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We are going to submit a detailed explanation on what we have done thus far in the case and why we believe we think we have the authority to do so. The Attorney General has every intention of prosecuting this case.

We don't issue attorney general opinions to private citizens. And we're not the boss of the county commission. In terms of compelling the county commission to do something, we can't do that.

Bill Kennedy

We want to know if the governor is on the side of the attorney general or with Mr. Ball. All we want to know is who is right and who is wrong.

The defense attorneys in part brought this tragic situation upon themselves when they elected to have their faces and identities broadcast during the first day of the trial,

The defense attorneys have a well founded fear, especially considering how the government has handled this up until now, that Wen Ho Lee is going to go home, they're going to debrief him, then the government is going to run into court and say 'We don't think he's been truthful, he's violated the plea agreement' and throw him back in jail,

The decision was politically motivated, and I don't respect the attorney general one iota.

We plan to refile in Stanislaus County and file this time with a lengthy legal brief educating the jurors themselves, written in English, so they can understand what the issue of subject matter jurisdiction is all about. We don't expect them to understand it they've only listened to one attorney and he's the attorney we believed was already corrupted, this proves it.

Al Sharpton

We are engaged in immediate conversations with the White House on deliberations over a successor whom we hope will continue in the general direction of Attorney General Holder.

Al Sharpton

In Ferguson, there are witnesses who say Brown had his hands up when he was shot. That should be enough probable cause to go to trial to then determine if Officer Wilson is guilty or not. It is at trial that he can then defend himself and his attorneys can present their own witnesses and their own defense.

Philip Alston

When defense lawyers are murdered, the rule of law is doubly at stake. Human rights law requires that all murders be investigated in a credible manner. Moreover, defense attorneys are critical to a fair trial, and their systematic assassination threatens the entire process.

No good divorce attorney pads their bills or needs a case to go longer. I have no incentive to make a case drag on.

Richmond County District Attorney Danny Craig said in the motions hearing,that but for the Gwinnett County case, they would not have had probable cause to indict him. If he's correct, and I have no reason to doubt the D.A. of Richmond County, then I don't think that will substantiate a prior bad act. It would render it inadmissible in the Gwinnett County case.

Pharmaceutical companies spend more than $12 billion per year marketing their products in the U.S. That's more than is spent on all medical education in this nation as a whole. Combined, programs funded by the attorney general grants will help consumers better distinguish between promotional messages and education messages.

My understanding is we've made no announcements about the U.S. attorney position up there.

Mr. Spitzer has redefined the office of Attorney General. He has consistently supported working families, while also showing no fear in taking on Wall Street moguls and other big shots. He has fought hard on behalf of exploited workers and consumers. We firmly believe there is no better choice to lead New York State than Eliot Spitzer.

Mr. Wallace does not trust people working inside the system, and that's based on a lifetime of experience. I don't know exactly why he has the feelings that he has, but it takes time to build trust between an attorney and a client.

Janet Reno

One of the things that I can tell you is, having come in on the heels of no confirmed attorney general for a month and a half, this department is a great institution. The people who work here do one heck of a job for the American people,

One would have thought that a former attorney general wouldn't be doing that.

One wonders whether the government showed up with a court order or an opinion letter from the attorney general. The Bells should at the very least inquire about the law that governs their situation. I hope a conversation ensued after the government made the request.

Louise Slaughter

Rove and his attorneys can parse the words all they want, but it is now clear that while Rove may not have given a reporter Plame's name, he clearly identified her by telling the reporter that Joseph Wilson's wife was a CIA agent.

Laura Wasser

There's something about sitting face-to-face with an attorney in an office that enables people to come to grips with the very idea of divorce - or to reconsider the idea. Like a number of my colleagues - not all - I offer that preliminary consultation for free.

I believe the office of district attorney is an important opportunity to help victims of crime and to make the community safer for our families.

I believe the (Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission) expects me to express remorse, but I don?t see where there was even a conflict.

I am sorry that they had to go in after him this way, but I don't know what choice the attorney general had. The father actually had custody, legal custody of this child for the last nine days. The relatives in Miami would not give him up.

but there is potential serious collateral damage to our Constitution and civil liberties in the attorney general's bill.

Based upon parameters that are dictated by a court settlement, the attorney general often consults with the governor, but the final determination as to how the monies are returned to the people of the state lies with the Attorney General's Office, again, based upon the parameters that are dictated by the court.

Basically all we can do is get a bankruptcy attorney and get in line.

John Ashcroft

I look upon the position of attorney general with an awesome sense of responsibility, ... If I am confirmed, on my shoulders will rest the responsibility of upholding American justice ... protection of the weak, freedom for the restrained, liberty to the oppressed, and security to every citizen.

John Ashcroft

More eloquently than any attorney general before or since, Dr. Martin Luther King spoke of making justice -- quote -- 'a reality for all God's children,'

Next term, there would be an incumbent district attorney and most people like to serve at least two terms. Effectively, I'm taking myself out of the picture for eight years.

Given the fact that she was found in South Carolina indicates she has contacts there, ... Once she gets an attorney we can talk about this further.

Given the fact that anything that is really new is classified, we won't learn anything in the hearings that we don't already know. Congress is so ineffectual most of the time and so afraid, if the attorney general just sticks to his script, they won't lay a glove on him.

Chris Christie

Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account.