On October 10, 2007, ACS hosted a panel of distinguished former Department of Justice officials to discusses principles and best practices to guide the Department of Justice under the next Attorney General. In addition to video accessible through the links below, a transcript of this event is also available.

The panel featured:

• Dawn Johnsen - Professor of Law and Ira C. Batman Faculty Fellow, Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington; former Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Joseph D. Rich - Director of Fair Housing and Community Development, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; former Chief of the Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice (Real Video / Windows Media)
• James K Robinson - Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP; former Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice; former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Moderator Ronald Klain - Former Chief of Staff to the Attorney General; former Associate Counsel to the President (Real Video / Windows Media)
• Note: Bruce Fein, former Department of Justice official, was unable to attend because of a last-minute court appearance.

Introduction to the event by ACS Executive Director Lisa Brown: (Real Video / Windows Media)
Questions and answers: (Real Video / Windows Media)