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12 Apr 2024, 9:56 am
Washington — Conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo said he will not comply with a subpoena issued by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of their ongoing investigation into ethics practices at the Supreme Court.The subpoena was issued to Leo by Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin on Thursday, months after Democrats on the panel voted to authorize it. [read post]
12 Apr 2024, 6:00 am
Dick Durbin opted to postpone a Senate Judiciary hearing this week focused on Visa and Mastercard’s business practices after CEOs of the credit card companies declined to appear Tuesday. [read post]
5 Apr 2024, 6:05 am
(Editor’s Note: This is part of a series on the FISA Section 702 reauthorization and reform debate.) [read post]
5 Apr 2024, 6:05 am
With momentum of efforts to legislate new restrictions on the functioning of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) slowing, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mike Lee (R-UT) of the Senate Judiciary Committee recently introduced the newest entrant in the legislative mélange of bills addressing the reauthorization of Section 702: the Security and Freedom Enhancement (“SAFE”) Act of 2024. [read post]
4 Apr 2024, 10:13 am
With Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act set to expire later this month, the White House recently released a memo objecting to the SAFE Act—legislation introduced by Senators Dick Durbin and Mike Lee that would reauthorize Section 702 with some reforms. [read post]
2 Apr 2024, 2:29 pm
Placing the final nail in the coffin was a cohort of progressive groups who wrote to Senator Dick Durbin, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. [read post]
29 Mar 2024, 6:00 am
Senator Dick Durbin in February invited the executives of the firms that have fought his legislation seeking to reduce fees charged by Visa and Mastercard on transactions by requiring competition, while airlines say the bill could force them to stop offering rewards credit cards that give consumers frequent flyer miles for making transactions. [read post]
16 Feb 2024, 6:00 am
Dick Durbin, who has long railed about antitrust issues in the card network industry, told the CEOs of Visa and Mastercard they should show up for an April congressional hearing, and not send subordinates. [read post]
23 Jan 2024, 1:50 pm
A bipartisan group of US Senators, led by Majority Whip Dick Durbin and Senator Todd Young, sent a letter to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, expressing concern over the alleged harassment of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, who was convicted by a Bangladesh labor law court in early January. [read post]
19 Jan 2024, 6:00 am
“It couldn’t be more timely; Americans have now passed a trillion dollars of credit card debt,” said Marshall, who is sponsoring the bill along with Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). [read post]
11 Jan 2024, 6:05 am
As one of us has written previously: This is why there have been so many voices who have called for plea agreements to end the commissions – from former Bush administration Solicitor General Ted Olson, to Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), to both prosecutors and defense counsel in the 9/11 case (whose efforts to negotiate a plea have been stymied by senior administration officials’ inertia), to 14 children and grandchildren of… [read post]
5 Jan 2024, 6:00 am
Roger Marshall and Dick Durbin in June, has the potential to impact the “swipe fees” that are levied on merchants when consumers use their cards to pay. [read post]
5 Jan 2024, 5:16 am
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) praised the effort then-Sen. [read post]
29 Dec 2023, 10:57 am
Dick Durbin (D-IL), writing in Just Security in July, called on the Biden administration to take action in response to the special rapporteur’s report: “Rather than perpetuating the injustices that the Biden administration inherited, the administration should address the ongoing violations found by the special rapporteur and redouble its efforts to end this dark chapter of American history. [read post]
1 Dec 2023, 1:01 pm
Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) issued a statement yesterday immediately responding to Hendrickson’s allegations, stating they “raise serious concerns” and pledging to investigate and “take further steps as needed to better protect migrants in government custody. [read post]
1 Dec 2023, 6:00 am
Meanwhile, Senate sponsors of the CCCA, namely Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, and Roger Marshall, a Republican from Kansas, have kept up their crusade to pass the CCCA bill, if not this year, at least in this congressional session, which wraps up at the end of 2024. [read post]
14 Nov 2023, 8:15 am
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin said it "falls short. [read post]
10 Nov 2023, 6:00 am
Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the members say they’re “concerned with the increasing burden of interchange fees paid by the federal government, an issue that affects countless taxpayers and nearly every federal agency. [read post]
8 Nov 2023, 3:15 pm
The Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing today featuring witnesses who weighed in on the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act, which was introduced in June by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI). [read post]
8 Nov 2023, 3:15 pm
The Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hearing today featuring witnesses who weighed in on the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act, which was introduced in June by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI). [read post]
