Deb Riechmann

November 09, 2001 | Law.com

Saying it "violates the intent of Congress and keeps the public in the dark," lawmakers from both parties last week urged President Bush to rescind, or at least rethink, an executive order they say will restrict the release of presidential papers and give former presidents more authority to claim executive privilege. The White House says the president has no intention of rescinding the order.

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September 30, 2005 | National Law Journal

The White House has slowed the announcement of President Bush's next pick for the Supreme Court to bask, at least for a few days, in John Roberts' confirmation. Bush initially was expected to name his second nominee soon after Roberts was sworn in as chief justice on Thursday. White House advisers now say the announcement probably won't come until next week. And Bush's "short list" of potential nominees? "It's not that long," was all White House press secretary Scott McClellan would reveal Thursday.

By Deb Riechmann

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July 13, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Top Senate Democrats floated the names of potential candidates for the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday in a meeting with President Bush, describing them as the type of nominee who could avoid a fierce confirmation battle.

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June 11, 2007 | Law.com

The White House has expanded its legal team to handle the fights it is having with the new Democratic Congress. Since becoming President Bush's new lawyer in February, Fred Fielding has created five new positions in the White House counsel's office, expanding the staff to 22 lawyers, the White House said Friday. Fielding also has filled a handful of empty desks in his office. Fielding's new deputy counsel is J. Michael Farren, corporate vice president and general counsel at Xerox Corp.

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July 19, 2005 | Law.com

By Deb Riechmann

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January 10, 2005 | Law.com

In his third event of the week calling for legal reforms, President George Bush on Friday visited Michigan, where he urged Congress to change the way people are compensated for illness caused by exposure to asbestos. Bush said 74 companies have been forced into bankruptcy because of asbestos-related litigation. However, the American Trial Lawyers Association said many of the companies that filed for bankruptcy were reorganized, not liquidated.

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September 18, 2007 | Law.com

President Bush, seeking to avoid a possible confirmation fight over a fiercely partisan candidate, chose retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey on Monday to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Democrats said Bush made a wise choice and raised no immediate objections. As chief judge of the busy U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Mukasey had presided over high-profile terrorism cases. The president urged the Senate to quickly confirm Mukasey.

By Deb Riechmann

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September 22, 2005 | National Law Journal

Leading senators floated the names of about a dozen candidates to fill Sandra Day O'Connor's vacancy on the Supreme Court, but President Bush kept his list to himself at a White House breakfast Wednesday. Talking to reporters outside the West Wing, Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter said afterward that he thinks the next nomination will be more raucous than the confirmation process for John Roberts.

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September 18, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

President Bush, seeking to avoid a possible confirmation fight over a fiercely partisan candidate, chose retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey yesterday to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

By Deb Riechmann

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September 30, 2005 | Law.com

The White House has slowed the announcement of President Bush's next pick for the Supreme Court to bask, at least for a few days, in John Roberts' confirmation. Bush initially was expected to name his second nominee soon after Roberts was sworn in as chief justice on Thursday. White House advisers now say the announcement probably won't come until next week. And Bush's "short list" of potential nominees? "It's not that long," was all White House press secretary Scott McClellan would reveal Thursday.

By Deb Riechmann

4 minute read