Featured Legal News (Jan. 4, ‘07) Secret Documents Out of Reach Posted on Thursday, January 4, 2007 It looks like the newly elected Democratic majority is not going to give up its efforts to get Bush administration documents about the CIA's interrogation practices for suspected terrorists. Sen. Leahy from Vermont is leading the charge and may end up using subpoenas, possibly setting the stage for a long legal fight. Leahy was notified in late December that the administration would not be turning over some key documents, and he appears pretty angry over the rejection. "It is disappointing that the Department of Justice and the White House have squandered another opportunity to work cooperatively with Congress," he said. This is a good time to mention our article on John Gibbons, the 81-year-old private practice lawyer in New Jersey who won Rasul v. Bush, in which the Supreme Court said that U.S. courts have jurisdiction to hear challenges from Guantanamo detainees. The piece on Gibbons came out in our Fall issue of the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America. Tell us what you think by visiting our comments page. Send any news items to news@lawdragon.com. Page: 1 of 1 pages for this article
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