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7 Mar 2022, 1:29 pm by Sarah Brannon
One year ago today, President Biden issued an executive order directing federal agencies to conduct effective voter registration. [read post]
5 Aug 2013, 8:00 am by Jon Gelman
The President signed an Executive Order to improve the safety and security of chemical facilities and reduce the risks of hazardous chemicals to workers and communities. [read post]
23 Jan 2015, 8:14 am by Robert Van De Veire
A memo drafted by Jason Furman, one of President Obama’s top economic advisors, entitled “Draft Conflict of Interest Rule for Retirement Savings” was reportedly obtained by Bloomberg News. [read post]
2 Jun 2011, 1:03 pm by brian
WASHINGTON — In a proposal that could allow as many as 5,500 federal inmates to apply for reduced prison terms, the Obama administration on Wednesday backed retroactively lightening some sentences for past crack cocaine convictions. [read post]
13 Dec 2009, 10:09 pm by lgbtlaw blogger
The Advocate reports: In its strongest statement yet, the Obama administration condemned a homophobic Ugandan bill that would carry a death sentence for acts of homosexuality in some cases. [read post]
26 Feb 2017, 10:03 am by Tom Smith
“I’ve said before that the President understands the pain and suffering that many people go through who are facing, especially, terminal diseases and the comfort that some of these drugs, including medical marijuana, can bring to them. [read post]
30 Jun 2009, 9:23 am
by Deepak Gupta Included in President Obama's proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 is the following provision giving the new agency the authority to ban pre-dispute mandatory binding arbitration clauses: SEC. 1025. [read post]
5 Mar 2017, 4:28 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Washington Post: “The Trump administration is seeking to slash the budget of one of the government’s premier climate science agencies by 17 percent, delivering steep cuts to research funding and satellite programs, according to a four-page budget memo obtained by The Washington Post. [read post]
14 Sep 2011, 11:22 am by By PETER LATTMAN
The tax plan for jobs bill has a provision that would tax the profits from the sale of an investment-management partnership at ordinary income rates of 35 percent. [read post]
18 Jan 2024, 1:24 pm by Inside Privacy
A new post on the Covington Inside Global Tech blog discusses key 1Q24 deadlines under the Biden administration’s October 2023 Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. [read post]
8 Dec 2010, 12:26 pm by LindaMBeale
Dan Shaviro, a colleague at NYU, ends up being hopeful about the Obama-GOP deal. [read post]
10 Jun 2013, 6:03 am by Victoria Sweet
Tim LaCroix and his longtime partner, Gene Barfield, will be guests of President Barack Obama on Thursday at a reception honoring LGBT Pride Month, MLive.com reportedtoday. [read post]
21 Aug 2023, 11:08 am by Odia Kagan
In a joint resolution, the California legislature affirmed that both the California Assembly and Senate are commitment to President Joe Biden’s vision for safe artificial intelligence. [read post]
1 May 2018, 3:57 pm by Tom Smith
The Trump administration, concerned about China’s growing technological prowess, is considering strict measures to block Chinese citizens from performing sensitive research at American universities and research institutes over fears they may be acquiring intellectual secrets, according to people familiar with the deliberations. [read post]
18 Sep 2015, 10:31 am by Tom Smith
On the eve of Pope Francis’s arrival in the U.S., the Vatican has taken offense at the Obama administration’s decision to invite to the pope’s welcome ceremony transgender activists, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop and an activist nun who leads a group criticized by the Vatican for its silence on abortion and euthanasia. [read post]
11 Jul 2011, 8:54 pm by constitutional lawblogger
President Obama issued an Executive Order today designed to "streamlin[e], improv[e], and eliminat[e] regulations" of independent regulatory agencies, including the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission. [read post]