The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Supreme Court ethical standards following press reports that Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch might be in violation of ethics rules.…
8,053 viewsFormer Attorney General Michael Mukasey and other former Justice Department officials from the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations discussed federalism and separation of powers a…
168 viewsCurrent and former Justice Department officials testified at an oversight hearing on the actions of Attorney General William Barr and department investigation decisions. Aaron Zelinsky said …
24,389 viewsMyron Magnet looked at Clarence Thomas' tenure on the Supreme Court and examined many of his opinions.
1,798 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee met for a second day to consider the nomination of William Barr to be attorney general. Nine witnesses, many with previous experience in law enforcement and pu…
11,945 viewsMichael Mukasey, attorney general under the George W. Bush administration, spoke at the Republican National Lawyers Association annual policy conference. He talked about the state of politic…
216 viewsThe Federal Bureau of Investigation marked its 100th anniversary on July 26, 2008. Attorney General Michael Mukasey and FBI Director Robert Mueller attended a ceremony to mark the occasion.
1,022 viewsFormer Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Representative John Lewis (D-GA), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) were among the witnesses on day two of a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hea…
25,244 viewsLegal and policy analysts talked about some of the constitutional and policy issues in a Donald Trump administration. Topics included the overturning of President Obama’s executive orders, a…
2,634 viewsThe theme of the second day of the 2016 Republican National Convention was “Make America Work Again.” Speakers included Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ), Donald Trump Jr., and Dr. Ben Carson. …
21,016 viewsThe Heritage Foundation hosted a day-long event on the role of intelligence in national security and counterterrorism efforts. In the first panel discussion, former defense and intelligence …
529 viewsJustice Department officials and advocates testified at a hearing on legislation aimed at changing mandatory minimum prison sentences for certain drug offenders. Witnesses included Deputy At…
2,889 viewsFormer Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS), a member of the Select Intelligence Committee, talked about national security threats. Former Ambassador Eric E…
274 viewsFormer Attorney General Michael Mukasey talked about the rise of radical Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood. in his comments he criticized President Obama’s stance on radical Islam, saying the…
563 viewsFormer attorneys general talked about national security. Among the topics they addressed were presidential power, the application and role of international law, rights of detained individual…
512 viewsPanelists talked about CIA interrogations and the role they played in the operation that killed Osama bin Laden. At issue is whether the enhanced interrogation techniques employed during the…
1,266 viewsFormer officials talked about the nuclear and terrorist threat posed by Iran. Topics included U.S. policy toward Iran and the terrorist designation for the People’s Mujahedin of Iran, a grou…
26,430 viewsFormer officials from the George W. Bush administration talked about the nuclear and terrorist threat posed by Iran. Topics included U.S. policy toward Iran and the terrorist designation fo…
1,304 viewsFormer U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey moderated a discussion on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, its impact on U.S. global competitiveness, enforcement activities by the Department …
524 viewsShould members of the news media be prosecuted for revealing information that endangers national security? That is the question Gabriel Schoenfeld seeks to answer in his latest book. He dis…
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