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Gonzales nomination met with mixed reaction
Reaction to President Bush's nomination of White House Counsel, and former Texas Supreme Court Judge, Alberto Gonzales to succeed John Ashcroft as US Attorney General has been mixed, with most of the criticism citing Gonzales' role in settin (More) |
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Chemerinsky [Duke]: One of the most conservative attorney generals in American history
Erwin Chemerinsky, Duke Law School:"It is hard to imagine a more conservative or more repressive attorney general than John Ashcroft. The Ashcroft Justice Department took the unprecedented position that the government could hold human beings, in (More) |
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Bainbridge [UCLA]: The AG and the Blogs
Stephen Bainbridge, UCLA School of Law:"Cruising around the blogosphere, one notes proposals that John Ashcroft be replaced by as Attorney General such legitimate luminaries as Randy Barnett or Fred Thompson. Sorry, guys. Blogospheric prognostic (More) |
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Bush confirms Gonzales nomination as Attorney General
In an announcement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Wednesday afternoon President Bush confirmed that he has nominated White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales to succeed John Ashcroft as US Attorney General. Initial word of the nomination came (More) |
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Ashcroft cites successes, Psalms in farewell letter to Americans
The US Department of Justice Wednesday posted on its website a public letter from outgoing Attorney General John Ashcroft entitled "Farewell to the American People". In the letter, Ashcroft says he accomplished what he set out to accomplis (More) |
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Cooper [IU-Indianapolis]: So we can relax now
Jeff Cooper, Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis:"According to John Ashcroft, "he objective of securing the safety of Americans from crime and terror has been achieved,". Well, I feel better.Actually, I do feel better knowi (More) |
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Berman [Ohio State]: AG Ashcroft resigns
Douglas Berman, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University:"I suspect we will see stories in the days ahead about Ashcroft's legacy, and I suspect most of those stories will focus on the "war on terror." However, from my se (More) |
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BREAKING NEWS ~ Bush to select White House counsel Alberto Gonzales for AG post
AP is reporting that White House sources have said that President Bush will select White House counsel Alberto Gonzales to succeed John Ashcroft as US attorney general. Read the official biography on Gonzales. JURIST's Paper Chase has more cover (More) |
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Ashcroft resignation triggers praise, criticism
The late Tuesday announcement of Attorney General John Ashcroft's resignation (previously reported in JURIST's Paper Chase) prompted differing responses Tuesday and Wednesday from interest groups and lawmakers around the country, reflecting (More) |
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Ashcroft resignation letter
John D. Ashcroft to President George W. Bush, November 2, 2004 . Excerpt:The demands of justice are both rewarding and depleting. I take great personal satisfaction in the record which has been developed. The objective of securing the safety of Ameri (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.
