As attorney general he presides over issues that keep Republicans riled.
(Washington Post) — D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray (D) on Thursday called on Mayor Adrian M. Fenty to fire Attorney General Peter Nickles, arguing that Nickles is serving not as the city’s top lawyer but as “the mayor’s political hatchet man.” In a new and aggressive attack on the Fenty administration’s ethics, Gray said […]
Courts breaking their own anti-discrimination laws?
(Washington Post) — District voters will decide in November whether the city’s attorney general should be elected instead of appointed by the mayor, according to emergency legislation the D.C. Council approved Tuesday. The council’s action, which follows years of wrangling over the role of the D.C. attorney general, sets the stage for the first citywide […]
(NYT) — The second day of the Democratic state convention drew to a close here on Wednesday with a wide-open primary for attorney general after party leaders maneuvered to ensure that all five declared candidates made it onto the Democratic ballot. After hours of horse-trading and discussions among top party officials, the first round of voting […]
The Attorney General claims there's only one way of dealing with the elusive terrorist.