When federal agents led a raid on medical marijuana businesses in Montana last week, questions were raised as to whether these businesses were raided because they were suspected of selling out of the proverbial back door to people without medical marijuana permits–or whether they were raided simply for being More…
The Department of Justice announced today that Deputy Attorney General David Ogden will be leaving in February to return to private practice. Before joining the Justice Department, Ogden chaired President Obama’s transition team and was a partner at the law firm of WilmerHale.
Read his full statement after More…
The Senate today, as expected, unanimously confirmed David Kris as assistant attorney general in the National Security Division at the Department of Justice. Kris is the fifth Obama nominee confirmed for a post at Justice so far.
In addition to Attorney General Eric Holder, the Senate has More…
As expected, the U.S. Senate today confirmed David Ogden to be the deputy attorney general of the United States, the second highest-ranking position in the Department of Justice. After two days of debate that included serious objections by some Republicans, the Senate voted 65-28 to confirm Ogden.
David Ogden is expected to be confirmed as deputy attorney general today, despite Republican objections that he supports abortion and pornography.
As Phyllis Schafly’s Eagle Forum put it, the nominee should be rejected because “Ogden has built his career by advancing abortion, denying its harm, protecting pornographers More…
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