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| UPDATE 3:10 p.m. The Attorney General’s proposals drew three prompt responses. Chief Judge Royce C. Lambert of U.S. District Court, where the habeas cases are now, said in a statement that guidance from Congress was “always welcome,” but said that his Court was “on a fast track” so guidance would be better sooner rather than later. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, Vermont Democrat, issued a statement scolding the Attorney General for not consulting with or telling the Committee about his ideas before the speech, and said “with so little time left in this legislative session and the complexity of these issues, it may be an issue more responsibly addressed in the next Congress with a new President.” Similarly, the Senate Majority Leader, Democrat Harry Reid of Nevada, said in a statement that it would take time “to get this right” and added: “It is hard to imagine that Congress can give this complex issue the attention it deserves in the closing weeks of this legislative session.” The courts, he said, “are well equipped to handle this situation, and there is no danger that any detainee will be released in the meantime.” —————— Reacting to the Supreme Court’s latest ruling on detainees’ rights, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey on Monday urged Congress to take control of the captives’ court challenges and strictly limit judicial options. In a six-point plan of proposed legislation, the government’s highest legal ... |
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