Read more Michael Mukasey stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10751/michael-mukasey.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:35:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71980/bush-ag-court-terror-trials-too-dangerous.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration wants to try alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other Guantanamo detainees in federal courts—and that's a major mistake, says Michael Mukasey. Terrorism trials pose "overwhelming" security challenges, and classified information would have to be revealed, warns George Bush's relatively moderate third attorney general in...http://www.newser.com/story/71980/bush-ag-court-terror-trials-too-dangerous.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 4:40:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70791/mukasey-nows-no-time-to-weaken-patriot-act.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe arrests last week of Najibullah Zazi and other terror suspects should make lawmakers think twice about making intelligence-gathering more difficult for those trying to keep America safe from terrorist attacks, writes Michael Mukasey. Congressional Democrats are considering imposing new requirements on Patriot Act provisions when they come up for...http://www.newser.com/story/70791/mukasey-nows-no-time-to-weaken-patriot-act.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 5:53:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59358/groups-move-to-disbar-bush-lawyers-over-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA coalition of mostly left-leaning organizations is attempting to get a gaggle of Bush officials disbarred for sanctioning torture, the Legal Times reports. In complaints filed with five state bar associations today, the groups accuse ex-attorneys general Michael Mukasey, Alberto Gonzalez, and John Ashcroft—along with nine others—of violating...http://www.newser.com/story/59358/groups-move-to-disbar-bush-lawyers-over-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 12:42:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56448/bush-ag-cia-chief-slam-obama-on-torture-memos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama made a dangerous mistake in yesterday releasing Justice Department memos about interrogation techniques from 2005, say former Attorney General Michael Mukasey and former CIA Director Michael Hayden. By releasing the details of these methods, Obama is eliminating a crucial intelligence tool—not just for his own administration but...http://www.newser.com/story/56448/bush-ag-cia-chief-slam-obama-on-torture-memos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Apr 2009 7:48:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48024/holder-waterboarding-is-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEric Holder minced no words when asked about waterboarding in his confirmation hearing today. “Waterboarding is torture,” the AG-designate said, a declaration neither Michael Mukasey nor Alberto Gonzales was willing to make. He said that, even in emergencies, the president couldn’t override the constitution. Republicans also leapt to question Holder...http://www.newser.com/story/48024/holder-waterboarding-is-torture.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Jan 2009 10:40:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45607/mukasey-steps-off-madoff-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAttorney General Michael Mukasey is recusing himself from the Bernard Madoff investigation because his son is representing an employee involved with the fraud case, Bloomberg reports. Mukasey also graduated from an Orthodox Jewish school where Madoff’s wife has taught and which placed $6 million in the fraudulent scheme. A spokesman...http://www.newser.com/story/45607/mukasey-steps-off-madoff-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 13:26:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43339/mukasey-released-from-hospital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Mukasey is out of the hospital with a clean bill of health after collapsing during a speech last night. The attorney general spent an "uneventful night" at the hospital and passed a battery of tests. Doctors have seen no indication that he suffered a stroke or heart attack, ABC...http://www.newser.com/story/43339/mukasey-released-from-hospital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Nov 2008 11:27:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43274/mukasey-collapses-during-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAttorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed during a speech last night and was rushed to a hospital after briefly losing consciousness. He appears to be doing fine now. "The attorney general is conscious, conversant and alert," said a Justice Department spokesman after doctors admitted Mukasey to George Washington University Hospital for...http://www.newser.com/story/43274/mukasey-collapses-during-speech.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 22:11:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43168/nypd-clashes-with-justice-on-surveillance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Department of Justice has firmly rejected efforts by the New York Police Department to relax restrictions on eavesdropping, triggering a war of words between the agencies’ heads, the New York Times reports. The NYPD wants broader latitude for electronic surveillance, and less red tape for its requests, but Justice...http://www.newser.com/story/43168/nypd-clashes-with-justice-on-surveillance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 10:24:33 CST