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13 Jul 2009, 8:12 am by Clerquette LeClerq
 Whereupon the hearing is adjourned for a short break.12:00: Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) extends Sonia and her family a warm welcome. [read post]
13 Jul 2009, 7:58 am
John Cornyn (R-TX), a former judge himself, is speaking. [read post]
10 Jul 2009, 12:44 pm
“Without a thorough, independent review of decisions that run counter to our laws and treaties, we cannot ensure that these same mistakes are not repeated,” Leahy said. [read post]
25 Jun 2009, 11:42 am
" Speaking for the minority, Justice John Stevens suggested that the majority was essentially attempting to legislate from the bench by disregarding a 1991 amendment to federal civil rights laws. [read post]
23 Jun 2009, 2:11 am
Last week there was a meeting between his team and members of Patrick Leahy's staff (Leahy, a Democrat, is the chairman of the Committee) to see if some compromise could be found. [read post]
18 Jun 2009, 5:21 pm
Kappos has been a rumored frontrunner to replace Director Jon Dudas and Interim Director John Doll. [read post]
12 Jun 2009, 3:08 pm
He explains: "Far from expediting Sotomayor's confirmation process, Leahy set a schedule which is virtually identical to that enjoyed by Bush appointee John Roberts, even though Chief Justice Roberts' record was more difficult to investigate because it was necessary to track down thousands of pages of documents Roberts produced while he worked in the Reagan and Bush I Administrations, and even though thousands of new documents relating to Roberts were uncovered… [read post]
9 Jun 2009, 10:39 am
This tracks with the time frame for the nomination hearings of now Chief Justice John Roberts. [read post]
9 Jun 2009, 9:38 am
  Leahy today indicated that he was tired of Republican attacks on Sotomayor, arguing that it took John Roberts only 72 days to be confirmed from the time he was nominated and that Sotomayor was on a similar timeline. [read post]
2 Jun 2009, 9:06 am
” Later, she is slated to meet Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY); Senate Judiciary Committee members Patrick Leahy (D-VT); Jeff Sessions (R-AL); John Kyl (R-AZ); Richard Durbin (D-IL); and the senators from her home state, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillenbrand, both Dems. [read post]
29 May 2009, 3:17 pm
Sotomayor is scheduled to meet with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Gibbs said. [read post]
26 May 2009, 3:05 pm
In 2005, 160 law professors penned a letter to Senators Specter and Leahy stating their opposition to John Roberts' confirmation. [read post]
8 May 2009, 6:04 am
The Act also adds $1 million a year for two years for the salaries and expenses of the SEC's Inspector General.A week after the measure cleared the Committee, Senators Leahy and Grassley wrote a letter to the Senate leadership urging prompt action. [read post]
14 Apr 2009, 2:00 am
Green's case involves the alleged rape and murder of an Iraqi girl in Mahmoudiya, see prior coverage here.Master Sgt John Hatley's continuing court-martial is covered by the AP here. [read post]
13 Apr 2009, 4:58 am
Michael Leahy, Jr. and Sgt. 1st Class John Mayo, was charged [JURIST report] in September with premeditated murder, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice. [read post]
9 Apr 2009, 5:31 am
Maybe Justice Souter was waiting for someone other than Senator Leahy, and Senator Leahy was at One First Street on unrelated business. [read post]