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13 Jun 2008, 2:13 am
On the previous day, a Republican senator had used the same tactic to shut down a hearing about whether coercive interrogation tactics--a polite term for "torture"--were effective. [read post]
10 Nov 2005, 1:06 am
Eight Democrats on the Senate Judiciary [read post]
13 Sep 2007, 5:08 am
[JURIST] US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) [official website] told reporters Wednesday he would lead opposition to the nomination of former US Solicitor General Theodore Olson [firm profile; DOJ profile] to the post of US attorney general. [read post]
21 May 2004, 1:33 pm
The US Senate confirmed Thursday the first appeals court judges under an agreement reached earlier in the week between Senate Democrats and the Bush administration. [read post]
10 Nov 2005, 11:35 am
[JURIST] The US Senate [official website] voted 49-42 late Thursday to block Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees from challenging their imprisonment in US federal courts. [read post]
11 Dec 2023, 11:25 am
Senator Michael Testa (R-1) released the following statement today after S-587 was approved by the New Jersey Senate: “This legislation will give New Jersey law enforcement agencies more flexibility with funds that are seized during an investigation—which is a crucial piece missing from existing civil asset forfeiture law,” said Testa. [read post]
25 Mar 2009, 3:14 pm
Assuming that the election result debacle in Minnesota is resolved in favor of the Democrats, Senator Specter could be the deciding vote against passage of EFCA in the Senate. [read post]
18 Sep 2009, 2:15 am
Many of us openly admired his predecessor. [read post]
3 Apr 2024, 6:15 am
The post Some Maryland Democrats worry tax and fee package may cost party the US Senate appeared first on Maryland Daily Record. [read post]
24 May 2024, 11:45 am
From AP, via NACDL's news update: The New York state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to explicitly allow evidence of prior sexual offenses in sex crimes cases, a move to change the legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to overturn... [read post]
16 Jun 2009, 6:42 am
The Bill, sponsored by Senator Anthony Bucco, would exempt recreational safety helmets from sales and use tax. [read post]
4 May 2009, 5:57 am
Photo from Simcox for Senate website David Catanese on Politico.com reports that Senator John McCain will face a challenger in the Republican primary -- Chris Simcox, the controversial founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, a restrictionist group that patrols... [read post]
3 Oct 2023, 6:18 am
We trust that during these difficult times you and your colleagues in the Senate Democratic Caucus will join us in making every effort toward restoring confidence in our public institutions. [read post]
27 Jan 2011, 1:04 pm
They will move us five steps closer to a healthier Senate. [read post]
10 Jan 2019, 9:01 pm
Those who pushed for direct election of US senators often blamed partisan excess and party machinations for the legislative deadlocks in filling Senate vacancies. [read post]
1 Jun 2011, 1:40 am
(WPRI) – The Rhode Island Senate has approved a bill prohibiting merchants or others from using or requesting any part of your Social Security number. [read post]
19 May 2012, 9:13 am
While it is important to adopt regulations implementing Dodd-Frank, reasoned Senator Brown, it is also very important that, when unprecedented mistakes occur, companies use their internal policies to promote employee accountability. [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 5:08 am
Senate began debate on the U.S. [read post]
25 Sep 2012, 2:21 pm
Over the weekend, the United States Senate unanimously passed a bill opposing the EU's inclusion of foreign carriers in its emissions trading scheme. [read post]
6 May 2009, 6:15 pm
"Bid to repeal death penalty fails in Senate," is the Denver Post report by Jessica Fender and Lynn Bartels.A bill that would have repealed the death penalty in Colorado and used the savings to fund cold case investigations failed this afternoon in the Senate on a 17-18 vote. [read post]
