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Leahy gives Gonzales one week to resolve inconsistent testimony
US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said Sunday that US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales [official profile; JURIST news archive] may be the subject of a perjury investigation if he does not clear up concerns regarding the tr (More) |
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FBI director contradicts Gonzales testimony on domestic spying program
FBI Director Robert Mueller on Thursday contradicted testimony given by US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales earlier this week concerning a 2004 discussion of intelligence activities. Mueller testified before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday (More) |
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Senate Democrats ask for special counsel to probe possible Gonzales perjury
Four Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Solicitor General Paul Clement Thursday asking Clement to appoint a special counsel to investigate whether US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales "may have misled Congres (More) |
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Gonzales denies pressing hospitalized Ashcroft to recertify surveillance program
US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday denied pressuring then-Attorney General John Ashcroft to give the Department of Justice's reauthorization of the controversial warrantless domestic surveillance program while Ashcroft was hospit (More) |
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Legal scholars dispute Libby conviction citing separation of powers problems
A dozen prominent legal scholars submitted an amicus curiae brief on behalf of former vice-presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby [defense website; JURIST news archive] Thursday, arguing that Libby's conviction could be overturned (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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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) |
Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emporer
On December 25, 800 A.D., Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in Rome, Italy. During his lifetime, Charlemagne united most of western Europe for the first time since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. He is credited with spreading the rule of law throughout his dominions as well as starting the French and German monarchies.
