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31 Oct 2006, 8:51 am
However, on Sunday, Gallaudet's board voted to revoke her appointment. [read post]
26 Aug 2006, 11:31 am
The refusal to hear out alternative plans for tax reform is the sort of thing we've grown accustomed to seeing from legislative leaders in Washington DC, but one would like to think that Idaho leaders could let policy, rather than politics, do the talking here.This op-ed from last week's Idaho Statesman, in which a long-time House tax committee member asserts that the Risch bill is "the only way to give relief," is symptomatic of both problems. [read post]
14 Aug 2006, 11:06 am
Applying that test, I would find that Kelly Grant was not eligible to vote in the election. [read post]
16 Jul 2006, 4:43 am
[JURIST] NAACP [advocacy website] leaders say that at least 1,000 members attending the organization's annual convention [meeting website] now underway in Washington, DC will go to Capital Hill this Wednesday to urge the Senate to renew portions of the Voting Rights Act [text; DOJ backgrounder] that are soon to expire. [read post]
26 May 2006, 9:40 am
[JURIST] The US Senate on Friday confirmed the nomination of White House staffer Brett Kavanaugh [White House backgrounder] to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia by a margin of 57-36 [roll call] after a test vote Thursday cleared the way for his approval [AP report]. [read post]
11 May 2006, 7:32 am
[JURIST] The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted 10-8 along party lines to send the circuit court nomination of White House aide Brett Kavanaugh [White House backgrounder] to the full Senate for a confirmation vote. [read post]
10 May 2006, 4:47 am
[JURIST] The US Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Thursday on the controversial renomination of White House aide Brett Kavanaugh [White House backgrounder] to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. [read post]
10 Feb 2006, 7:36 am
[JURIST] The Advancement Project [advocacy website], a Washington, DC-based advocacy group, has filed a federal lawsuit challenging election plans for New Orleans [JURIST report], alleging that the plan puts too much emphasis on absentee voting and would keep blacks out of office. [read post]
18 Sep 2005, 7:10 pm
Regardless of the outcome of the vote, Ms. [read post]
14 Apr 2005, 6:51 am
The Committee voted 14-4 to send Griffith's nomination for a seat on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia [ [read post]
28 Feb 2005, 8:41 am
Tajikistan's largest opposition party, the Islamic Renaissance Party, has accused government agents of vote-rigging and [read post]
10 Nov 2004, 10:39 am
While many hazmat loads have been routed around DC since September 11, 2001, a complete ban by the city officials may have prompted a Constitutional challenge for unilaterally restricting [read post]
17 Oct 2004, 11:10 pm
In Washington DC, the National Press Club is hosting a [read post]
29 Sep 2004, 10:00 pm
The House approved the DC Personal Protection Act by a vote of 250-171. [read post]
11 Feb 2004, 11:16 am
In international law news Wednesday, according to a newly-released Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) decision, the US is violating international law by refusing to give Washington, DC residents the power to [read post]
2 Apr 2003, 3:30 pm
[JURIST] A fourth US Senate cloture vote to limit debate on the nomination of Miguel Estrada to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals failed Tuesday afternoon by a margin of 55-44. [read post]
2 Apr 2003, 11:10 am
[JURIST] The US Senate [official website] website indicates that yet another cloture vote on the nomination of Miguel Estrada to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled for 2 PM ET this afternoon. [read post]
18 Mar 2003, 1:44 pm
[JURIST] A third Senate cloture vote to limit debate on the filibustered nomination of Miguel Estrada to the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals failed Tuesday by a margin of 55-45 [roll call vote], according to the Senate website. [read post]
14 Mar 2003, 10:51 am
[JURIST] The US Senate website indicates that yet another (the third...) cloture motion has been filed to terminate debate on the nomination of Miguel Estrada to the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals, and that the vote on the motion will occur Tuesday morning. [read post]
12 Mar 2003, 3:26 am
[JURIST] The US Senate website indicates that a cloture vote on the nomination of Miguel Estrada to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has been scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday), March 13. [read post]
