Famous Quotes & Sayings

We are disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision not to review the D.C. Circuit's ruling that government officials do not have the right to have confidential communications with government attorneys about official business,

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.

Pam Bondi

Running for attorney general troubled me. Because I was worried I would simply become just a figurehead and that's not me.

Fred Thompson

We have tried to work with the White House, ... We have tried to do it in private. We've tried to do it attorney to attorney in a responsible manner. We have objected on several occasions that they were trying to manipulate the press and us by waiting until testimony had happened before relevant documents had been produced. Supposedly, then, the story would become old news ... and the same thing with regard to depositions. We're not going to tolerate that.

We are really, really happy. The fact we defended ourselves without an attorney is a coup. ... I think it sends a good message, that the Planning Board and Zoning Board misconstrued the ordinance.

We are pleased at the spirit of cooperation and have full confidence in State Attorney Ober and his capable staff.

Pell City can propose, and we can propose, ... We still have to go through attorneys and the U.S. Justice Department. There are some financial considerations where the line would be drawn.

Franklin Knight Lane

My opponent was the present Attorney General of the State, W. F. Fitzgerald, a very capable man, and probably the best man on the Republican ticket.

Kenneth Starr

Namely, that our investigation was authorized by the attorney general of the United States, and that the Justice Department had the information that we had with respect to serious possible federal offenses,

My worry is this: It's the fox guarding the henhouse. Objective, impartial parties should be making these decisions. Not a pro-death penalty U.S. attorney general.

Logan called her up just as a courtesy and told her that he was going to have to tell his attorneys and the jury where the money went. she begged him not to. She told him her husband would leave her. Her marriage would be ruined and her life would be ruined.

Larry Sullivan

The fact that the federal government is looking into this matter is significant. However, I understand that the United States attorney for the District of Delaware was alerted to these problems a year ago and did virtually nothing, ... It is my hope that the real professionals from Washington direct the inquiry, because I am confident that they will do it in a fair manner.

Barry McCaffrey

Will I prosecute? Go talk to the Attorney General and the U.S. Attorneys and the law enforcement officials, because on a case by case basis they will uphold the law.

While the attorney general does not personally support the proposal, we are confident that letting this question proceed was the right decision. This proposal isn't a reversal of a judicial decision, but an effort to change the constitution going forward.

We continue to see great support for the attorney general all around the state from a variety of donors, and we feel this positions him to run the kind of issues-based, energetic campaign we've planned on.

We continue to believe that the attorney client privilege should protect conversations between government officials and government attorneys. The American people benefit from decisions made by government officials, including the President, on the basis of full and frank information and discussion,

Pam Bondi

We'll be reviewing the opinions of the Anatomical Board and attorney general Crist to determine if there are any potential violations of Florida law.

We are aware that the district attorney made a presentation to the grand jury today, but we have no knowledge about the contents of his presentation.

What I'm going to change is the perspective that the district attorney knows what's best for the community.

Eric Schneiderman

Ninety-five percent of the work in the attorney general's office is civil litigation and regulatory work, and I think I certainly have a lot more experience in that than most of the folks who have served in the office.

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.

Barbara Thompson

The process of going through the state attorney general was difficult for us. But it was a necessary step for us and now we are on the right track.

Bill Self

We have put this situation behind us. The district attorney statement speaks for itself. We will have no further comment on this matter.

We have requested that the U.S Attorney for the Southern District investigate how these private conversations were recorded and disseminated, and who was responsible.

The extent of that obligation is something that all attorneys are very nervous about. It makes us have to make the call of whether or not there was a violation, and in certain cases that's difficult.

Leonard Peltier

What Bill Clinton did to us was cruel. The White House gave my attorneys indications that there was a good chance for my clemency to be granted. I had to prepare myself for being released because there was no sign that my petition would be denied.

Jeanine Pirro

Whether it was my first campaign for district attorney in 1993 or my most recent re-election in 2001, your support has been a source of comfort and proved to be critically important to my election victories,

We're going to let our attorneys review the ruling and see what we can do to get our port built. Obviously, there are more hurdles we have to jump.

We're going to have to consult with the attorney general and our legal staff to see where we'll take it from this point.