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29 Jan 2010, 10:03 am by John L. Welch
The United States Senate yesterday passed a bill (here) introduced by Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy to amend the Trademark Act in order to fix an anomaly concerning the time periods for filing declarations of use under Section 71 of the Act (in connection with Madrid Extensions of Protection).In contrast to Section 8 of the Act, Section 71 currently does not provide any grace period for the sixth-year Section 71 declaration of use. [read post]
27 May 2011, 9:02 am by David Ingram
Donald Verrilli Jr.'s nomination for solicitor general of the United States will come up first, in a Senate vote on June 6, according to an agreement among Senate leaders. [read post]
25 Jun 2012, 7:59 am by Tulio G. Suarez, Esq.
The goal of the measure is to foster foreign investment into the United States economy and create new jobs for American workers while greatly enhancing the flow of Israeli innovation and technology to the United States. [read post]
21 Jun 2015, 8:59 am by Howard Friedman
—It is the sense of Congress that the United States should—(1) continue to recognize and promote diversity in the Armed Forces; and(2) honor those from all diverse backgrounds and religious traditions who have made sacrifices in serving the United States through the Armed Forces. [read post]
19 Jun 2020, 5:54 am by CharlesB
The United States Senate passed a bipartisan bill in an effort to assist Americans who have been victims of identity theft, most of whom have had their Social Security numbers compromised. [read post]
27 Aug 2018, 2:47 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
In 1986 he was elected to the United States Senate. [read post]
7 Jul 2014, 3:21 pm by James Hamilton
Establishing this incentive, said Senator Murphy, would help create a funding pipeline to grow startups and target job growth in the science, technology, and engineering fields so the United States can continue its leadership in these fields. [read post]
18 Aug 2014, 2:30 pm by James Hamilton
Establishing this incentive, said Senator Murphy, would help create a funding pipeline to grow startups and target job growth in the science, technology, and engineering fields so the United States can continue its leadership in these fields. [read post]
19 Mar 2012, 9:18 pm
Democrats in the United States Senate began a push to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), along with new provisions that would expand the law's protections to additional groups of people. [read post]
16 Nov 2010, 4:43 am by constitutional lawblogger
Joe Manchin, the former governor, was sworn in as the junior United States Senator from West Virginia yesterday. [read post]
4 Jun 2009, 4:55 pm
Sotomayor's answers to the "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" is available on the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary here. [read post]
4 Nov 2009, 7:34 am by tortsprof
United States Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) introduced legislation on Monday that would require the loser to pay the winner in some medical malpractice suits. [read post]
25 Jun 2010, 7:32 pm by constitutional lawblogger
The confirmation hearing of Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court begins Monday, June 28, 2010, at 12.30pm. [read post]
25 Sep 2023, 3:29 pm by Tom Lynch
Last Friday, the United States District Court of Southern New York indicted Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), his wife, Nadine Menendez, and three New Jersey businessmen on bribery and corruption charges. [read post]
13 Jul 2011, 4:08 pm by James Hamilton
As part of a host of measures to combat offshore and tax shelter abuses, Senate legislation would would close an existing tax loophole that allows credit default swap payments to escape taxation if sent from the United States to persons offshore, such as an offshore hedge fund or foreign bank. [read post]
31 Jul 2013, 2:10 am by Florian Mueller
After the hearing a press release was distributed that included, as an attachment, a letter that four United States Senators wrote to United States Trade Representative Michael Froman yesterday. [read post]
2 Mar 2012, 11:40 am by Kristen Eichensehr
Senators Lieberman, Collins, Rockefeller, and Feinstein issued a joint statement in reaction to the SECURE IT Act, stating that they are “encouraged by [their] colleagues’ recognition that [Congress] must act to address the increasingly sophisticated and dangerous attacks on our national infrastructure,” and that they are “eager” to work with the cosponsors of the SECURE IT Act to “bring comprehensive cyber security legislation to the… [read post]