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Resignation
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ImmigrationProf Blog
Myers Resigns from ICE
STATEMENT BY HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY MICHAEL CHERTOFF ON THE RESIGNATION OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENTAssistant Secretary Julie Myers has announced that she will depart the…
Legal Profession Blog
Courtesy Plea
The D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility has recomended disbarment of an attorney who had resigned in California and been convicted of bankruptcy fraud in federal court. The Board concluded that…
Civil Service Disqualification Appeals Attorney Blog
Order to Show Cause to Withdraw Resignation denied
Gilliam v. New York City Department of Sanitation Index No. 1664/08 Charles Gilliam, Petitioner, moves, by order to show cause, to withdraw his resignation from the New York City Department…
Legal Profession Blog
Now They Can Share A Cell
A Georgia lawyer was permitted to resign, an action "tantamount to disbarment," by order of the Georgia Supreme Court. The lawyer had pleaded guilty to a felony of bringing dangerous…
The Right Coast
Craig refuses to lie down Tom Smith
I agree with the general sentiment that the best thing for the GOP and the Senate would be for Larry Craig to resign. Still, there is part of me that…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Chertoff Mentioned as Successor to Gonzales
Jennifer Lovan and Lara Jordan report in the SF Chronicle:Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned, officials said Monday, ending a monthslong standoff with critics who questioned his honesty and competence at…
The Contingency
Zombie Fredo May Concede Death
Senator Arlen Spector (R-Pa.) guessed out loud today that U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez may resign his office before the Senate acts on a no-confidence resolution. “I have a sense…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Should Attorney General Gonzales Resign?
On Tuesday (here), I blogged about Congressman Tom Tancredo's call for the Attorney general to resign because of his immigration failures. My friend Jorge Mariscal at UC San Diego wrote…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Right Result, Wrong Reason Department — Tancredo Says That Gonzo Must Go!
Colorado Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo on Tuesday joined a growing number of lawmakers calling for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign, citing "leadership failures" on illegal immigration more than the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Call for AG resignation
As the top official of the Department of Justice, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales oversees the federal employees responsible for adjudicating immigration cases as well as those responsible for charging and…