There is no general Federal crime. So, many things like larceny and even murder, when there is no civil rights connectio...
I remember almost all the cases had an interstate commerce nexus. It was not the theft of an automobile that you prosecu...
I was concerned about what we are beginning to see--a rise in crime--and, at the same time, a decline in sentences.
the ultimate responsibility of the Attorney General in the Department of Justice is to execute the laws passed by this C...
agencies oftentimes see themselves as independent fiefdoms.
Rapid DNA analysis is a hugely important issue for the whole American criminal justice system.
Well, there are reasonable arguments to be made for that.
The first and foremost goal, I think, of law enforcement would be to identify persons who are dangerous, who have a tend...
It is the law. It is the law, and it needs to be enforced. Absolutely.
Any short-term political agenda gains that come from the abuse of the lawmaking processes and requirements of the Depart...
Senator Sessions helped craft the legislative language that became the DNA Fingerprint Act to provide Federal authoritie...
It does appear to be clear that the last Act, the McCain Amendment, would prohibit waterboarding.
It is probably good for the American Republic that Department and Agency officials seek legal advice before they act.
Clearly, it would be.
I will follow the law, yes, sir.
I think it would be incumbent upon anybody who is holding the office of Attorney General at that time to carefully think...
I do, too, Senator Hatch. Some people--I do not think it would be hard for me to be impartial and to enforce laws that I...
Yes, I do believe that I have conducted myself according to principles that I think are valid and try to be consistent a...
