Fitzgerald Deserves Top U.S. Law Post, Comey Says (Update3) By Patricia Hurtado and David Voreacos July 20 (Bloomberg) — Patrick Fitzgerald won the convictions of four Osama bin Laden associates in May 2001. In March, he got Lewis “Scooter” Libby. Last week, he nailed Conrad Black. Fitzgerald, 46, isn’t saying what he’ll do next in…
Court Tells U.S. to Reveal Data on Detainees at Guantanamo New York Times By WILLIAM GLABERSON A federal appeals court ordered the government yesterday to turn over virtually all its information on Guantánamo detainees who are challenging their detention, rejecting an effort by the Justice Department to limit disclosures and setting the stage for new…
by Robert Schmidt July 19 (Bloomberg) — House Democrats, escalating a battle with the White House, took the first step in seeking to hold President George W. Bush’s chief of staff in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena requesting documents on the firing of eight U.S. prosecutors. Voting 7-3 along party lines, a House…
By Dan Eggen and Amy Goldstein, Washington Post saying that the Justice Department will never be allowed to pursue contempt charges initiated by Congress against White House officials once the president has invoked executive privilege. The position presents serious legal and political obstacles for congressional Democrats, who have begun laying the groundwork for contempt proceedings…
