White House Counsel

Top White House Lawyer Resigns

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 08.02.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's top lawyer at the White House, Bob Bauer, is quitting to return to his political law practice and represen...

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Not Supposed to Happen in Obama Land: Intrigue Behind Gregory Craig's Resignation

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a "Team of Rivals White House," what happens when character assassination and leaks from within are given tacit support from those who hold the keys to the White House?

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Ex-Bush Lawyer Accused Of Attempted Murder May Lose Law License

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NORWALK, Conn. — Connecticut authorities want to suspend the law license of an attorney who worked in both Bush administrations as he faces charges ...

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Holder: Unfair To Blame Greg Craig For Gitmo Failures

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Attorney General Eric Holder said Friday that he was surprised by the resignation of White House Counsel Greg Craig and believes Craig has been unfair...

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The Fall Of Greg Craig

TIME | Massimo Calabresi and Michael Weisskopf | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly 100 days after Barack Obama entered office, his top White House lawyer, Greg Craig, braced the President's senior advisers for a potentially ex...

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White House Objects to Poster That Invokes Obama Children

Eugene Volokh | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's hard to evaluate the White House Counsel's office statements based on such a paraphrase, but if they did suggest that the reference to the President's daughters was legally actionable, they were wrong.

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Greg Craig Could Leave His Post

Wall Street Journal | Evan Perez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama administration officials are holding discussions that could result in White House counsel Gregory Craig leaving his post, following a rocky tenu...

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