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13 Jun 2008, 5:36 pm
Barack Obama (D-Ill.) must commit to helping illegal immigrants achieve citizenship or else risk losing the vital Latino vote in the general election, Hispanic Democratic lawmakers are warning. [read post]
21 Jan 2009, 12:05 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] on his first day in office Tuesday directed [motion, PDF] military prosecutors to pursue a 120-day continuance in military commission proceedings at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] against five alleged 9/11 co-conspirators [DOD materials], including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]. [read post]
16 Nov 2009, 1:39 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama acknowledged [press release] Sunday that it is unlikely that the December UN Climate Change Conference (COP15) [official website] in Copenhagen, Denmark, will produce a legally binding agreement addressing global climate change. [read post]
22 Jan 2009, 2:07 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official profile] retook the presidential oath of office [text and materials] Wednesday, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts [official profile, PDF], following minor mistakes the two made in the wording of the oath during Tuesday's inauguration ceremony [text and video; JURIST report]. [read post]
31 Mar 2010, 5:21 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law [transcript of remarks] the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act [HR 4872 materials], which represents a group of amendments to the recently approved health care legislation [JURIST news archive] and also provides changes to the administration of the federal student loan program. [read post]
11 Jan 2009, 7:18 am
[JURIST] US President-elect Barack Obama [transition website; JURIST news archive] said during an interview [ABC transcript] broadcast Sunday that he has not ruled out prosecuting officials for rights abuses committed under the Bush administration. [read post]
22 Jan 2010, 6:01 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama proposed new banking rules [statement; press release] Thursday that he claims would stabilize the banking system and reduce the risk of future bank failures. [read post]
21 May 2009, 1:43 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official profile] on Wednesday directed [memorandum] heads of executive departments and agencies that a sufficient legal basis is required to preempt state laws and that any legitimate state prerogatives should be fully considered, marking a departure from Bush administration policy. [read post]
9 Jul 2009, 1:27 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official profile] announced Tuesday his intent to nominate [press release] war crimes prosecutor Stephen Rapp [official profile] as Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues. [read post]
14 May 2009, 3:02 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] is considering six possible nominees for the US Supreme Court [official website] to replace retiring Justice David Souter [JURIST report], including five women, the Associated Press reported [AP report] Thursday. [read post]
31 Dec 2009, 7:37 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama effectively issued his first veto [WH memorandum of disapproval] of congressional legislation Wednesday, rejecting as "unnecessary legislation" a stopgap spending bill [HJ Res 64 text, PDF] that was drafted in case inclement weather would have interfered with the vote that approved the appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) [official website] two [read post]
21 May 2009, 6:33 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official profile] on Thursday reaffirmed [speech transcript] his commitment to closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility while upholding the rule of law by trying some detainees in federal courts and others in modified military commissions [JURIST news archives]. [read post]
10 Nov 2009, 4:07 am
[JURIST] The US Senate official website] on Monday confirmed Judge Andre Davis, President Barack Obama's nominee to the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit [official website], by a vote of 72-16 [roll call vote]. [read post]
20 Nov 2008, 11:47 am
[JURIST] Media reports that Clinton-era Deputy US Attorney General Eric Holder [professional profile; JURIST report] has been selected for nomination to the position of US Attorney General by President-elect Barack Obama prompted the the Republican National Committee (RNC) [party website] to circulate an e-mail [text] Wednesday criticizing Holder for his role in the 2001 pardon of fugitive [read post]
13 Jun 2008, 5:35 pm
Barack Obama (D-Ill.) must commit to helping illegal immigrants achieve citizenship or else risk losing the vital Latino vote in the general election, Hispanic Democratic lawmakers are warning. [read post]
30 Oct 2009, 5:11 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama signed an executive order [text] Wednesday giving the Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB) [official website] the authority to report suspected violations of federal law related to intelligence gathering to the US attorney general. [read post]
18 Jun 2009, 12:23 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] on Wednesday signed [statement] a memorandum [text, PDF] that would provide certain benefits to same-sex domestic partners of federal employees. [read post]
26 Jan 2009, 9:30 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] issued a Presidential Memorandum [text] to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [official website] Monday, directing the agency to allow California and several other states to impose state vehicle emissions standards that are more stringent than the federal vehicle emissions standards. [read post]
3 May 2007, 10:05 am
At the cost of losing 160,000 friends, Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign has taken over control of the MySpace page listed under his name on the popular social networking site. [read post]
5 May 2009, 1:55 am
In a joint press conference [video] with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner [official profile], President Barack Obama [official website] said [transcript]:For years, we've [read post]
