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8 May 2009, 1:49 am
[JURIST] Newly-declared Democratic Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) [official website] was appointed chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs [official website] on Thursday. [read post]
4 Nov 2007, 8:05 am
Arlen Specter (R-PA) [official website] said Sunday that he will support the nomination [CNN transcript] of former federal judge Michael Mukasey [WH profile; JURIST news archive] as US attorney general. [read post]
15 Jun 2005, 1:01 am
[JURIST] US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter [official website] opens hearings Wednesday on the legal rights of detainees [SJC agenda] held by the US at Guantanamo Bay. [read post]
15 Jan 2006, 8:38 am
Arlen Specter (R-PA) [official website] Sunday promised a thorough congressional probe into President Bush's domestic surveillance program [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
16 Nov 2006, 1:17 am
Specter's new proposal is a [read post]
4 Jan 2024, 1:02 pm
“Arlen Specter Stumbles into Dream Role as Judiciary Committee Chairman; And vows no litmus test on Roe v. [read post]
28 Apr 2009, 10:04 am
Arlen Specter's defection to the Democrats could be interesting for IP people.He is said to like big pharma, which has a large presence in his state of Pennsylvania.He was a bull on the IP Czar(ina) position and getting the FBI more involved in enforcement.But he is bear on ACTA.In other words, a "loose cannon" on IP.Here's what Techdirt has to say about him.The times in the USA just got a [read post]
10 May 2010, 7:57 am
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY: Sestak 46, Specter 42. [read post]
28 Apr 2009, 4:21 am
Arlen Specter (R-PA) has switched from Republican to Democrat. [read post]
15 Jul 2010, 7:38 am
Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) told Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan at her confirmation hearing that he was struggling to find a reason to vote for her. [read post]
31 Mar 2009, 9:14 am
More news on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA): last week, Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, long considered a critical swing vote for both sides, came out in opposition to EFCA. [read post]
24 Jul 2007, 11:29 am
Arlen Specter (R-PA) [official website] told Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday that he should consider appointing a special prosecutor to investigate the US Attorneys firing scandal [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
8 Jun 2006, 8:41 am
[JURIST] Vice President Dick Cheney Thursday met accusations from Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) that he had interfered with Specter's proposal to have his committee subpoena three phone companies accused of allegedly providing records to the National Security Administration by saying [letter, PDF] that he often makes contact with senators regarding upcoming committee actions, and [read post]
16 Jun 2006, 4:11 am
[JURIST] US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) [official website] has threatened to subpoena administration documents on its warrantless domestic spying program [JURIST news archive] if US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales does not respond to Specter's requests to answer questions on domestic spying and a host of other issues, including presidential signing statements and [read post]
20 Jul 2005, 4:07 am
[JURIST] US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter [official website] said Wednesday that a bill he is co-sponsoring to end asbestos injury lawsuits is unlikely to receive a vote in the Senate before the August recess. [read post]
25 Jul 2006, 7:59 am
[JURIST] US Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) [official website] announced plans Monday to introduce legislation that will give Congress the power to file court challenges against presidential bill signing statements [1993 DOJ backgrounder] in order to have the signing statement declared unconstitutional. [read post]
27 Feb 2006, 8:59 am
[JURIST] US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) [official website] has begun circulating a draft version of a bill that would require the federal government to obtain permission before conducting domestic surveillance [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
27 Apr 2006, 3:18 pm
Arlen Specter (R-PA) [official website], chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee [official website], said Thursday that he is considering proposing legislation that would suspend funding for the NSA domestic surveillance program [JURIST news archive] if the Bush administration continues "walking all over Congress. [read post]
18 Nov 2004, 1:32 pm
[JURIST] AP is reporting that according to Republican Party sources, Senator Arlen Specter is drafting a written pledge that as the new head of the Senate Judiciary Committee he would provide timely hearings and quick votes for Bush judicial nominees. [read post]
28 Apr 2009, 4:43 am
Reuters reports that Sentator Arlen Specter (R-PA) (D-PA) is proposing the curiously named "Cures Administration Network," a new federal agency that would award grants to bio-tech companies. - SBS [read post]
