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Life, Politics and the Law From ABC News Correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg
Jan Crawford Greenburg is a correspondent for ABC News' bureau in Washington DC. She covers politics, the Supreme Court and provides legal analysis for ABC News. She is a graduate of the University of Chicago's law school and is a member of the New York bar.
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Hitting the Trail
The Court wrapped up another big term with a bang, so to speak, and I’m now going to spend the next four months covering the presidential campaign for ABC, focusing on the candidates for the number two spot on the...
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June 30, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (1)
Obama, guns and self-defense
Barack Obama has recently been calling himself a strong defender of the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, but Hale Demarr—an Illinois man who got in a ton of legal trouble after he shot a home invader--might disagree with that....
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June 26, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (21)
The Politics of Interrogation
A strong statement by Sen. Lindsey Graham in this morning's Armed Services Committee that sheds some light on how Republicans are going to approach controversial interrogation policies and terrorism issues in the months to come--as Democrats kick off a series...
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June 17, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (3)
Nothing is Private: Judges and "Porn"
It’s one of those stories that make you say: WHAT? Renowned federal appeals court Judge Alex Kozinski, the chief judge of the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, outed for keeping so-called “sexually explicit” materials on his home...
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June 16, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (4)
KSM in Gitmo: A view of the "Mastermind"
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba--We're on a break for lunch and a scheduled prayer time for top 9/11 suspects who are being arraigned here today. It's been an extraordinary last couple of hours, sitting in the courtroom press gallery, a mere 50...
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June 5, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (7)
General Garre
Today is Paul Clement’s last as Solicitor General, and the White House moved quickly to tap a replacement: Deputy Solicitor General Gregory Garre. The White House announced this afternoon that President Bush would nominate Garre to be the administration's top...
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June 2, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (4)
