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18 May 2009, 12:28 am
[JURIST] US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) [official website] said Sunday that he wants the Supreme Court [official website] nominee who will replace retiring Justice David Souter [JURIST report] to be someone who will apply the law without bias. [read post]
21 Apr 2009, 5:04 am
[JURIST] US Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) [official website] said [press release] Tuesday that the Obama administration doesn't have a plan to deal with detainees at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] once the facility closes. [read post]
12 Feb 2008, 7:35 am
[JURIST] The US Senate voted 69-29 [roll call] Tuesday in favor of a cloture motion [Senate backgrounder] limiting further debate on a bill [S 2248 materials] which would provide immunity for telecommunications companies [JURIST report] from lawsuits related to their participation in the NSA warrantless surveillance program [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
21 Dec 2005, 9:34 pm
[JURIST] Wire services are reporting that after intensive negotiations [JURIST report] lasting several days US senators late Wednesday agreed to extend the Patriot Act [JURIST news archive] for six months. [read post]
28 Sep 2006, 7:34 pm
[JURIST] The US Senate [official website] approved its version [S 3930] of the military commissions bill [JURIST news archive] in a 65-34 vote [roll call] late Thursday after narrowly rejecting several amendments, including one sponsored by Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. [read post]
19 Mar 2006, 4:11 am
[JURIST] The US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee [official website] says it will approve legislation by mid-May to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) [official website, JURIST news archive] to oil drilling [pro-drilling backgrounder]. [read post]
9 Jun 2009, 3:57 am
[JURIST] The US Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution [official website] on Tuesday heard testimony [materials; video] regarding the "legal, moral and national security impact" of long-term, indefinite detention without trial of terrorism suspects. [read post]
11 May 2006, 7:13 am
[JURIST] US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) [official website] and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) [official website] on Thursday announced [Frist press release; Reid press release] a bipartisan agreement to resume debate next week on immigration reform, which also covers the 14 Republicans and 12 Democrats who will negotiate a compromise proposal with the House of [read post]
23 Jul 2009, 12:34 am
[JURIST] The US Senate [official website] on Wednesday rejected [roll call vote] a proposed amendment to a military appropriations bill [SR 1390 materials] that would allow individuals with permits to carry concealed firearms across state lines. [read post]
26 Apr 2008, 12:32 pm
[JURIST] The US Senate Judiciary Committee has approved the State Secrets Protection Act [S 2533 materials; CRS summary], sending the legislation to the Senate floor for consideration. [read post]
16 Nov 2005, 7:03 am
[JURIST] Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid [official website] on Wednesday said in a Senate speech [transcript] that he has "significant concerns" about US Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito [official profile], who Reid said was one of the most conservative judges in the country. [read post]
31 Mar 2006, 3:43 pm
[JURIST] Members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] sparred Friday at a hearing [agenda and statements] on a resolution [text, PDF; JURIST news archive] put forward by Sen. [read post]
24 Jul 2008, 11:52 am
[JURIST] The US Senate Indian Affairs Committee [official website] on Thursday held hearings [RM Video; hearing materials] on a bill designed to give Native American courts and law enforcement broader authority to combat violent and sex-related crimes. [read post]
18 Aug 2007, 4:08 am
[JURIST] A spokesman for US Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) reacted coolly [press statement] Friday to a White House bid to extend until after Labor Day the deadline for compliance with committee subpoenas [JURIST report; subpoena packets, PDF] for materials relating to the Bush administration's proffered legal justification for refusing to comply with earlier [read post]
10 Jan 2007, 12:17 pm
[JURIST] Democrats in the US Senate [official website] on Wednesday renewed efforts to pass legislation that would grant temporary legal status to illegal immigrant workers who work in agriculture, after House Republicans stalled bicameral negotiations last year. [read post]
26 May 2005, 7:07 pm
[JURIST] The US Senate was forced to delay the vote on UN ambassador nominee John Bolton [official biography] Thursday after Democrats demanded more information from the White House before agreeing to end their debate which began Wednesday [JURIST report] and vote on the nomination. [read post]
14 Jul 2005, 12:32 pm
[JURIST] Four leading women in the US Senate Thursday asked Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to reconsider her resignation [press release] if Justice William Rehnquist makes the decision to retire. [read post]
12 May 2005, 2:08 am
[JURIST] The US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] Wednesday approved an amendment to the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005 (FAIR) [PDF text] which would guarantee that the sickest asbestos victims will be compensated the fastest. [read post]
14 Jul 2007, 4:28 am
[JURIST] A group of six Democratic senators sent a letter to the US State Department Friday, urging Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice [official profile] to take more steps to ensure that detainees transferred out of Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] will not be subjected to torture. [read post]
22 Dec 2005, 8:18 pm
[JURIST] The US Senate has voted to approve the one-month extension [JURIST report] of the Patriot Act [JURIST news archive] passed by the House of Representatives earlier Thursday after House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. [read post]
