Tasia Scolinos
Tasia Scolinos
Tasia Marie Scolinos, a United States lawyer and a political appointee under the administration of George W. Bush...
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It would be a real stretch to claim this purely factual statement about how our court system operates is indicative of how Judge Roberts would address the abortion issue, or any other issue.
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These proposals were drafted by junior staffers and never formally presented to the attorney general or the White House. They were not drafted with the NSA program in mind.
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While we respect the jury's verdict, we stand by the evidence we presented in court.
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Much thought goes into how and why various tools are used in these often-complicated cases. The important thing is for someone not to come away thinking this whole process is arbitrary, which it is not.
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The attorney general's comments today should not be interpreted to suggest the existence or nonexistence of a domestic program or whether any such program would be lawful under the existing legal analysis.
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The Attorney General has followed all DOJ guidelines which govern these decisions.
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We are pleased with the jury's ruling in this important case. Our efforts on behalf of the victims of 9/11 will continue as we pursue the next phase of this trial.
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We are pleased with the jury's ruling in this important case.
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We are aware of no other country that has provided their enemies with such extensive legal review during an ongoing conflict.
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We are confident Congress will ultimately send the president a bill that does not undermine the ability of investigators and prosecutors to disrupt terrorist plots and combat terrorism effectively.
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As seven former solicitors general have stated previously, the confidentiality that enables the solicitor general's office to vigorously defend the United States' interests should not be sacrificed as a part of the confirmation process.
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a technical difference between circuit courts, which are bound by precedent, and the Supreme Court, which often gives great deference to precedent but is not required to abide by it.
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Any suggestion of civil liberties violations is an effort to shift the focus of the discussion away from the facts. There have been no verified civil liberties violations filed against the Patriot Act. Period.
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pleased that the judge ruled in favor of the government in four out of five claims.