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8 Mar 2009, 8:53 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] has distanced himself from remarks by Attorney General Eric Holder [official profile] in which he characterized the US as a "nation of cowards" on race matters, according to an interview [NYT report] with the New York Times published Saturday. [read post]
18 Jul 2009, 5:42 am
[JURIST] The Obama administration may create a special unit of interrogators to handle certain terror suspects, the Wall St. [read post]
8 Aug 2009, 7:23 am
[JURIST] The Obama administration on Friday a petitioned [cert. petition, PDF] the US Supreme Court [official website] to overturn a district court order mandating disclosure of detainee abuse photos [JURIST news archive], alleging that this could lead to further violence in Iraq and Afghanistan that would endanger US civil and military personnel. [read post]
18 Apr 2010, 6:14 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, J.D., Ph.D.
On Thursday, President Obama directed DHHS to promulgate regulations that would "guarantee that all patients' advance directives, such as durable powers of attorney and health care proxies, are respected, and that patients' representatives otherwise have the right to make informed decisions regarding patients' care. [read post]
18 Nov 2009, 12:20 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama signed an executive order [text] Tuesday creating a Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force [press release] to be headed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] as lead agency. [read post]
11 Sep 2008, 9:33 am by Jon
However, none of them appear to yet have a firm grasp on the subject, including the two, Obama and Biden, who taught constitutional law in law schools. [read post]
16 Jun 2014, 12:00 pm by Paul Caron
The American Interest, Lawyer-in-Chief Warns Against Law School: Potential lawyers take note: President Obama wants you to reconsider your career choice. [read post]
27 Jun 2009, 11:11 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] is considering issuing an executive order for the indefinite detention [AP report] of some Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees in order to facilitate the closure of the facility, two administration officials told the Associated Press Friday. [read post]
12 Nov 2010, 6:56 am by Barco Reference Librarian
The Wall Street Journal reports that The Obama administration is preparing a stepped-up approach to policing Internet privacy that calls for new laws and the creation of a new position to oversee the effort. [read post]
21 Jan 2009, 12:45 pm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090121/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_executive_payIn an attempt to deliver on pledges of a transparent government, Obama said he would change the way the federal government interprets the Freedom of Information Act. [read post]
3 Sep 2016, 7:11 pm by Howard Friedman
President Obama is in China for the Sept. 4-5 G-20 Summit. [read post]
15 Jun 2009, 12:11 pm
President, The New York Times reported today (Obama Open to Reining in Medical Suits, June 15, 2009) that you were considering reining in medical malpractice lawsuits. [read post]
12 Nov 2010, 7:14 am
Marshals Service 2010 P R E S S R E L E A S E Coalition of Human Rights, Criminal Justice Organizations Announces Opposition to Obama Nominee November 9, 2010 – Private Corrections Working Group & Prison Legal News For Immediate Release Washington, DC – A coalition of human rights and criminal justice organizations [read post]
1 Apr 2010, 11:22 am by Zach Zagger
[JURIST] The Obama administration issued new regulations Thursday tightening fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for new cars starting in 2012. [read post]
28 Dec 2009, 10:58 am by Haley Wojdowski
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama on Monday announced steps [transcript] the federal government is taking to address air travel security following the Friday attempt by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to detonate an explosive device on Northwest Airlines Flight 253. [read post]
22 Feb 2010, 7:42 am by Patrice Collins
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama on Monday released the administration's health care reform proposal [text, PDF], four days in advance of a bipartisan summit on the issue. [read post]
20 Apr 2016, 2:05 pm
President Obama has signed the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 into law today. [read post]
1 Nov 2008, 2:43 pm
  Here’s a sample: “John McCain, struggling to catch up with Barack Obama in the last days of the campaign, has finally found a theme for a campaign that until now has lacked one. [read post]
17 Nov 2013, 7:00 am by Howard Friedman
Yesterday, President Obama issued a statement (full text) extending best wishes to Sikhs in the United States and around the world as they celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Sikh Guru. [read post]