The Justice Department Under the Next Attorney General: Nomination Hearing Today
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings at 10 a.m. today on whether to confirm the nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey to the position of Attorney General. ACS is pleased to make available materials on the role of the Justice Department and expert advice on the "best practices" to guide it going forward. The analyses feature former senior Department officials who served in Administrations from both parties.
- Principles to Guide the Department of Justice Under the Next Attorney General (Oct. 2007) --video of a panel discussion of the principles and best practices to guide the Department under the next Attorney General, featuring Dawn Johnsen, Joseph D. Rich, James K. Robinson, and Ronald Klain.
- The Role of the Department of Justice (July 2007) -- video and transcript of an ACS National Convention Panel examining the historical relationship between the Justice Department, the White House, and the U.S. Attorneys, featuring Arthur B. Culvahouse, Viet D. Dinh, Judge Raymond C. Fisher, Judge Merrick B. Garland, and Jamie S. Gorelick.
- All the President's Lawyers: How to Avoid Another "Torture Opinion" Debacle (July 2007) -- an ACS Issue Brief exploring how the Office of Legal Counsel should act to ensure the laws are faithfully executed, by Dawn Johnsen.
- Signing Statements and the President's Authority to Refuse to Enforce the Law (June 2006) -- an ACS Issue Brief discussing whether and when the President may refuse to enforce a law that the President regards as unconstitutional, by Neil Kinkopf. Supplemented by an index of presidential signing statements (Aug. 2007).
- Thoughts on the RESTORE Act, or How to Get Out of the Hole Dug When the President Pushed Through Unwise Changes to Surveillance on These Shores (Oct. 2007) -- a blog post discussing the proposed RESTORE Act that would amend the FISA, by Lisa Graves.
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