Thursday, November 26, 2009

'Disappointed' Siegelman: Obama Justice Dept. Virtually The Same As Bush DOJ

TPM:

When the Obama Administration argued in a filing earlier this month that the Supreme Court should not consider an appeal by Don Siegelman, the former Alabama governor wasn't surprised, even though the Obama filing maintained the Bush-era stance in Siegelman's controversial corruption case.

"There's really been no substantial change in the heart of the Department of Justice from the Bush-Rove Department of Justice," Siegelman tells TPMmuckraker in an interview.
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Here's the Siegelman team's Nov. 18 brief responding to the Obama filing:

Siegelman Reply Brief In Supreme Court Appeal, 11/18/09

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