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Gitmo Detainees: Waiting for Obama?

It's been five months since the Supreme Court threw open the courthouse doors to hundreds of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, ruling they have a constitutional right to challenge their detention in federal court. This morning, a federal appeals court...

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November 24, 2008 in Supreme Court | Permalink | User Comments (13)

Mukasey: "I am...quite embarrassed"

Below is Attorney General Mukasey's heartfelt letter this afternoon to members of the Federalist Society. He says he is embarrassed by his collapse at the group's annual dinner, saying it detracted from the message he wanted to convey. Dear Friends,...

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November 21, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (6)

A Somber Mukasey, Taking on Critics

Attorney General Michael Mukasey, consistently described as a “no-nonsense” man of integrity who brought a much-needed steady hand to a troubled Justice Department, last night delivered his most forceful statement yet on the administration’s legal policies in the War on...

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November 21, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (8)

Judge Orders Release of Five Terror Suspects

A federal judge has ordered the government to release five terror suspects detained at Guantanamo, saying it failed to prove the men planned to take up arms against the United States. Judge Richard Leon directed the government to "take all...

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November 20, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (33)

Clement Decides

It’s been the most buzzed about question in Washington legal circles all summer and fall: What law firm will land former Solicitor General Paul Clement, widely seen as one of the nation’s top Supreme Court advocates? Today, we get the...

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November 20, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (5)

The Greatest Rivalry of All

I was going to write about this really interesting case Orin Kerr came across the other day on whether X-Ray body scans violate the 4th Amendment. Apparently, a woman visiting her husband in a detention facility was subject to the...

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November 19, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (7)

Cheney, Gonzales Indicted in Texas

In the department of the Truly Bizarre, a Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, a few state court judges, a former U.S. attorney and some other folks. According to the Brownsville Herald, the...

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November 18, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (69)

Coffee, Skits and Complaints about the NYT

Journalists and researchers got their first look at some of the papers of William Rehnquist yesterday, when the Hoover Institution opened a small portion of the collection. The New York Times' Adam Liptak and Jonathan Glater have a nice summary...

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November 18, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (0)

Football, Deerhunting and Some Law

Justice Scalia is in Lubbock tonight for a talk at Texas Tech, after spending the weekend deer hunting on a nearby ranch with prominent plaintiffs lawyer Mark Lanier. Tony Mauro has the details here. Scalia, of course, is a dynamic...

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November 17, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Cuban: Jail, Cubs Unlikely

Mark Cuban, the maverick Dallas Mavericks owner, was hit today by the Securities and Exchange Commission with insider trading charges that could cost him millions in fines and legal fees. This could mean the final nail in his bid to...

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November 17, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (2)