Malta ambassador resignation raises question whether abortion views played role in State Dept. criticism

Douglas Kmiec announced Sunday he will resign from his post as the U.S. ambassador to Malta following the release of a State Department report (PDF) criticizing Kmiec for dedicating too much of his working time to writing and speaking about his religious views, according to the Associated Press.

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Legal Experts Across Political Spectrum Support Dawn Johnsen

While it’s no surprise that President Clinton’s former Solicitor General Walter Dellinger and other traditionally Democratic high-caliber lawyers and scholars would speak out in favor of Dawn Johnsen, President Obama’s pick to head the Office of Legal Counsel, Johnsen is also winning high praise from some prominent Republican lawyers. More…