Tag Archives: Obama

What I’m Reading — Jan. 8

Posted on 8 January 2012 by

More of a “what I’ve been reading” list, as this is a selection of what I’ve been reading while I was free from law school finals (and actually, the new semester starts tomorrow). Why Obama Can’t Close Guantanamo — This essay … Continue reading →

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New ICE Guidance on Prosecutorial Discretion in Immigration Proceedings

Posted on 22 November 2011 by

Last week, the chief legal office in Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, released new guidance on the implementation of the Morton memo on prosecutorial discretion, which was issued in June 2011. The guidance consists … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading — August 16

Posted on 16 August 2011 by

Immigration Audits Drive Illegal Workers Underground — This Wall Street Journal article focuses on the use of immigration audits of employers: The audits, started by the Obama administration in 2009, put the onus on business to police workers, requiring companies … Continue reading →

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Obama: Concerns about War Powers Resolution merely a “cause célèbre”

Posted on 30 June 2011 by

President Obama’s press conference yesterday featured an easily evaded question by Chuck Todd of NBC News about Libya and the War Powers Resolution. President Obama’s response (pasted below), if you think the terms of the War Powers Resolution should be … Continue reading →

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Heckuva Job with that Cynical Thinking on Immigration

Posted on 11 May 2011 by

Apparently Lee Hockstader, an editorial writer at the Washington Post, is only concerned about potential immigration legislation in the context of politics — how will it help the Democrats or further ensnare the Republicans in a self-made trap of demagoguery? … Continue reading →

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Libya and Presidential War Powers

Posted on 28 April 2011 by

Last month, when the Western intervention to protect Libya started, there was a fair amount of criticism of the way that the intervention actually started. For instance, James Fallows made some ever-reasonable points about the lack of debate or public consideration … Continue reading →

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Obama allows military commissions to resume

Posted on 8 March 2011 by

By executive order, President Obama will allow military commissions to resume trying terrorism detainees imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Details in plain English available here. This Newshour segment covers a lot of the issues and implications involved in yesterday’s announcement. … Continue reading →

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Federal judges plead for reinforcements

Posted on 20 November 2010 by

Judges from the district courts that make up the Ninth Circuit, along with some actual Ninth Circuit judges, have sent a letter to Senate leaders, pleading that they confirm judges to various vacancies within the Ninth Circuit. Specifically, they write: … Continue reading →

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A Different Take on the Judicial Nomination Situation

Posted on 15 September 2010 by

Having written earlier this month about the failure of President Obama and Senate Democrats to advance judicial nominees, I was intrigued when I came across a post by Jason Mazzone that has a different, and valuable take. Mazzone essentially says … Continue reading →

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Picking sides in the judicial nominations blame game

Posted on 5 September 2010 by

It’s no secret that the composition of the federal appeals courts can have a significant impact on the quality and type of justice that is dispensed in the United States. During his presidency, George W. Bush nominated scores of new … Continue reading →

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