Steve Biskupic

Steve Biskupic was appointed in May 2002 by President George W. Bush as U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. 

His U.S. Department of Justice profile states that, "[s]ince March of 1989, he has been employed as a criminal prosecutor by the United States Department of Justice. Prior to joining the United States Attorney's Office, he served for two years as a judicial law clerk to the late Robert W. Warren, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Mr. Biskupic received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Marquette University in 1983 and was awarded a Juris Doctor degree from Marquette University in 1987."

Related SourceWatch Resources

 * Bush administration U.S. attorney firings controversy

2006

 * Patrick Marley and Steven Walters, "Doyle will revisit Adelman donations. He's confident that contract process was free of politics," Milwaukee JournalSentinel, January 27, 2006.

2007

 * "Was conservative darling Steve Biskupic on the chopping block, too?" Pundit Nation Blogspot, March 13, 2007.
 * "How was Biskupic rated?" and "Did the Republican Ricks whine to the White House about USAT Biskupic?" Brew City Brawler Blog, March 13, 2007.
 * "Who's trashing US Attorney Steven Biskupic today?" Pundit Nation Blogspot, March 14, 2007.
 * Paul Kiel, "Email: Most USAs Are 'Loyal Bushies'," TPMmuckraker, March 15, 2007.
 * "Biskupic says no pressure from Washington," Wheeler News Service, March 16, 2007.
 * Mark Pitsch, "Biskupic denies being told to conduct probes," Wisconsin State Journal, March 16, 2007.
 * Greg Gordon, Margaret Talev and Marisa Taylor, "New U.S. attorneys seem to have partisan records," McClatchy Newspapers, March 23, 2007.
 * walja, "What Do All These States Have in Common?" Swing State Project, March 24, 2007.
 * Michael Leon, " OpEdNews, March 25, 2007.
 * Daniel Bice, "Who complained about prosecutions?" Milwaukee JournalSentinel, April 4, 2007.
 * David Callender and Judith Davidoff, "Thompson freed; judge chides prosecutors. Doyle taint lifted?" The Capitol Times, April 6, 2007.
 * "One of the 85 'loyal Bushies' comes under scrutiny," The Carpetbagger Report, April 6, 2007.
 * Josh Marshall, re "loyal Bushies", Talking Points Memo, April 6, 2007.
 * Gretchen Schuldt, "Georgia Thompson, Steve Biskupic and Rudolph Randa," Milwaukee Rising Blogspot, April 6, 2007.
 * David Johnston, "3 aides to US attorney in Minn. step down. Some associates view act as protest," New York Times News Service (Boston Globe), April 7, 2007.
 * Daniel Bice, "State GOP official pushed vote fraud issue," Milwaukee JournalSentinel, April 7, 2007.
 * Gregory Stanford, "Biskupic has some explaining to do," Milwaukee JournalSentinel, April 7, 2007.
 * Michael Leon, "The Reluctantly Corrupt U.S. Atty from Wisconsin," OpEdNews, April 7, 2007.
 * Shannon Prather, ".S. attorneys' revolt heard all the way to Capitol Hill. Top Democrat says Minnesota resignations the latest twist in growing Justice controversy," Pioneer Press (MN), April 7, 2007.
 * "Biskupic getting national attention -- and Bice finally takes a cue from the Brawler" and "Time to revisit the Wisconsin GOP's Voter Suppression Drive of 2004," Brew City Brawler Blog, April 8, 2007.
 * Editorial: "Another Layer of Scandal," New York Times, April 9, 2007.
 * Brent Kremer, "Now we know how U.S. Attorneys kept their jobs," An Angry Dakota Democrat Blogspot, April 20, 2007.