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hotair.com - 12/7/2008

Supreme Court takes another detention case

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post-gazette.com - 12/5/2008

Buchanan doesn't plan to step down as U.S. attorney

— post-gazette.com — Despite a new administration coming into power, U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan said she plans to stick around. "It doesn't serve justice for all the U.S. attorneys to submit their resignations all at one time," she said yesterday. U.S. attorneys ... (more) Buchanan doesn't plan to step down as U.S. attorney

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thinkprogress.org - 12/5/2008

A New Attorney Scandal? Bush-Appointed U.S. Attorney Won’t Vacate Office Under Obama

— thinkprogress.org — Mary Beth Buchanan was appointed by President Bush to serve as U.S. attorney in Pittsburgh in Sept. 2001. Buchanan has held several significant posts within the Bush/Ashcroft/Gonzales Justice Department, most notably serving as director the Executive ... (more) A New Attorney Scandal? Bush-Appointed U.S. Attorney ...

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/8/2008

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Obama Nationality Case

— voices.washingtonpost.com — By Robert Barnes The Supreme Court this morning unceremoniously declined to hear an emergency appeal from a man who claimed President-elect Barack Obama is not qualified for the presidency because he is not a "natural-born" citizen. The court without ... (more) Supreme Court Declines to Hear Obama Nationality Case

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear New Detention Case
Patterico's Pontifications — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a new detention case, and Ed Morrissey says: The key in this case lies in Marri’s status prior to his arrest. Unlike the people held at Guantanamo Bay, Marri was arrested on US soil while living here legally as a resident alien. The Bush administration has held him on US soil. Both conditions would appear to give Marri the same Constitutional protections as any other legal resident (and in some cases, even illegal aliens). Most of us want to support an aggressive policy in the war on terror, but this sounds ...