Alberto Gonzales

January 24, 2005

• Statement of John Podesta Opposing the Nomination of Alberto Gonzales
  The testimony of Alberto Gonzales before the Senate Judiciary Committee did little to put to rest the very serious concerns raised about his nomination.
• Ten Questions for Alberto Gonzales
  A list of questions by American Progress for Gonzales... "Alberto Gonzales approved a now-infamous memo which contended the president "wasn't bound by laws prohibiting torture and that government agents who might torture prisoners at his direction couldn't be prosecuted by the Justice Department."
• Statement of the Center for American Progress
  On the nomination of Alberto Gonzales to be Attorney General: By condoning the use of torture, seeking to evade U.S. obligations under the Geneva Conventions, and disregarding the constitutional rights of detainees, he has contributed to a climate that has placed U.S. soldiers at greater risk and brought the American system of justice into disrepute.
• PDF: Civil Rights Coalition Letter
  Civil rights leaders and the Center for American Progress call for close scrutiny of the Gonzales nomination.
• PDF: Statement to Judiciary Committee Members from Ad Hoc Coalition on Gonzales Nomination
  A coalition of organizations including the Center for American Progress express concern about the nomination of Gonzales.
• Prominent Religious Leaders Question the Gonzales Nomination
  
  
  • PDF: Religious Leaders' Letter
    Religious leaders and organizations write a joint letter to express strong concern regarding the nomination of Gonzales.
  • Letter to Alberto Gonzalez from the Prophetic Community
    Center for American Progress supports leaders from prophetic religious traditions who call upon Gonzales to recognize the legal and moral validity of the Geneva Conventions and prohibition against torture.
• PDF: Lawyers' Statement on Gonzales Nomination
  Lawyers question whether Gonzales is fit to serve as the United States attorney general.
• PDF: Letter from Retired Military Leaders
  Former senior military leaders of the U.S. Armed Forces express deep concern about the nomination of Alberto Gonzales.
• Alberto Gonzales: A Record of Injustice
  The Gonzales record as White House Counsel
• Materials from Human Rights First on Alberto Gonzales:
  
  
  Human Rights First’s Analysis of Gonzales’ Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee (PDF)
  Statement of Human Rights First on its Opposition to Gonzales Confirmation (PDF)
  Executive Detention Powers And The Role of Courts (DOC)
  Geneva Conventions (DOC)
  Military Commissions (DOC)
  Torture (DOC)
• America is Askingï¿?? About the Confirmation of Alberto Gonzales, January 19, 2005
  The confirmation hearing of Alberto Gonzales for U.S. attorney general on Jan. 6, 2005, lasted more than seven hours and focused mainly on Gonzales's role in laying the legal groundwork that led to the abuse of prisoners in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay.