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Stop Over-the-Top Attacks on the Office of Legal Counsel, and Focus on Governing

Caroline Fredrickson | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Richard Cordray, Acs, Richard Painter, Judicial Nominations, Recess Appointments, Michael J. Gerhardt, Caroline Fredrickson, Jack Goldsmith, Assistant Attorney General Virgina Seitz, U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, Office of Legal Counsel, Olc, American Constitution Society, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Obstructionism, Sen.CharlesGrassley, Senate, Politics News
Caroline Fredrickson

Please -- cut the hyperbole, senators, and get back to work.

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Time to Stand Up, Not Step Down

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Dawn Johnsen, Aclu, Mohamedon Salahi, Olc, John Yoo, Justice Department, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

Who is Dawn Johnsen, and why did Senate Republicans force her to withdraw her bid to be confirmed as Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel?

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Dawn Johnsen's Fall and Justice Stevens' Replacement

Ari Melber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Olc, Jay Bybee, Elizabeth Warren, Justice Stevens, Supreme Court, Obama, Obama Supreme Court Nominee, Dawn Johnsen, Torture, Politics News
Ari Melber

While the news of Justice Stevens' retirement took most of the media attention on Friday, it's not really a distraction from Dawn Johnsen's fate. Both standoffs reveal the profound ambivalence in Obama's pledges to restore the rule of law.

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The OPR Report Is Only the Beginning

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daphne Eviatar

The final OPR report is only the beginning. We still don't know who asked Yoo and Bybee to write these memos, what specific instructions they were given or if they were they pressured to reach a particular conclusion.

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Calling Out the Torture Enablers at St. Thomas Law School

Coleen Rowley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Office of Legal Counsel, Olc, OLC "Torture" Memos, Torture and Academic Freedom, St. Thomas School of Law, University of St. Thomas, Golden Shield, Dean Thomas Mengler, Robert Delahunty, Michael Stokes Paulsen, John Yoo Torture, Politics News
Coleen Rowley

As details emerged on Monday of CIA interrogators' abuse of prisoners involving mock executions, Law Professor Robert Delahunty quietly resumed teaching fall classes in Minneapolis.

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100 Days: Obama's Office of Legal Counsel Staffed With Prominent Opponents Of Torture

Washington Monthly | Steve Benen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Olc, Obama's Lawyers, Dawn Johnsen, Marty Lederman, Office of Legal Counsel, Obama's Legal Counsel, 100 Days, Politics News

It's encouraging, then, to know who'll be sitting in John Yoo's office for the foreseeable future. A Georgetown source forwards over an email fro...

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Obama Team Faces Major Task In Justice Dept Overhaul

Washington Post | Carrie Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Office of Legal Counsel, Olc, President Obama Overhaul, Justice Dept Overhaul, Obama Transition, Obama Justice Department, DOJ Overhaul, Politics News

As a transition team for the Obama administration begins work on a Justice Department overhaul, the key question is where to begin. Political consid...

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Friday Talking Points [48] -- Throwing Out The Rulebook

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Back in Volume 36 of this Friday Talking Points column, I pointed out what seemed to me to be an obvious observation -- that the media was going a lot...

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