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28 Jul 2014, 10:43 am
It would appear that the Times Editorial Board has obtained a copy of Senator Patrick Leahy’s surveillance bill. [read post]
28 Jul 2014, 5:49 am
Senator Patrick Leahy, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said that he was essentially forced to drop the bill as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would not allow the bill to come to the Senate floor because groups opposed to the bill — including the bio-pharmaceutical industry, universities, and trial lawyers — could persuade other senators to filibuster the bill. [read post]
26 Jul 2014, 7:00 am
On Tuesday, Paul flagged news that Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and the Obama administration are close to a deal on a Senate NSA reform bill, which appears to be stricter than the House’s USA Freedom Act. [read post]
25 Jul 2014, 10:37 am
The violence between Israel and Hamas continues to dominate headlines today. [read post]
23 Jul 2014, 9:18 am
Today we learn that Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) is close to reaching a deal with the Obama administration on NSA reform. [read post]
26 Jun 2014, 10:56 am
The bill, introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy and Chuck Grassley, offers a narrowly targeted fix to this specific issue, reversing the Librarian of Congress' denial and effectively putting the exemption back on the books until the next rulemaking concludes—about another year. [read post]
25 Jun 2014, 7:53 am
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), has not moved forward in the House of Representatives. [read post]
24 Jun 2014, 8:09 am
The ruling that Clinton’s music was a work for hire could harm those cases greatly. 2: Senators Unveil Cell Phone Unlocking Bill Next up today, Wendy Davis at MediaPost reports that Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have released their own version of the cell phone unlocking bill. [read post]
23 Jun 2014, 8:25 pm
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Charles Grassley (R-IA). [read post]
11 Jun 2014, 2:04 pm
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the committee, announced Wednesday that he is adding six of the seven pending nominees for federal court seats in Georgia to this week's agenda.Georgia's two Republican senators, Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, "asked that I move forward with the Georgia nominees who were ready for a Committee vote," Leahy said in a statement. [read post]
4 Jun 2014, 7:42 am
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) opened the hearing by describing the goal of the proposed amendment: “to repair the damage done by a series of flawed Supreme Court decisions that overturned longstanding precedent and eviscerated campaign finance laws. [read post]
3 Jun 2014, 7:45 am
By Jessica Engler and Devin Ricci On May 21, 2014, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy pulled the plug on the latest bill aimed at fighting patent trolls. [read post]
23 May 2014, 2:08 pm
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) made an out-of-nowhere statement to the press saying that the bill was being dropped from his agenda, making it essentially dead for the year. [read post]
23 May 2014, 9:44 am
Several leading senators have said they want a stronger bill and Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has pledged his commitment to “meaningful reform. [read post]
22 May 2014, 2:11 pm
After many delays in the Senate, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced on May 21, 2014, that patent reform is officially off the table for now and will not be considered in the Senate Judiciary Committee. [read post]
22 May 2014, 10:52 am
Senator Patrick Leahy, the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, had introduced a similar bill, S. 1720, the “Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013. [read post]
21 May 2014, 7:13 pm
By Andrew Williams -- Earlier today, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, announced that he was taking the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 (S. 1720) off the Committee's agenda. [read post]
21 May 2014, 12:17 pm
Patent reform suffered a massive setback today when Senator Patrick Leahy, as chair of the Judiciary Committee, announced that he is taking patent reform “off the agenda. [read post]
21 May 2014, 11:42 am
Comment of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Patent Legislation May 21, 2014 We have been working for almost a year with countless stakeholders on legislation to address the problem of patent trolls who are misusing the patent system. [read post]
21 May 2014, 10:50 am
The language used by Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) suggests that negotiations are in a state of gridlock, with the bill unlikely to return this year. [read post]
