By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — As predicted, President Obama nominated attorney James M. Cole as deputy attorney general Friday, filling the number two spot left vacant by the resignation of David Ogden, who stepped down after less than a year, the Washington Post reported. Ogden and Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. did not get…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Obama administration, which still has more vacant positions to fill than a department store chain before Christmas, is apparently getting ready to name a new deputy attorney general. The investigative news website ProPublica reports that the administration is ready to nominate white collar defense attorney James A. Cole, 57 a…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Ex-Deputy Attorney Gen. David Ogden, who returned to private practice after a brief stint in the Obama Justice Department, said Tuesday that the government’s decision to drop the Sen. Ted Stevens case in 2009 after he’d been convicted was “painful”, according to the website The BLT: The Blog of…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Indecision in Washington? Hard to believe. Washington Post columnist Al Kamen reports that there’s “still no decision on a deputy attorney general. Apparently the powers that be cannot agree on a candidate.” “A new name has emerged, our colleague Carrie Johnson reports,” Kamen reports. “It’s American University law school professor Dan…
People inside the department complained of low morale and too much politics. Interestingly, it’s not a very long time to stick around. Then again, better to go now if it’s not working out instead of dragging it out and creating more problems. By Joe Palazzolo Main Justice WASHINGTON — After less than a year as…
We’ve acknowledged that we have a global economy. But that’s not the only thing that’s global these days. We need to acknowledge and do much more to address the global crime syndicates, which are ruthlessly cashing in on violent drug trafficking and money laundering while helping terrorist networks. This gathering is a step in the…
Not a bad idea to spread some part of the Justice Dept. around the country. It helps provide another perspective, plus if Washington is ever under a terrorist attack it doesn’t hurt to have a part of Justice Dept. that can maintain operations without worrying about getting out of Dodge. Dep. Atty. Gen. David Ogden…
The GOP is examining David Ogden’s work as a private lawyer and conservatives are questioning his legal work defending the adult entertainment industry in First Amendment cases. Still, his confirmation seems to be a sure thing. By David Ingram Legal Times WASHINGTON — The nomination of David Ogden to be deputy attorney general has given…
