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Executive Power
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Bush Vetoes Children’s Health Bill
Via the New York Times:President Bush vetoed the children’s health insurance bill today, as he had promised to do, setting the stage for more negotiations between the White House and…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Jennings Shows, But Rove Does Not
By Ellen Podgor
Scott Jennings, the White House deputy political director, showed up on Capitol Hill to testify -- somewhat -- before the Senate Judiciary Committee looking into the firing of nine U.S.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
The inside backstory on the Libby commutation
Main July 8, 2007The inside backstory on the Libby commutationMichael Isikoff has this fascinating piece in the July 16, 2007 issue of Newsweek entitled "Friends in High Places: Inside Bush's…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Comparing Bush’s own records on clemency
Main July 7, 2007Comparing Bush's own records on clemencyNow available here is Adam Liptak's Sunday New York Times piece entitled "For Libby, Bush Seemed to Alter His Texas Policy." Here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
House hearing planned to examine Bush commutation
Main July 4, 2007House hearing planned to examine Bush commutationToday's Washington Post has this effective overview of all the latest Scooter news, including these details about a House hearing now…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Collateral litigation consequences of a commutation
Main July 3, 2007Collateral litigation consequences of a commutationCommentators and reporters are now starting to explore the reality that the reasons given by President Bush to justify his commutation have…
The Contingency
An Easy Commute for Libby
President Bush yesterday backtracked on his pledge to let the legal process for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Jr., run its course, commuting his sentence from 30 months in prison to…
The Right Coast
A Partial Solution to the Special Counsel ProblemMike Rappaport
Whatever one thinks about Scooter Libby's guilt and his jail sentence, it is hard to be confident that Patrick Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor in the case, performed properly. Most importantly,…
The Right Coast
Is the VP a Legislative Official, an Executive Official, or both?Mike Rappaport
Glenn Reynolds analyzes this issue here. And quite well, except that I question his last move and his conclusion. Reynolds argues: The argument that the Vice President is a legislative…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Confronting the White House Over the U.S. Attorney Firings
By Ellen Podgor
The Senate Judiciary Committee seems to be gearing up for a fight with the Administration over documents related to the firing of nine U.S. Attorneys in 2006. With Attorney General…