Ashcroft: &#39;Activist&#39; judges can put nation&#39;s security at risk
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In his first public appearance since submitting his resignation, Attorney General John Ashcroft sharply criticized federal judges Friday for &quot;second guessing&quot; the Bush administration&#39;s decisions on handling prisoners captured in the
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Departing Attorney General John Ashcroft on Friday lashed out at federal judges who have dealt setbacks to President George W. Bush&#39;s anti-terrorism and wartime policies, accusing them of &quot;invasive oversight and micromanagement.
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A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a key provision of a law that is the centerpiece of the Bush administration&#39;s legal war on terrorism, ruling that the FBI cannot require Internet
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Former Attorney General John Ashcroft confirmed the Bush administration was sharply divided over the legality of President Bush's most controversial eavesdropping work, the chairman of a congressional panel said Thursday.
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President George W. Bush's broad assertions of power in his war on terrorism are under assault by U.S. judges who have rejected his indefinite imprisonment of enemy combatants and the domestic spying program.
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Outgoing Attorney General John D. Ashcroft argued that tough law enforcement and intelligence gathering were "expansions of freedom" that helped prevent terrorist attacks on the U.S.
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Lawyers for the city said the ruling exceeded the judgeâs authority and would harm efforts to deter terrorism.
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Security in America's courtrooms  would be bolstered in response to attacks on judges in recent  years under a measure approved on Wednesday by the U.S. Senate.
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A federal judge has ruled that two provisions of the USA Patriot Act are unconstitutional because they allow secret wiretapping and searches without a showing of probable cause
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Departing Attorney General John  Ashcroft, dealt several court defeats over U.S. anti-terrorism  policies, on Friday derided what he called judges'  second-guessing of the president's decisions.
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A federal judge scolded the Justice Department yesterday for failing to stop leaks describing former Army scientist Steven J. Hatfill as a &quot;person of interest&quot; in the investigation of the anthrax attacks.
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The Justice Department will probably appeal a New York district court ruling that the Patriot Act violates the US constitution, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday.
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An influential UN-appointed panel challenged the Bush administration&#39;s right to use military force against an enemy that does not pose an imminent military threat.
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In a blow to the Justice Department&#39;s post-Sept. 11 powers, a federal judge said the government&#39;s ability to conduct secret and unchallengable searches of Internet and telephone records violates the Constitution.
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The US will be at a greater risk of a terrorist attack if Congress further delays legislation to reorganize the nation&#39;s intelligence services, said Thomas Kean, chairman of the commission that recommended the overhaul.
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The US military judge hearing the Abu Ghraib abuse case suggested Tuesday he would compel top military intelligence commanders to testify unless the prosecution moves
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Description: NPR&#39;s Noah Adams talks with NPR&#39;s Don Gonyea about US Attorney General John Ashcroft&#39;s recent announcement that he would step down.