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9/11 detainee suit defendants ruling [2nd Circuit]
Javaid Iqbal v. Dennis Hasty, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, June 14, 2007 . Read the full text of the decision . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. (More) |
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Senators block Gonzales no-confidence vote
The US Senate voted 53-38 Monday on a cloture motion limiting debate on a joint resolution expressing its lack of confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales , effectively stopping the resolution from coming to a floor vote. The motion fell s (More) |
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Senate to debate Gonzales no-confidence resolution
US Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) announced Friday that an anticipated floor debate on a resolution expressing the Senate's lack of confidence in beleaguered Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will take place Monday. The no-confidence resolu (More) |
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Senate Judiciary panel presses Gonzales for warrantless wiretapping information
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) , chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), ranking member of the committee, have sent a letter [PDF text; press release] to US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales asking him again to respond (More) |
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Bush: 'I stand by Al Gonzales'
President Bush said Monday that he still fully supports US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales despite the growing number of Republicans who have expressed concern over the firings of nine federal prosecutors , telling reporters at a press conference (More) |
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Specter: Gonzales may resign before no-confidence vote
US Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) , the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Sunday that he believed a "sizable number" of Republican members of Congress would join Democrats in a vote of no-confidence in Attorney General Alb (More) |
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No heroes at the Justice Department
Ben Davis : "I recognize that we are in a moment in which we are desperately looking for (present or former) legal heroes in Justice, but while the Ashcroft hospital bed story makes great cinema - there are no great legal heroes here. Might I sa (More) |
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White House reiterates 'full confidence' in Gonzales as GOP support slips
The White House reiterated President Bush's "full confidence" in embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at Friday morning's press gaggle . White House spokesman Tony Fratto said that the administration considers next week' (More) |
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Specter predicts Gonzales resignation
Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) , the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, predicted Thursday that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will resign from his post at the conclusion of current investigations into the allegedly-political fi (More) |
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GOP senator calls for Gonzales resignation following surveillance revelations
Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) called for the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Wednesday, a day after hearing testimony [transcript, PDF; JURIST report] from former US Deputy Attorney General James Comey regarding an attempt by Gonzale (More) |
Montgomery started racially-integrated bus service after boycott
On December 21, 1956, buses in Montgomery, Alabama, started racially-integrated service following federal court rulings ending on-board segregation.
Bus boycott leaders Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy were among the first riders under the new scheme. Learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
