US Solicitor General Elena Kagan told the Supreme Court in a letter filed Thursday that the US plans to transfer up to eight Uighur Guantanamo Bay detainees to Palau and...
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Islamic charity seeks summary judgment on NSA wiretapping case
The Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation on Wednesday filed a request for partial summary judgment concluding that the National Security Agency (NSA) illegally wiretapped several conversations between the charity and its...
Obama considering five women for Supreme Court nomination: report
US President Barack Obama is considering six possible nominees for the US Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice David Souter , including five women, the Associated Press reported Thursday. This six names...
Obama administration to appeal Bagram detainees habeas ruling
The administration of US President Barack Obama will appeal a ruling made last week by Judge John Bates of the US District Court for the District of Columbia that allowed detainees being held by the...
Harvard law dean Kagan becomes first woman confirmed as US solicitor general
The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Harvard Law School dean Elena Kagan as Solicitor General by a vote of 61-31. Kagan, the first woman to hold the office, faced...
Solicitor General nominee Kagan pledges to be 'true to the rule of law'
US Solicitor General nominee Elena Kagan said Tuesday that she was committed to being "true to the rule of law" in confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee . Kagan, currently the Dean at Harvard...
US President-elect Barack Obama on Friday announced his nominations for the top posts in the US intelligence community, designating Admiral Dennis Blair to be Director of National Intelligence and Leon Panetta to be director...
Obama to appoint Harvard law professor to oversee government regulations
US President-elect Barack Obama will appoint Harvard Law School professor Cass Sunstein as administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs , according to reports Wednesday in the Wall Street Journal and Washington...
US President-elect Barack Obama on Monday nominated four former Clinton-era attorneys to high-level posts within the US Department of Justice (DOJ) . Obama has designated Elena Kagan as his pick for Solicitor General, David...
Harvard Law waives nondiscrimination pledge for military recruiters
Harvard Law School will open its career services office to military recruiters beginning this fall, despite the Pentagon's refusal to sign the school's nondiscrimination pledge, Dean Elena Kagan said Tuesday in a letter to...
