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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]
6 Mar 2009, 5:53 am
California stem cell Chairman Robert Klein says that strapped recipients of CIRM lab construction grants should attempt to tap the nearly $1 trillion Obama stimulus package. [read post]
9 Nov 2015, 10:46 am
Obama, ruling that the plantiffs "are likely to have standing to challenge the constitutionality" of the program. [read post]
24 Sep 2009, 4:51 am
[JURIST] The Obama administration will not push Congress for legislation to authorize the indefinite detention of terror suspects, the Washington Post reported [text] Wednesday. [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]
4 Feb 2010, 7:41 am
President Obama Aunt Zeituni Onyango Fights Deportation - ABC News Risky case to take if you're her lawyer - how are you going to look if she loses? [read post]
10 Feb 2008, 8:51 am
Read Sam Winston's post if you've heard about Obama supposedly not supporting a bill that might help Louisiana. [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]
11 Sep 2009, 3:44 am
[JURIST] US Department of Defense (DOD) [official website] general counsel Jeh Johnson [official profile] said Thursday that the Obama administration remains committed to closing the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] by early next year. [read post]
11 May 2009, 3:47 am
[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] on Saturday harshly criticized [press release] the Obama administration's reported consideration of reviving [JURIST report] the military commissions system to try Guantanamo Bay detainees [JURIST news archives]. [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]
3 Feb 2009, 3:06 am
Now, I voted for Obama, so I feel compelled to say that things would be at least as bad if John McCain were President right now. [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]
