Fri - January 19, 2007

Attorney General Gonzales: There is no right to habeas corpus in the United States


In his Senate Judiciary Committee testimony yesterday, Attorney General Gonzales matter-of-factly suggested that there is no right to habeas guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution; the Constitution merely states that the right of habeas, whatever it is, cannot be suspended except in cases of rebellion or invasion.

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Wed - January 17, 2007

Gonzales: Judges unfit to rule on terror policy


Attorney General says federal jurists should defer to president's will.

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Politics and Federal Prosecutors


U.S. Attorneys are being forced out of office, replaced with interim appointees chosen by the attorney general.

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Fri - May 26, 2006

Alberto Gonzales trying to invade more of your privacy online


U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller on Friday urged telecommunications officials to record their customers' Internet activities

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Media Reports Gonzales’ Misleading Legal Analysis on NSA Program, Ignores All Opposing Views


Attorney General Alberto Gonzales won’t confirm that the federal government collected the phone records of millions of Americans, as reported on May 11 in USA Today. But yesterday, Gonzales claimed that doing so was perfectly legal.

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Mon - May 22, 2006

Gonzales to Prosecute Journalists


The government has the legal authority to prosecute journalists for publishing classified information, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales said yesterday.

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Wed - May 17, 2006

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' grandparents were illegal aliens


He says "it's unclear" whether they came to the US legally or not. How is it unclear? I mean, I know damn well how my grandparents came to the US - it's called a passport, and you read it and see if it did or didn't have a visa in it. His parents don't know how their parents came to the US? That's patently absurd. What, the Gonzales family never was curious to ask mom and dad about when and why and how they came to America? What a lie.

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Thu - April 20, 2006

Gonzales calls for mandatory Web labeling law


Web site operators posting sexually explicit information must place official government warning labels on their pages or risk being imprisoned for up to five years, the Bush administration proposed Thursday.

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Thu - March 9, 2006

Alberto Gonzales Speaks in London on Torture


Attorney General Alberto Gonzales spoke in London on Tuesday. Here are his prepared remarks. Undoubtedly, every word was vetted and chosen with care. Here's what he had to say about the U.S. sending detainees to other countries that practice torture:

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Wed - March 1, 2006

Gonzales Backtracks on Senate NSA Surveillance Testimony


Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee clarifying his Feb. 6 testimony on Bush's warrantless electronic surveillance activities. Let's call it backtracking.

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Tue - February 7, 2006

Attorney General Gonzales - the short version



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Mon - February 6, 2006

Gonzales defends domestic spying


U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Monday defended the Bush administration's domestic eavesdropping program as an indispensable "early warning system" against attacks, denying accusations the White House had broken the law.

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Fri - November 11, 2005

US DoJ offers to jail copyright infringers


US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has proposed tough new copyright enforcement laws that would criminalise consumers simply for trying to make unauthorised copies of music, movies and software, whether they are successful or not.

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Tue - July 5, 2005

Gonzales sneaks to Iraq


Iraq is ready to accept U.S. help in investigating the killing and kidnapping of government officials, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Sunday after a surprise visit amid tight security.

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Wed - April 13, 2005

Justice Dept. Hasn't Complied With Senate Request for Patriot Act Info


Despite its assurances that it hasn't misused the power granted by the Patriot Act, the Justice Department doesn't want the public -- or, so far, the Senate -- to know what it's been doing with that power.

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Alberto Gonzales Defends Rendition of Terror Suspects

Alberto Gonzales Outlines DOJ Priorities

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