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In a short televised statement, British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said it is "reasonably clear" that the multiple London transport system blasts earlier Thursday were "terrorist attacks" designed to...

Senator Arlen Specter , the chair of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee charged with vetting judicial nominees, including Supreme Court candidates, announced Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with a form of cancer known as Hodgkin's Disease [American...

The US Senate late Tuesday afternoon approved the nomination of federal appeals judge Michael Chertoff as the new Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The vote, originally scheduled for last week, had been delayed while Senate Democrats unsuccessfully...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, Feb. 15.The US Senate convenes at 9:45 AM ET today and is scheduled to consider the nomination of Judge Michael Chertoff...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, Feb. 14.Alberto Gonzales will be sworn in as the nation's 80th Attorney General by President Bush today. C-SPAN has...

The US Senate is not expected to vote on the nomination of Judge Michael Chertoff as Secretary of Homeland Security until some time next week as several senators have requested access to an uncensored...

Secretary of Homeland Security nominee Judge Michael Chertoff has been confirmed by the Senate's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee , with a vote by the full Senate expected before the end of the week. Chertoff was confirmed...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, Feb. 7.The US Senate convenes today at 2 PM ET, with a live webcast available via C-SPAN. The Homeland Security and...

Michael Chertoff , President Bush's nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security faced repeated questions Wednesday from Democrats at his Senate confirmation hearing about any role he might have played while at the Justice...

Federal appeals judge Michael Chertoff told a Senate committee Wednesday that if he were confirmed as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security he would balance "the imperatives of security with the preservation of liberty...