Law Practice
Aug. 29, 2007
Attorney General Bows to Criticism
In the end, legal experts say, the resignation of U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was inevitable. The new consensus is that it's time for the healing to begin after several months of a distracting scandal at the Justice Department.
Daily Journal Staff Writers
WASHINGTON - Alberto R. Gonzales ended his troubled two years as U.S. attorney general Monday, resigning in the face of criticism over how he handled the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.
His resignation will be effective Sept. 17, when Solicitor General Paul Clement will take over as acting attorney general until the...
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