National Public Radio: UB alum named to prominent Justice Department post

A broadcast by National Public Radio announced the White House's nomination of UB Law School graduate Virginia Seitz to lead the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel. Seitz, 54, graduated from UB in 1985. She is a former Rhodes scholar and past Supreme Court clerk for Justice William Brennan. If confirmed, she will run a controversial unit known for its harsh interrogation tactics during the Bush administration. Her nomination was also reported in the New York Times blog "The Caucus."