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3 Feb 2014, 9:12 am by aallwash
AALL has joined several organizations on letters of thanks to Senator Patrick Leahy and Congressmen Elijah Cummings and Henry Waxman for their support and leadership in removing the provisions in the final version. [read post]
Just last week, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, harshly criticized the House of Representatives for rejecting a Senate provision in the 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act that would have brought the U.S. into compliance with the Vienna Consular Convention. [read post]
22 Jan 2014, 6:16 pm by Steven D. Schwinn
Schwinn, John Marshall Law School Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Representatives Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and John Conyers (D-MI) introduced legislation last week that would amend the Voting Rights Act and recalibrate the coverage formula for preclearance. [read post]
15 Jan 2014, 5:48 pm by Katherine Gasztonyi
The scheduling of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing delivers on statements previously made by Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, who promised to hold a hearing addressing digital privacy in connection with the reintroduction of his Personal Data Privacy and Security Act last week. [read post]
Today, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the Senate author of the USA FREEDOM Act, which would end the NSA's bulk collection of Americans' phone records, held a Judiciary Committee hearing on the president's Review Group report with all five of its members attending. [read post]
10 Jan 2014, 6:30 am by Katherine Gasztonyi
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) reintroduced his data privacy protection bill to Congress on January 8. [read post]
8 Jan 2014, 8:29 am by David Markus
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, has hinted in the past that he would revisit the blue slip process if Republicans abuse it. [read post]
7 Jan 2014, 1:39 pm by davidharrisauthor
According to National Public Radio, Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Patrick Leahy of Vermont “are working to introduce legislation this year” which could address some of these problems. [read post]
7 Jan 2014, 1:39 pm by davidharrisauthor
According to National Public Radio, Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Patrick Leahy of Vermont “are working to introduce legislation this year” which could address some of these problems. [read post]
Hearings Inside Congress So far, Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy is valiantly attempting to shine more light on the NSA's activities, but the hearings have only served as venues for administration officials to parrot talking points and provide non-answers to important questions. [read post]
6 Jan 2014, 7:55 am by Gene Quinn
Before we were even out of 2013, the Senate held its first hearing on the legislation, a companion bill submitted by Senator Patrick Leahy. [read post]
2 Jan 2014, 10:45 pm by Ben Vernia
On December 20, the Department of Justice announced that it had recovered approximately $3.8 billion in fraud investigations during the 2013 fiscal year. [read post]
31 Dec 2013, 8:38 am by Angelo A. Paparelli
Charles Grassley  -- an investigation assailed for its partisan and ham-handed methods by Judiciary Committee Chair, Patrick Leahy. [read post]
31 Dec 2013, 5:38 am by Angelo A. Paparelli
Charles Grassley  – an investigation assailed for its partisan and ham-handed methods by Judiciary Committee Chair, Patrick Leahy. [read post]
30 Dec 2013, 8:38 am by Angelo A. Paparelli
Charles Grassley  -- an investigation assailed for its partisan and ham-handed methods by Judiciary Committee Chair, Patrick Leahy. [read post]
26 Dec 2013, 9:01 pm by John Dean
To the surprise of many, Time magazine selected Pope Francis as their “Person of the Year,” rather than their runner-up, Edward Snowden, whose spectacular leaking of National Security Agency (NSA) secrets earned him this name: “The Dark Prophet. [read post]
24 Dec 2013, 4:17 pm by Raffaela Wakeman
These dueling bills are co-sponsored by Senate Select Intelligence Chair Diane Feinstein and Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss (“Feinstein-Chambliss”), in one case, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy and Rep. [read post]
23 Dec 2013, 4:00 am by Jane Chong
Patrick Leahy called for more oversight and Rep. [read post]