Tag: Defender
Pete Hegseth’s Metamorphosis: From Critic of War Crimes to Defender of the Accused
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department was described by peers as a skillful soldier who became embittered by military d [...]
Nikki Haley’s Path From Trump Critic to Defender and Back
As ambassador to the United Nations, Ms. Haley strove to stay in the president’s favor and avoided some battles to change his mind on contentious issu [...]
Justice Neil Gorsuch Is a Committed Defender of Tribal Rights
In a pair of opinions on Thursday, Justice Neil M. Gorsuch again demonstrated that he is the fiercest proponent of Native American rights on the Supre [...]
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s time as a public defender, explained
The last two times that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson went through the Senate confirmation process, one part of her résumé drew particular scrutiny f [...]
Bernard W. Nussbaum, Clinton Counsel and Defender, Dies at 84
Bernard W. Nussbaum, who as President Bill Clinton’s first White House counsel became a lightning rod in a rash of bitter controversies that plagued M [...]
Amid Murky Investigation, Key Defender Asks to Quit 9/11 Case
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — A long-serving death penalty defense lawyer for one of the five men accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks h [...]
As a Public Defender, Ketanji Brown Jackson Helped Clients Others Avoided
WASHINGTON — After the Supreme Court’s landmark 2004 ruling that Guantánamo Bay prisoners could file lawsuits challenging their indefinite detention, [...]
Biden Chooses Antony Blinken, Defender of International Alliances, as Secretary of State
WASHINGTON — Antony J. Blinken, a defender of world alliances and considered one of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s closest overseas coverage [...]
Mike Pence, Peerless Trump Defender, Confronts His Limits in Debate
Vice President Mike Pence approached his activity on Wednesday as he has approached his 4 years as the manager straight man to an unruly chief: not [...]
Extra Than Ever, Trump Casts Himself because the Defender of White America
WASHINGTON — After a summer season when a whole lot of hundreds of individuals took to the streets protesting racial injustice towards Black People [...]
A Veteran Defender Is Chosen for Guantánamo’s 9/11 Trial
This text was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Middle on Disaster Reporting.WASHINGTON — A number one protection lawyer who focuses on dyi [...]
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