Is the appointment of Tim Griffin, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, unconstitutional? In a rare motion, Attorney John Wesley Hall questions this appointment and asks the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas to find it unconstitutional. The basis is that the appointment was never submitted to the Senate for its "advice and consent," and that only the President has the power to make such an appointment – not the Attorney General. For more details see the LA Times. The motion is here –
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The fun begins on AG appointments of US Attorneys
Sure as the day is long, the motion practice begins on the validity of appointments of US Attorneys by the Attorney General, without the advice and consent of the Senate. John Wesley Hall, of Fourth Amendment.com fame starts the fun
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Sen. Feinstein Editorial Says U.S. Attorneys Issue is Checks
Dianne Feinstein published an editorial today in the Los Angeles Times, apparently in reply to the paper’s previous editorial saying that her proposed legislative response to the U.S. Attorney controversy was political and premature. Hers is called Why…
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