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Politics and the Administration of Justice Kyle Sampson, former top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales , told the Senate Judiciary Committee today prosecutors were not fired to gain "partisan advantage." He also said that Gonzales did not give "accurate" testimony when he told Congress he was not directly involved in ousting the US attorneys. We hear more about Sampson's testimony and another top Gonzales aide who invoked the 5th Amendment. What's at stake for the Attorney General himself, and what's the history of political involvement with the Department of Justice ? We hear from journalist, political scientists, and legal experts, including two former Justice Department officials.
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Judge Rules Warrantless Surveillance Unconstitutional In Detroit, US District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor has ruled that warrantless wiretapping by the National Security Agency is unconstitutional , violating the rights to free speech and privacy and the separation of executive and congressional powers. Evan Caminker , Dean and Professor of American Constitutional Law at the University of Michigan Law School, served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Clinton Administration.
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