But a Gonzales nomination could be hampered by questions about his role in overseeing the drafting of legal memorandums that appeared to allow American forces to mistreat prisoners in Iraq and elsewhere in certain circumstances.
The documents captured in the surveillance effort — including confidential letters to at least a half-dozen Congressional offices and oversight committees, drafts of legal filings and grievances, and personal e-mails — were posted on a public Web site, apparently by mistake, by a private document-handling contractor that works for the F.D.A.
They are responsible for the studying and examination of bills, legislative initiatives, drafts of ordinances and other drafts of legal documents and reports assigned by the National Assembly or the Standing Committee.
The National Consultant is also to project healthcare needs in the field of nuclear medicine, and when asked by the Health Minister, to give an opinion on the drafts of legal acts.
Goldsmith produces an early draft of his legal advice, equivocating on whether an invasion of Iraq was legal without a second UN resolution.
This past Tuesday, the two defense lawyers presented their arguments, including a draft of the legal motion.
In a trash can, police found a draft of a legal document, written by Nisman and never executed, clearing the way for Kirchner's arrest.
Elizabeth Wilmshurst, a Foreign Office lawyer who resigned days before the 2003 invasion because she thought it was illegal, revealed that when the then attorney general, Lord Goldsmith, wrote the first draft of his legal advice on January 14 2003 he said there would have to be a second UN resolution for the invasion to be legal.
Several of the top dispensary owners had recently attended meetings with the city planning department, the city attorney, and the L.A.P.D. The meetings were intended to help draft a set of legal guidelines to govern the conduct of the dispensaries.
Then, last March, Mayor Paul Janos and three trustees did an about-face, authorizing the drafting of a legal measure called a conservation easement, which forbids future development of any part of the property.
