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Judges to Decide Future of Gonzales Picks
Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales appointed interim U.S. attorneys under a Patriot Act provision, but a recent rule change puts their fate back in the hands of the U.S. District Court.Bush Picks Judge Chertoff as Homeland Security Chief
President Bush on Tuesday chose 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Michael Chertoff to be his new Homeland Security chief. Chertoff headed the Justice Department's criminal division from 2001 to 2003, where he played a central role in the nation's legal response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Chertoff is the president's second pick for the job. Former New York City police chief Bernard Kerik withdrew as nominee last month, citing immigration problems with a family housekeeper.What Does Miers' Withdrawal Mean for Future Nominees?
The failed Supreme Court nomination of Harriet Miers was, in the words of one legal scholar, the perfect storm: the convergence of a bad nomination, a weakened president and an infuriated political base. A president's withdrawal of a Supreme Court nomination is an "extraordinary act," notes one professor. And now scholars and others are wondering how the judicial confirmation process itself will weather this particular storm.GOP signals rough path to AG for Holder
The disagreement on the Senate floor last week was ostensibly over timing.While congressional leaders negotiated behind closed doors over proposed loans to Detroit automakers, several Republicans took the floor Wednesday and Thursday to discuss Covington Burling's Eric Holder Jr. They called for Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.View more book results for the query "White Case"
The Short of It: Thelen Rebrands Itself
Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner had well-laid plans to rechristen itself with the shorter and catchier "Thelen" but was held up by a Korean cybersquatter. The marketing move, which launched Monday, was threatened by the distant owner of the "thelen.com" domain name. But if there's one thing a Web entrepreneur should know, it's this: Don't register a domain name of a 600-lawyer law firm and expect nothing to happen. "We did get pretty heavy-handed with him," says Thelen partner Robert Weikert.Corporate Blueprint to Prevent Criminal Conduct
In 1991, the U.S. Sentencing Commission released guidelines for how companies can prevent crimes such as corporate fraud, bribery, and collusion. After 20 years, former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty finds that the Commission's blueprint is no longer the ultimate guide and lays out five key issues a company's compliance program must address.Research: Law Schools Skew Liberal, But Conservatives Also Land Prestige Jobs
Law schools hire more openly liberal professors than openly conservatives ones, but the plum jobs at the most prestigious schools don't appear to be going solely to the liberals.Trending Stories
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