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Friday, March 20, 2009
Law - More on: Senate panel OKs Ind. nominee Dawn Johnsen for DOJ role
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, David Ingram of Legal Times reports today in a story that begins:
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines Thursday to endorse Dawn Johnsen to lead the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, sending her nomination to the full Senate for what is expected to be a contentious debate.The 11-7 vote reflects sharp division over Johnsen's writings on abortion and national security. She was legal director of NARAL Pro-Choice America from 1988 to 1993, and, while a law professor at Indiana University at Bloomington, Johnsen has been a prominent critic of the Office of Legal Counsel's opinions on torture, executive power, and other issues related to the Bush administration's anti-terrorism policies.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 20, 2009 08:39 AM
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