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29 Aug 2013, 4:00 am by John Willinsky
The latest turn in this complicated case, which has much to teach us about intellectual property, comes from United States Senator Patrick Leahy (Dem. [read post]
27 Aug 2013, 2:38 pm by Jeralyn
Patrick Leahy has scheduled a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on September 10th on the conflict between state and federal marijuana laws. [read post]
17 Aug 2013, 4:57 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
In March Rand Paul, a Republican senator, and Patrick Leahy, a Democratic one, introduced the Justice Safety-Valve Act of 2013, which would let judges impose sentences below the mandatory minimum. [read post]
13 Aug 2013, 12:05 pm by David Oscar Markus
Patrick Leahy and Chris Coons introduced legislation that would create 91 new federal judgeships in two federal circuits and 32 federal districts across 21 states.Maybe we should confirm the outstanding judges first... [read post]
12 Aug 2013, 3:45 pm by Ilya Somin
A number of bipartisan proposals – including bills by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mike Lee (R-UT), as well as Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rand Paul (R-KY) – show the emerging consensus in favor of addressing this issue. [read post]
2 Aug 2013, 11:35 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced a hearing on his own bill to give judges more discretion with mandatory minimum sentences: the Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013, which he introduced with Sen. [read post]
1 Aug 2013, 9:21 am by Ritika Singh
There has been much coverage of yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the NSA phone records program, where Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) expressed deep skepticism about its efficacy. [read post]
31 Jul 2013, 6:34 pm
Leahy, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Christopher A. [read post]
31 Jul 2013, 3:30 pm by Julian Sanchez
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) was among the senators who questioned various intelligence officials on Wednesday. [read post]
31 Jul 2013, 12:47 pm by Fredrick Vars
King James Gronquist James Noble James Trimble Janet Ainsworth Janet Dolgin Janet Moore Jed Gross Jeff Bellin Jeff Kirchmeier Jennifer Gundlach Jenny Roberts Jill Paperno Joe Lee Joe Miller John Blume John Lane John Steele John Stinneford John Strait Jon Stage Jonah Gelbach Jonathan Rapping Jonathan Witmer-Rich Joseph Leahy Joshua Dressler Jules Epstein Juli Campagna Juliet Brodie Juliet Stumpf K. [read post]
30 Jul 2013, 4:40 pm by Courtney Minick
Patrick Leahy’s request for more information about the court processes and procedures. [read post]
30 Jul 2013, 10:18 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Patrick Leahy and Chuck Grassley, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote a letter to the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court asking questions about the court's operations in advance of their committee's hearing tomorrow on the National Security Agency's surveillance programs. [read post]
30 Jul 2013, 9:59 am by Cyrus Farivar
Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the judge writes, “To date no recipient of a production order has opted to invoke this section of the statute. [read post]
26 Jul 2013, 2:32 pm by Grace Feldman
The Committee is chaired by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), sponsor of the bi-partisan FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 (S. 1215). [read post]
24 Jul 2013, 12:37 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
And it puts pressure on Congressional lawmakers in Washington to pass a bill to amend ECPA that was introduced in the spring by Senators Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, and Mike Lee, a Utah Republican.Not bad for a freshman. [read post]
10 Jul 2013, 11:52 am by Jonathan Witmer-Rich
  Senator Patrick Leahy stated his hope that this would ordinarily be within seven days. [read post]
2 Jul 2013, 1:41 pm
The other day, I was blogging about tags, and somebody asked what are all the tags. [read post]
25 Jun 2013, 1:51 pm by CrimProf BlogEditor
In part: Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have introduced a bill (S.619) that would effectively end mandatory minimum sentencing in federal law. [read post]
25 Jun 2013, 9:58 am by Raffaela Wakeman
Meanwhile, members of Congress are contemplating legislative action in response to the Snowden affair: Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, will offer legislation that would sunset certain surveillance programs. [read post]
25 Jun 2013, 9:58 am by Raffaela Wakeman
Meanwhile, members of Congress are contemplating legislative action in response to the Snowden affair: Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, will offer legislation that would sunset certain surveillance programs. [read post]