Tag Archive for Alice Martin

In Birmingham, Holder Lobbied on Behalf of Siegelman

by Glynn Wilson U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder was lobbied to drop the case against former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman during his trip to Birmingham Thursday for the swearing in of Joyce White Vance as U.S. attorney for the state’s northern district, sources say. Several people, including Alabama Democratic Party officials, spoke to Holder on…

Does Rob Riley Engage in Fraud While He 'Fights' Fraud?

Editor’s Note: In any other state in the country with a functioning watchdog press, this story would have generated howls about a conflict of interest on the part of the governor’s son. Yet not one word about this has been published in a single Alabama newspaper. We are now pursuing funding from investigative journalism sources…

Karl Rove’s Lawyer, Bob Luskin, the Liberal?

WP Bob Luskin and his famous client, Karl Rove by Glynn Wilson Dancing the Potomac Two-Step Karl Rove’s attorney is very good at the Washington two-step. They say Robert Luskin is an earring-wearing, motorcycle-riding, bald-hippie liberal lawyer from Harvard. The only common thread we might find between these two men could be their cocktail preferences,…

Has U.S. Attorney Alice Martin Run Amok?

BAR TALK: The Crusader Has U.S. Attorney Alice Martin run amok? The government is investigating. The victims of her failed prosecutions believe they already know the answer. The American Lawyer by Scott Horton July 01, 2008 In March 2007 the U.S. government charged Axion Corp., a small business in Huntsville, Alabama, with illegally giving technical…