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Entries by Peter M. Shane from 07/2009

President Obama's Signing Statements and Congress's Response: A Return to Separation of Powers Sanity?

| Posted 07.21.2009 | Politics
Read More: Checks and Balances, Obama, Separation of Powers, Bush, Signing Statements, Politics News

The intriguing debate continues on President Obama's use of signing statements to protest provisions of statutes he is signing into law.

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Protecting U.S. Attorneys from At-Will Discharge

| Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics
Read More: Karl Rove, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney Scandal, Politics News

The rule of law depends on the public's confidence in the evenhanded administration of justice. The Bush White House proved that such confidence may well be unwarranted under the current system.

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