US attorney general 'conversant and alert' after collapse at speech
November 21, 2008
[JURIST] US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official profile; JURIST news archive] collapsed Thursday evening during a speech to the Federalist Society [advocacy website]. Mukasey was rushed to George Washington University Hospital [official website], where he remained Friday morning [New York.... [more] 
Senate Judiciary Committee calls for delay of new FBI guidelines
August 19, 2008
[JURIST] US Senate Judiciary Committee leaders Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official websites] sent a letter [PDF text; press release] to Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Monday, calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to postpone implementation of new Federal Bureau of.... [more]
Mukasey against prosecuting DOJ officials involved in hiring scandal
August 13, 2008
[JURIST] US Department of Justice (DOJ) officials accused of politicizing the hiring process will likely not face criminal prosecution, Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official profile] told members of the American Bar Association [official website] on Tuesday. Mukasey criticized [prepared.... [more]
Guantanamo habeas petition procedures bill introduced in Senate
August 4, 2008
[JURIST] US Senators Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) [official websites] have introduced a bill [S. 3401 summary, PDF; press release] designed to establish a procedure for all habeas corpus petitions made by Guantanamo detainees. The Enemy Combatant Detention Review Act of 2008.... [more]
Mukasey presents priorities for remaining term as attorney general
July 23, 2008
[JURIST] US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official website; JURIST news archive] announced [prepared statement, PDF; press release] to the House Judiciary Committee [official website] Wednesday that during his remaining time in office he will focus primarily on addressing the legal rights of.... [more]
Congress should guide courts through detainee habeas petitions: Mukasey
July 21, 2008
[JURIST] US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official website; JURIST news archive] said on Monday that Congress should pass legislation [C-SPAN video, Flash; transcript] guiding US civilian courts on how to conduct Guantanamo detainees' habeas corpus proceedings because the judiciary should not.... [more]
Mukasey defends FBI and DOJ procedures before Senate panel
July 9, 2008
[JURIST] Attorney General Michael Mukasey denied Wednesday that proposed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [official website] guidelines would allow agents to open terror investigations based solely on a person's race, religion, or ethnicity. Testifying at a meeting [notice of hearing] of the.... [more]
US House committee subpoenas CIA leak documents
June 30, 2008
[JURIST] The US House Judiciary Committee [official website] has issued a subpoena [text, PDF; press release] to Attorney General Michael Mukasey for documents relating to the Valerie Plame leak scandal [JURIST news archive] and other Committee investigations. The Committee specifically requested.... [more]
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