Evan Caminker

Professor of American Constitutional Law

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Dean and Professor of American Constitutional Law at the University of Michigan Law School; Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Clinton Administration

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Kyle Sampson, former top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales , told the Senate Judiciary Committee today prosecutors were not fired to gain "partisan advantage."

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."

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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…

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…

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