Posted on May 19, 2009 by E.M.
Justin Blum at Bloomberg (h/t Zachary Roth at TPMMuckraker) reports that state bar complaints have been filed against twelve Bush administration lawyers involved in the authorization and sanctioning of torture by the United States of America, including two attorneys, Alberto Gonzales and John Yoo, whose disbarments I have long been advocating. [A complete [...]
Filed under: Alberto Gonzales, General Post, John Yoo | Tagged: Alberto Gonzales, Alice Fisher, Bloomberg, California, CNN, David Addington, District of Columbia, Douglas Feith, George W. Bush, Human Rights Watch, Jay Bybee, John Ashcroft, John Yoo, Justin Blum, Kevin Zeese, Michael Chertoff, Michael Mukasey, New York, New York Times, Office of Professional Responsibility, OPR, Pennsylvania, Scott Shane, Stephen Bradbury, Texas, Timothy Flanigan, torture, TPMMuckraker, UPI, Velvet Revolution, VotersForPeace, Washington D.C., William Haynes, Zachary Roth | 10 Comments »
Posted on May 13, 2008 by E.M.
No, according to John H. Richardson of Esquire. Why not?
He wasn’t wrong all the time:
Consider also that courts and Congress have endorsed many of Yoo’s opinions, including the use of military commissions and the extended detention without criminal charges of “enemy combatants” who are American citizens.
The questions were really, really hard:
And consider this — [...]
Filed under: General Post, John Yoo | Tagged: Esquire, Ethical Violation, Grievance, John Ashcroft, John H. Richardson, John Yoo, Jonathon M. Freiman, Jose Padilla, Pennsylvania, Professional Misconduct, Robert H. Cole, Washington D.C. | 8 Comments »
Posted on April 15, 2008 by E.M.
Personal Information:
Name: John Yoo
Bar: Pennsylvania
ID No.: 69500
Status: Active
To file a grievance against Mr. Yoo in either or both Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., print and complete the official Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., Complaint Forms, print and attach this page to the Complaint Form and send to the address noted on the forms.
Grievance Information: [...]
Filed under: Attorney Grievance Applications, John Yoo | Tagged: Albert J. Mora, Alberto Gonzales, Balkinization, Bar Association, D.C., Dan Eggen, David Luban, Department of Justice, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Ethical Violation, Gen. Geoffrey Miller, Glenn Greenwald, Grievance, Jack Balkin, Jack Goldsmith, Jane Mayer, Jay Bybee, John Ashcroft, John Rizzo, John Yoo, Josh White, Marty Lederman, No Comment, Pennsylvania, Phillipe Sands, Professional Misconduct, Scott Horton, Stephen Gillers, The Nation, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Thomas J. Romig, Vanity Fair, Washington | 15 Comments »
Posted on February 12, 2008 by E.M.
Describing the political situation he faced prior to providing testimony to the 9/11 Commission, former Attorney General John Ashcroft writes in Never Again – Securing America and Restoring Justice:
One member [of the 9/11 Commission] in particular had a definite conflict of interest. Jamie Gorelick served as deputy attorney general under Attorney General Janet Reno [...]
Filed under: General Post | Tagged: Art Levine, Department of Justice, firedoglake, Glenn Greenwald, James Risen, Jane Hamsher, Janet Reno, John Ashcroft, John D. Rockefeller, telecom immunity | 8 Comments »
Posted on October 8, 2007 by E.M.
I have updated the statement of facts alleging various violations by Harriet E. Miers of the Texas Rules of Professional Conduct with the recent Memorandum Opinion in COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES v. HARRIET MIERS, et al., Civil Action No. 08-0409 (JDB). in which United States District Judge John D. Bates confirms [...]
Filed under: Attorney Grievance Applications, Harriet E. Miers | Tagged: Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Ethical Violation, Fred Fielding, George Manning, George W. Bush, Grievance, Harriet Miers, J. Scott Jennings, John Ashcroft, John Conyers, Joshua Bolten, Linda Sanchez, Monica Goodling, Patrick Leahy, Professional Misconduct, Sara Taylor, Susan Ralston, Texas | 16 Comments »
Posted on October 3, 2007 by E.M.
This morning, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced that he will leave the Department of Justice, after two and a half years of service to the department. Al Gonzales is a man of integrity, decency and principle. And I have reluctantly accepted his resignation, with great appreciation for the service that he has provided for our [...]
Filed under: Alberto Gonzales, Attorney Grievance Applications | Tagged: Alberto Gonzales, Andrew Card, Bar Association, Bud Collins, Charles Schumer, David Iglesias, Dennis Hastert, Department of Justice, Ethical Violation, Fred Fielding, George W. Bush, Grievance, Harriet Miers, Henry Waxman, Jack Goldsmith, James Comey, John Ashcroft, John Conyers, John D. Rockefeller, John Negroponte, Karl Rove, Kyle Sampson, Mark Pryor, Monica Goodling, Nancy Pelosi, Patrick Leahy, Paul Hodes, Paul Twomey, Pete Domenici, Professional Misconduct, Robert Mueller, Susan Ralston, Texas, Timothy Griffin, Tom Daschle, William Moschella | 23 Comments »
Stumble It!
John Yoo
Personal Information:
Name: John Yoo
Bar: Pennsylvania
ID No.: 69500
Status: Active
To file a grievance against Mr. Yoo in either or both Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., print and complete the official Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., Complaint Forms, print and attach this page to the Complaint Form and send to the address noted on the forms.
Grievance Information: [...]
Filed under: Attorney Grievance Applications, John Yoo | Tagged: Albert J. Mora, Alberto Gonzales, Balkinization, Bar Association, D.C., Dan Eggen, David Luban, Department of Justice, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Ethical Violation, Gen. Geoffrey Miller, Glenn Greenwald, Grievance, Jack Balkin, Jack Goldsmith, Jane Mayer, Jay Bybee, John Ashcroft, John Rizzo, John Yoo, Josh White, Marty Lederman, No Comment, Pennsylvania, Phillipe Sands, Professional Misconduct, Scott Horton, Stephen Gillers, The Nation, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Thomas J. Romig, Vanity Fair, Washington | 15 Comments »