The Volokh Conspiracy

Obama Justice Department Leadership Named:
The Boston Globe reports that Obama is announcing today that he will nominate the following individuals to take the key leadership positions in the Justice Department: David Ogden as Deputy AG; Tom Perrelli as Associate AG; Elena Kagan as Solicitor General; and Dawn Johnsen as Assistant AG for the Office of Legal Counsel.
Terrivus:
I know a lot about Kagan but not much about Ogden... is he known as being an off-the-deep-end liberal or a reasoned, fair Clinton-esque Democrat? What are his affiliations? What has he supported in the past? Who have some of his key clients been?
1.5.2009 11:19am
Hadur:
Big loss for Harvard.
1.5.2009 11:51am
MS (mail):
Professor Kerr,

It's Dawn Johnsen.
1.5.2009 12:37pm
Bob from Ohio (mail):
3 Harvard Law and 1 Yale.

Diversity in action.
1.5.2009 2:07pm
Fub:
Tom Perrelli as Associate AG.
Oh goodie, an RIAA pit bull. In the new worker's paradise don't even think of whistling a copyrighted tune while you work.
1.7.2009 5:07am

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