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Siegelman: Justice Department Hasnt Changed Under Obama
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How has the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) changed now that George W. Bush is gone and President Barack Obama is in charge? It hasnt changed , says former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman. And thats distressing news for progressives who hoped to see accountability for the Bush officials who used the DOJ as a ...2 days ago -
Losing Football Coach Goes Out a Winner
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Al Groh lost his job as head football coach at the University of Virginia over the weekend. But he won fans here at Legal Schnauzer . During a press conference after a season-ending 42-13 loss to Virginia Tech on Saturday, Groh recited a poem called "The Guy in the Glass." Its a poem about being able to live with ...2 days ago -
Odds and ends for 11/27
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Down in the desert: Dubai, whose potential sovereign-debt default is in today’s news, is messed up, economically and in other ways. Zero Hedge’s Marla Singer, who has spent time there, offers a pretty readable summary . Key takeaway: Dubai’s travails say a lot less about the pitfalls of capitalism than meets ...5 days ago -
A prediction: Governor Siegelman will be far from the last victim of this "Bush III"-style administration
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"As long as we have the same people in charge looking at the question of prosecutorial misconduct, were going to get the same answers. Thats because theyre trying to cover their asses." -- former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, in an interview with TPM Muckraker (see link below) by Ken This is just awful. ...5 days ago -
Disappointed Siegelman: Obama Justice Dept. Virtually The Same As Bush DOJ
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When the Obama Administration argued in a filing earlier this month that the Supreme Court should not consider an appeal by Don Siegelman, the former Alabama governor wasnt surprised, even though the Obama filing maintained the Bush-era stance in Siegelmans controversial corruption case. "Theres really been no ...1 week ago -
Linkimus dumpus
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More than anything I’m putting up another post because I want to flag something for you. John Cole appears to be just about the only “news” source on the planet who’s put together the fact that CNN’s “Killing at the Canals” series on rogue U.S. troops in Iraq is about the same platoon Scott Beauchamp ...1 week ago -
Will Obama Appoint a "Rabid Republican" to Key Alabama Post?
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The Barack Obama administration is leaning toward appointing a "rabid, right-wing Republican" as U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, site of the Don Siegelman prosecution. Tamara Matthews Johnson, an African-American woman with Republican leanings, has the inside track to the job , according to a ...2 weeks ago -
WTF? Obama lawyers to Democrat alleging political prosecution: Go back to jail
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By John Byrne The Raw Story Go back to jail. That’s the message from Obama administration lawyers to former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, whose case became a cause célèbre among Bush administration critics as ground zero of alleged political prosecutions. The seeming disconnect between Obama’s team and ...2 weeks ago -
Obama Administration Opposes Siegelmans Supreme Court Appeal
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The solicitor general of the Obama Administration is arguing against former Alabama Governor Don Siegelmans appeal of his controversial bribery conviction to the Supreme Court. The Friday development, first reported by the Birmingham News , hinges on the argument by Siegelman and co-defendant Richard Scrushy, ...2 weeks ago -
Don Siegelman Goes to Washington
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The push for justice in the case of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman has taken on a Washington, D.C., flavor. And that makes sense because a federal trial court in Montgomery, Alabama, and the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta have shown that they are not going to let the facts and the law influence ...2 weeks ago -
Will Greg Craigs Exit Lead to Justice on Political Prosecutions?
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When Greg Craig stepped down late last week as White House counsel, it might have been the single most positive sign progressives have seen on justice matters from the Barack Obama administration. Jill Simpson, Alabama lawyer and whistleblower in the Don Siegelman case, calls Craigs exit a "terrific step in the ...2 weeks ago -
The snark before Wegestock
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A funny thing happened to Katherine Kersten on her way to the snarkfest. She laid it on so thick that Katherine’s churlish wordle grew three sizes today! And the minute her heart didn’t feel quite so right, she whizzed out an upload on the bright morning snow. And she brought back good penmanship! With the ...2 weeks ago -
Karl Roves buddy resigns post as WH Counsel
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Greg Craig has finally been pushed out as White House Counsel. But we can thank him for all of his efforts in crafting what has come to be known as the "deal with the devil" - the deal between Karl... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.com for full links, other content, and more]2 weeks ago -
Legal Schnauzer Hits the Airwaves Today
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I will be a guest today on the My Technology Lawyer radio show, hosted by Andrew Kreig and Scott Draughon. We will be discussing recent revelations about campaign funds from Mississippi gambling interests that went to Alabama governor Bob Riley in the 2002 election. Those funds, apparently laundered through ...3 weeks ago -
Republicans Try to Shoot the Messenger on Corruption in Alabama
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Alabama Republicans, predictably, have tried to discredit GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Johnson after his statements late last week that current governor Bob Riley received millions of dollars in campaign funds from Mississippi gambling interests in 2002. A Riley spokesman said Johnson, a former member of Rileys ...3 weeks ago -
New Alabama U.S. Attorney nominee.
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Rep. Artur Davis has apparently recommended Montgomery lawyer George Beck for the U.S. Attorney spot for the Middle District, replacing Leura Canary, according to Docs Political Parlor . Beck was a guest on For The Record in the Summer of 2007 to discuss the Don Siegelman sentencing, and the video is ...3 weeks ago -
Could Revelations on Campaign Funding Blow the Roof Off GOP Corruption in Alabama?
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A former member of Bob Rileys cabinet confirmed yesterday that the Alabama governor received millions of dollars in campaign funds from Mississippi gaming interests. That leaves us with this gaping question: Will the new revelations lead to an investigation of possible criminal actions by Republican Party insiders, ...3 weeks ago -
Now My Wife Has Been Cheated Out Of Her Job, Too
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Regular readers know that a central event in our Legal Schnauzer story came when I was unlawfully terminated at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in May 2008. Now my wife has been cheated out of her job, too. Overwhelming evidence indicates that I was canned because individuals in Alabamas right-wing ...5 weeks ago -
Tom Donohue, the Lewis Powell Memo, and the undermining of democracy
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The Wall Street Journal has devoted an entire article to Tom Donohues - the president of the US Chamber of Commerce - portraying him as a victim of the Obama White House, just like the propaganda... [Want to read the whole piece? Visit atlargely.com for full links, other content, and more]5 weeks ago
