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21 Nov 2014, 11:34 am
By Elizabeth Holland On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the FOIA Improvement Act (S. 2520), bipartisan legislation authored by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). [read post]
20 Nov 2014, 10:36 am
” The proposed FREEDOM Act, introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), seeks to revise FISA processes, increase public disclosure of surveillance activities, and impose new privacy protections. [read post]
19 Nov 2014, 11:50 am
Sponsored by Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy and Texas Republican John Cornyn, we’re hopeful the committee will send the bill to the full Senate where it has a legitimate chance at passage, even in the politically fraught aftermath of this month's election. [read post]
19 Nov 2014, 10:12 am
Yesterday, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)’s USA Freedom Act failed to pass the Senate. [read post]
17 Nov 2014, 10:22 am
The USA Freedom Act is a bill that was first proposed last year by Senator Patrick Leahy and Representative Jim Sensenbrenner. [read post]
14 Nov 2014, 12:49 pm
Senate Democrats have blocked two earlier requests for the exemption, and while the White House has suggested that the move would not “alter…practices” but would only cut through red tape, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has called the request “short-sighted, irresponsible, and harmful to our interests. [read post]
14 Nov 2014, 3:13 am
Senator and Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced a bill this week, the Copyrightand Marriage Equality Act, which would amend the Copyright Act’s definition of a widow or a widower in order to allow survivors of a same-sex marriage to inherit the copyright owned of their deceased husband or wife. [read post]
13 Nov 2014, 9:37 am
Patrick Leahy Proposes Bill to Apply Marriage Equality to Copyright Act Finally today, Ted Johnson at Variety reports that Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation that is aimed at ensuring spouses in same-sex couples have the same copyright inheritance rights as other married couples. [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 4:20 pm
., quickly emerged as a leading advocate on consumer privacy issues after his election in 2008, Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy created the Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law for Franken to chair. [read post]
10 Nov 2014, 11:50 am
Patrick Leahy is championing a stronger version of the bill in the Senate; however, the bill is waiting to be placed on the official voting calendar by Majority Leader Harry Reid. [read post]
7 Nov 2014, 11:54 am
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, expressing his “increasing[] concern” that federal law enforcement agencies appropriate the identity of others without their knowledge or consent and further urging the Justice Department to reevaluate its policies on this tactic . [read post]
5 Nov 2014, 1:17 pm
The change in power in the Senate has the potential significantly to upend the legislative compromise the White House reached with senators led by Patrick Leahy—who will no longer be the chairman of the Judiciary Committee now that his party has lost control of the body. [read post]
31 Oct 2014, 2:09 pm
The Hill reports that in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holdier, Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has urged reform in controversial FBI and DEA tactics. [read post]
20 Oct 2014, 1:11 pm
The bill sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy with the support of the Obama administration is a good start, permitting the FISC to name amici curiae who could argue against the government’s position on novel legal issues. [read post]
20 Oct 2014, 10:30 am
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) today called on Comcast to make a long-term pledge that it won't charge content providers for faster access to its subscribers. [read post]
17 Oct 2014, 1:16 pm
.), Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senate Majority Whip Richard J. [read post]
15 Oct 2014, 2:01 am
That is the idea behind the Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act, introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Chris Coons. [read post]
15 Oct 2014, 2:01 am
That is the idea behind the Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act, introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Chris Coons. [read post]
12 Oct 2014, 6:41 am
The VRAA — which was introduced in January of this year by Senator Patrick Leahy (a Democrat) and Representative James Sensenbrenner (a Republican) — outlines a new “coverage formula” for determining which jurisdictions are covered under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. [read post]
10 Oct 2014, 6:25 pm
., and we support meaningful efforts such as the USA Freedom Act of 2014 as introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), which would allow companies like Twitter to provide more transparency to its users. [read post]
