointees who used political party affiliation and public policy litmus tests when hiring civil servants.
Justice called uncooperative on voting rightsThe House Judiciary Committee chairman on Wednesday said the Justice Department is stonewalling efforts to make sure this year's presidential voting operates fairly.
Ban detainees from US, urges attorney-generalThe Bush administration on Monday called on Congress to pass legislation to bar federal courts from ordering the release of Guantánamo Bay detainees on to US soil.
Mukasey Under Fire In Justice Department HearingAttorney General Michael Mukasey says he's doing all he can to make sure the Justice Department recovers from months of scandal. Mukasey testified Wednesday for nearly three hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee, but Senators got few of the answers they were looking for.
Terror profiles at issue for MukaseyThe U.S. Attorney General says the Bush administration will do everything it can to make sure the government has what it needs to fight terrorists before a new president takes over.
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