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8 May 2007, 9:09 am
[JURIST] The US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] Monday sent a letter to a former federal prosecutor, asking him to speak with investigators looking into the recent US Attorney firing scandal [JURIST news archive] and a possible link to voter fraud prosecutions. [read post]
21 Dec 2014, 6:05 am
In his final days as a United States senator, West Virginia Democrat Jay Rockefeller released a draft bill that would subject drone operators to unprecedented new privacy regulations. [read post]
13 Aug 2014, 9:49 am
In a letter to President Obama, Senate Assistant Majority Leader Dick Durban (D-IL), and Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), key members of the Banking Committee, urged him to use executive authority to reduce or eliminate tax breaks for companies that shift their headquarters overseas to avoid paying U.S. taxes. [read post]
20 May 2010, 2:01 pm
Clint Didier is running for the US Senate. [read post]
27 Dec 2018, 9:01 pm
An interesting and potentially important lawsuit in federal court in Arizona is challenging the way state officials have sought to deal with the vacancy in the US Senate created by Senator McCain’s death four months ago (on August 25, 2018). [read post]
10 Nov 2017, 5:25 am
Senator Jeff Merkley“It’s time for us to catch up to the rest of the developed world, and ban this dangerous public health threat once and for all. [read post]
4 Jan 2011, 12:39 pm
Udall believes the companies’ advertisements violate the Federal Trade Commission Act, which prohibits the use of misleading descriptions of the protective qualities of a safety device, especially those used by children. [read post]
19 Jan 2024, 10:00 am
" The post Senate GOP to Treasury: Why Urge Banks to ‘Surveil Customer’ Transactions ‘Using Politically Charged Search Terms? [read post]
19 Dec 2017, 10:28 pm
The US Senate [official website] on Wednesday voted 51-48 along party lines to approve a slightly modified version of the conference committee version [text] of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act [H.R. 1 materials]. [read post]
23 Jul 2010, 9:20 am
[JURIST] US Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) [official website] on Wednesday introduced an amended version of the Senate campaign finance bill [S 3628 materials] in order to gain support from moderate Republicans in the hope of increasing the chance of the bill's passage. [read post]
19 Apr 2010, 12:52 pm
Senate may table a new climate change bill on April 26. [read post]
24 Mar 2010, 4:58 pm
Key Senator Scores Protectionist EU Proposed Hedge Fund DirectiveJoining the growing outcry over protectionist tendencies in the proposed EU Directive regulating hedge funds, Senator Charles Schumer, a key member of the Banking Committee, expressed deep concern that the Directive would overtly discriminate against US hedge funds. [read post]
18 Mar 2010, 5:32 am
[JURIST] The US Senate [official website] unanimously passed legislation [S 1789 materials] Wednesday to reduce sentencing disparities for powder and crack cocaine [JURIST news archive] offenses. [read post]
30 Jan 2015, 9:15 am
[JURIST] The US Senate on Thursday approved the Keystone XL Pipeline Bill [S.1, text], which proposes development of a 1,179 mile pipeline for the transmission of crude oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. [read post]
29 Jan 2006, 5:05 pm
[JURIST] Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) [official website], a Republican member of the US Senate Intelligence Committee [official website], Sunday questioned the legitimacy of the Bush administration's domestic surveillance program [JURIST news archive], casting doubt on its legality in the absence of judicial or Congressional authority. [read post]
20 Mar 2005, 9:04 am
[JURIST] The US Senate has passed legislation to move the Terri Schiavo case into the federal courts. [read post]
29 Mar 2007, 2:44 pm
[JURIST] The Maryland Senate [General Assembly website] passed a bill Wednesday to ignore the US Electoral College [official website] in presidential elections, instead awarding the state's 10 electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote. [read post]
27 Jun 2007, 2:22 pm
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. [read post]
31 Jul 2004, 3:02 pm
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairwoman Susan Collins urged bold but not reckless consideration of reorganizing the US intelligence structure, and Joe Lieberman promised "unprecedented thoughtfulness and speed" to [read post]
28 Jan 2006, 10:02 am
[JURIST] The effort by Democratic Senators John Kerry (D-MA) [official website; Friday floor speech], Edward Kennedy (D-MA) [official website] and others to attempt a last-minute filibuster [JURIST report] blocking the US Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel Alito [JURIST news archive] has been met with opposition from fellow Senate Democrats who fear the strategy might backfire and adversely [read post]
