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'''Shannen W. Coffin''' is general [[counsel]] to [[United States|American]] [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]].<ref>Law.com, 30 January 2006: ''Alito's 'Murder Board' a Mix of the Legal Elite''. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1138356400498</ref><ref>[[Time (magazine)|Time]], 21 August 2007: ''Officials admit having wiretap papers''. http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1654515,00.html</ref> Coffin was previously at the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]], where he served as a Deputy [[United States Assistant Attorney General|Assistant Attorney General]], |
'''Shannen W. Coffin''' is general [[counsel]] to [[United States|American]] [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]].<ref>Law.com, 30 January 2006: ''Alito's 'Murder Board' a Mix of the Legal Elite''. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1138356400498</ref><ref>[[Time (magazine)|Time]], 21 August 2007: ''Officials admit having wiretap papers''. http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1654515,00.html</ref> Coffin was previously at the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]], where he served as a Deputy [[United States Assistant Attorney General|Assistant Attorney General]] of the Civil Division. In that position, Coffin was responsible for oversight of the Federal Programs Branch, a component of the Civil Division that defends the federal government in a diverse array of lawsuits, including the defense of constitutional challenges to federal statutes and agency programs, civil anti-terrorism litigation, and disputes involving access to [[Executive Branch]] information. |
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Prior to joining the Justice Department, Coffin was an attorney at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP in its Supreme Court and appellate practice. He clerked for Judge [[David B. Sentelle]] on the [[U.S. Court of Appeals]] for the [[D.C. Circuit]] in the 1994-95 term. |
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Coffin came to national attention when his correspondence with [[United States Senate|US Senator]] [[Patrick Leahy]] relating to the [[NSA warrantless surveillance controversy]] was made public in [[August]] [[2007]].<ref>[[Time (magazine)|Time]], 21 August 2007: ''Officials admit having wiretap papers''. http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1654515,00.html</ref> |
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Shannen Coffin is married to Casey and has written articles for [[National Review]]'s website<ref>National Review, 2 May 2005: ''Don Presidente''. http://www.nationalreview.com/coffin/coffin200505020809.asp</ref> and publications for the [[Federalist Society]].<ref>Federalist Society, 1 June 2004: ''An Examination of Cheney vs. U.S. District Court''. http://www.fed-soc.org/publications/pubID.260/pub_detail.asp</ref> |
Shannen Coffin is married to Casey and has written articles for [[National Review]]'s website<ref>National Review, 2 May 2005: ''Don Presidente''. http://www.nationalreview.com/coffin/coffin200505020809.asp</ref> and publications for the [[Federalist Society]].<ref>Federalist Society, 1 June 2004: ''An Examination of Cheney vs. U.S. District Court''. http://www.fed-soc.org/publications/pubID.260/pub_detail.asp</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:34, 25 August 2007
Shannen W. Coffin is general counsel to American Vice President Dick Cheney.[1][2] Coffin was previously at the Department of Justice, where he served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Division. In that position, Coffin was responsible for oversight of the Federal Programs Branch, a component of the Civil Division that defends the federal government in a diverse array of lawsuits, including the defense of constitutional challenges to federal statutes and agency programs, civil anti-terrorism litigation, and disputes involving access to Executive Branch information.
Prior to joining the Justice Department, Coffin was an attorney at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP in its Supreme Court and appellate practice. He clerked for Judge David B. Sentelle on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the 1994-95 term.
Coffin came to national attention when his correspondence with US Senator Patrick Leahy relating to the NSA warrantless surveillance controversy was made public in August 2007.[3]
Shannen Coffin is married to Casey and has written articles for National Review's website[4] and publications for the Federalist Society.[5]
Sources
- ^ Law.com, 30 January 2006: Alito's 'Murder Board' a Mix of the Legal Elite. http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1138356400498
- ^ Time, 21 August 2007: Officials admit having wiretap papers. http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1654515,00.html
- ^ Time, 21 August 2007: Officials admit having wiretap papers. http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1654515,00.html
- ^ National Review, 2 May 2005: Don Presidente. http://www.nationalreview.com/coffin/coffin200505020809.asp
- ^ Federalist Society, 1 June 2004: An Examination of Cheney vs. U.S. District Court. http://www.fed-soc.org/publications/pubID.260/pub_detail.asp
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