Government
Aug. 30, 2007
Restoring Independence
Forum Column - By Erwin Chemerinsky - In the wake of Alberto Gonzales' departure, the Justice Department has an opportunity to reassert its role as more than just a rubber stamp for the White House.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
By Erwin Chemerinsky
President Ford's pick of University of Chicago President Edward Levi to be attorney general should be the model for President Bush as he replaces Alberto Gonzales. It is essential that the next attorney general be a person with impeccable credentials and unquestionable independence. The Democratic-controlled Senate should refuse to confirm anyone who does not fit this profile.
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