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19 Nov 2014, 10:12 am by Tara Hofbauer
Yesterday, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)’s USA Freedom Act failed to pass the Senate. [read post]
20 Feb 2009, 2:04 pm
In the wake of the subprime crisis and economic crisis, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have recently introduced the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (“FERA”) to provide the federal government with more tools to investigate and prosecute financial fraud in the mortgage industry. [read post]
22 Jan 2008, 3:43 am
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) will attempt to pass a revised version of S. 1145 in the Senate in February. [read post]
15 Feb 2008, 10:19 am
By Senators Patrick Leahy and Orrin Hatch, Full editorial in the Washington Times 2/15/08 “. . . [read post]
19 Feb 2012, 1:20 pm by James Hamilton
Urging the SEC to quickly implement the conflict minerals disclosure provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Christopher Coons (D-DE) emphasized that the final regulations must require company conflict minerals reports to be filed with the Commission not furnished. [read post]
29 Oct 2013, 1:15 pm by aallwash
By Elizabeth Holland, AALL Public Policy Associate Today, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), chairman of the House Judiciary Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee, introduced legislation that seeks to significantly limit the collection and use of Americans’ information under our nation’s domestic surveillance authorities. [read post]
2 Aug 2014, 6:00 am by Tara Hofbauer
On Tuesday, Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced his version of the FISA reform bill. [read post]
6 Jan 2013, 10:12 am by Eric
” Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, in advocating that the Senate adopt the technical corrections bill, said the PGR estoppel standard in AIA was "unintentional," and it was "regrettable" the technical corrections bill doesn't address the issue. [read post]
27 Jun 2008, 6:54 pm
Further, it is expected that soon after the upcoming July 4th Congressional recess there will be a companion bill introduced by Senators Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). [read post]
9 Jul 2008, 6:14 pm
Senator Hillary Clinton joined Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. [read post]
11 Sep 2013, 2:38 pm by Mark M. Jaycox
Patrick Leahy: The FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 Reps. [read post]
5 Mar 2013, 8:24 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Lead signatories on the brief included House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.); House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Representative John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.); the lead sponsors of the Respect for Marriage Act, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.); and the co-chairs of the House LGBT Equality Caucus, Representatives Jared… [read post]
21 Apr 2016, 4:15 pm by EB-5
Senator Patrick Leahy spoke Thursday to demand reform in the EB-5 program. [read post]
21 Mar 2013, 11:59 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) called a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on "The Future of Drones in America: Law Enforcement and Privacy." [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]
 Sponsored by Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy and Texas Republican John Cornyn, we’re hopeful the committee will send the bill to the full Senate where it has a legitimate chance at passage, even in the politically fraught aftermath of this month's election. [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]