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Leading Democrats on Capitol Hill on Thursday demanded that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) hand over two 2005 legal opinions that reportedly endorse severe interrogation techniques . Earlier Thursday, the New York Times first reported...

US Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) listed what he described as topics of "concern" to be addressed in the upcoming Senate confirmation hearings for former federal judge and US Attorney General nominee Michael B. Mukasey [WH...

Former federal judge and US Attorney General nominee Michael B. Mukasey will forbid US Department of Justice (DOJ) employees from discussing sensitive cases with outside agencies if he is confirmed as attorney general,...

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have generally reacted favorably to President Bush's Monday nomination of former federal judge Michael B. Mukasey as the US Attorney General, showing support for Bush's bi-partisan efforts at nominating...

US President George W. Bush Monday nominated retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey to serve as the next attorney general of the United States. Mukasey, 66, retired from the US District Court...

President Bush has decided to nominate retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey as the next US attorney general succeeding the resigned Alberto Gonzales and will formally announce his pick Monday, according to administration...

Former federal judge Michael B. Mukasey is emerging as the leading candidate to head the US Department of Justice, the New York Times and AP reported Saturday. Mukasey, who retired from the US District Court for the...

JURIST Guest Columnist Stephen Vladeck of the University of Miami School of Law says that for all the issues presented at various junctures by the Jose Padilla case, none is more important - nor, at this point, more politically sensitive...