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7 Sep 2006, 1:43 am
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official website] and Sen. [read post]
12 Jun 2006, 10:56 am
On June 7, 2006, Senator Arlen Specter, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and co-sponsor Senator Patrick Leahy, convened a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to consider proposed amendments to the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2006 (or... [read post]
12 Jun 2006, 10:56 am
On June 7, 2006, Senator Arlen Specter, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and co-sponsor Senator Patrick Leahy, convened a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to consider proposed amendments to the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2006 (or... [read post]
28 Feb 2006, 3:13 pm
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official website] accused the White House [text] of "running roughshod over the [read post]
28 Jan 2006, 3:28 pm
[JURIST] Senoir US Senate Democrats John Kerry (MA) [official website], Patrick Leahy (VT) [official website], and Russ Feingold (WI) [official website] have introduced a bill [Leahy press release and bill text] to limit expense-paid trips for federal judges underwritten by major corporations and political organizations. [read post]
26 Jan 2006, 8:51 am
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official website], ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has asked US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to clarify the steps being taken to protect the privacy of American citizens after a Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] subpoena for information about internet searches [JURIST report] from Google and other Internet search engines was [read post]
24 Jan 2006, 2:15 pm
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official website] to develop a $140 billion fund [JURIST [read post]
21 Jan 2006, 2:48 am
[JURIST] In anticipation of US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] hearings next month, Democratic Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) [official website; press release] and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official website; press release] introduced a proposed Senate resolution [PDF text] Friday, criticizing the Bush administration's authorization of domestic surveillance [JURIST news archive] by the [read post]
19 Jan 2006, 7:58 am
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official website] announced during a speech [text] at the Georgetown University Law Center Thursday that he intends to vote against the nomination of Samuel Alito [JURIST news archive] to the Supreme Court, citing Alito's expansive views on presidential power. [read post]
16 Jan 2006, 1:21 pm
Patrick Leahy said [press [read post]
25 Dec 2005, 3:22 pm
[JURIST] Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said Saturday that members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] intend to expand their probe into warrantless wiretaps [JURIST report] within the US after the weekend disclosure that the National Security Agency [official website] had obtained access to the nation's telephone and Internet lines to track terrorists, in greater volumes than [read post]
23 Dec 2005, 2:02 pm
[JURIST] US Senate Juduciary Committee ranking Democrat Patrick Leahy suggested [press release] Friday that US Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito [JURIST archive] will face additional questions at his January confirmation hearing on unchecked presidential authority and the particular issue of warrantless eavesdropping after the US National Archives earlier Friday released a 1984 Justice [read post]
21 Sep 2005, 4:19 am
Patrick Leahy [official website], ranking Democrat on the US Senate Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday that he will support the confirmation [Leahy statement] of John Roberts [JURIST news archive] as Chief Justice of the United States. 11:34 AM ET - In his statement to the Senate [text], Leahy expressed disappointment with the administration for failing to properly consult the [read post]
30 Aug 2005, 2:28 am
[JURIST] US Senator Patrick Leahy [official website], ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Monday that the committee's Democrats intend to question Supreme Court nominee John Roberts [JURIST news archive] about a Justice Department memo that some say led to torture at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison [JURIST news archive] and in Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
17 Aug 2005, 7:00 am
" Leahy's remarks came one [read post]
27 Jul 2005, 7:12 pm
Patrick Leahy [official website] (D-VT) said Wednesday that notwithstanding White House warnings, Democrats plan to request additional legal writings by Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, including work he produced during his tenure as principal deputy solicitor general in President George H.W. [read post]
12 Jul 2005, 8:33 am
[JURIST] US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter [official website], co-sponsor with Senator Patrick Leahy [official website] of a bill to end asbestos injury lawsuits and pay the claims from a private fund instead, said Tuesday he was still urging the bill to be brought forward despite criticism [anti-bill advocacy website], a tight legislative calendar, and a looming battle in the [read post]
12 Jul 2005, 2:42 am
[JURIST] In his first in-person consultation with Senator leaders on his upcoming nomination of a replacement for retiring US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor [JURIST report], President Bush met Tuesday with Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA), ranking Judiciary Democrat Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV [read post]
14 Feb 2005, 1:41 pm
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, responded [press release] [read post]
26 Jan 2005, 11:18 am
AP has a background story on this morning's committee meeting here. 11:25 AM ET - In a statement this morning, ranking Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy explained his "no" vote:My reasons for voting against [read post]
