Simple Justice 1 month ago

Former AG Mukasey: Courts Aren't Up To The Task

Sitting on the bench at 500 Pearl Street, a District Court judge about to retire to the pasture of Biglaw equity, Michael Mukasey showed little reluctance to believe in the power of the federal court system to handle whatever was thrown at it. Full Article at Simple Justice

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  2. President George W. Bush, center, is applauded by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, left, and Attorney General Michael Mukasey, right, and lawmakers after he signed H.R. 7311, the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, in the Oval Office of the...
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  2. Barack Obama Barack Obama
  3. Michael B. Mukasey
  4. Eric Holder Eric Holder
  5. Jose Padilla Jose Padilla
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