Law

Professional Excellence Boils Down to One Question, Michael Mukasey Says: 'What's in the Law?'

Professional Excellence Boils Down to One Question, Michael Mukasey Says: 'What's in the Law?' "Certainly, when you're an advocate, you're trying to shape arguments, but ultimately, they have to be ...
The New York Times

Michael B Mukasey

Steven Calabresi, a founder of the Federalist Society, recently — and forcefully — said the former president was disqualified. He has had a change of heart. By Adam Liptak An obscure criminal law bars ...
LAist

Mukasey Confirmation for Attorney General to Start

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. ARI SHAPIRO: Judge Michael Mukasey's ...
Southeast Missourian

Bush picks retired judge Michael Mukasey as his attorney general

~ By nearly all accounts, Mukasey is a tough-on-terrorism jurist with an independent streak. WASHINGTON -- Three weeks ago, President Bush had never met former federal Judge Michael Mukasey, a ...
NPR

Mukasey Nomination Hearings Go Smoothly

Mukasey Nomination Hearings Go SmoothlyRetired judge Michael Mukasey, the nominee for attorney general, returns to the Senate Judiciary Committee for a second round of questioning. He says torture is ...
NPR

Mukasey Dodges Question on Torture Techniques

The career of Michael Mukasey, President Bush's pick to succeed Alberto Gonzales as attorney general, is inextricably tied to national security. Read a profile of the judge. If senators had been ...
NPR

Mukasey Confirmation for Attorney General to Start

Michael Mukasey spent nearly 20 years judging cases from the bench in New York. Now it's his turn to be judged. The Senate Judiciary Committee opens a confirmation hearing on Mukasey's nomination to ...