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10 May 2019, 5:00 am
If an attorney has a conflict of interest (perhaps it involves a former client), then that attorney may be disqualified from representing a current client in that matter - even if (s)he is in-house counsel. [read post]
13 May 2015, 3:19 pm by Joe Mullin
Nearly two years after the US government's collection of telephone calls became public following the Edward Snowden leaks, the US House of Representatives has passed, by a vote of 338-88, the USA Freedom Act, a bill that would end the government's phone surveillance database. [read post]
25 Feb 2014, 6:40 pm by Jon Brodkin
The US House of Representatives today passed a bill that would make it legal for individuals to unlock cell phones for use on a different carrier's network, but only after watering it down enough that consumer advocates opposed the legislation. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 11:23 am by James Hamilton
Ahead of the CFTC public meeting to consider the effective date of Dodd-Frank derivatives provisions, House Agriculture Committee Chair Frank Lucas (R-OK) asked the Commission to respond to a series of questions centered on resolving the uncertainties as the July 16, 2011 date approaches when as many as 175 provisions of Title VII of Dodd-Frank could arguably automatically take effect. [read post]
26 Aug 2010, 7:21 am by Cathy Moran, Esq.
  No matter that I thought keeping this house was insanity, and doing so by tapping retirement savings was worse. [read post]
17 May 2021, 10:27 am by Quinta Jurecic, Benjamin Wittes
On the one hand, it is valuable for Congress to vindicate the principle that a subpoena to a White House official has to be honored. [read post]
Earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed its version of the legislation, summarized in this Davis Polk memorandum. [read post]
28 Feb 2013, 9:26 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
House Passes Violence Against Women Act NCAI Praises Passage of Protections for All Women; Tribal Courts Gain Jurisdiction over Non-Indian Domestic Violence Perpetrators Bill represents major advance for public safety in Indian Country; Legislation headed to President for Signature Washington, DC – Today, in a historic vote the House of Representatives passed S.47, the Senate reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), sending the legislation… [read post]
16 Feb 2009, 9:31 am
A Senate committee easily passed a bill yesterday that would give the District its first full seat in the House of Representatives, sending it to the full chamber for a crucial vote expected in the next few weeks or months. [read post]
11 Apr 2022, 9:32 am by Bill Marler
Bernal’s article: House of Representatives cafeteria workers say their working conditions have become untenable, leading to unsanitary conditions in the kitchens that serve Congress. [read post]
6 Jan 2020, 10:15 am by IPWatchdog
However, the House of Representatives will host hearings on forms of Internet deception that are harmful to American consumers as well as cybersecurity issues related to digital voting platforms. [read post]
5 Feb 2015, 8:56 am by WIMS
Representative Bill Shuster (R-PA), chairman of the U.S. [read post]
19 Jul 2021, 10:15 am by IPWatchdog
Senate will vote on Tiffany Cunningham’s confirmation to the Federal Circuit, replacing Judge Evan Wallach; and a pair of committees in the House of Representatives, as well as the Senate Energy Committee, explore avenues that federal lawmakers have to stop the scourge of cyberattacks and ransomware impacting our nation’s infrastructure. [read post]
3 Oct 2023, 3:37 pm
House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot seeking his emails, with Justice Clarence Thomas taking the unusual step of recusing himself. ... [read post]
7 Oct 2018, 5:10 pm by Steve Shiffrin
You would not know that the number of Republican representatives in the House vastly exceeds what they would be entitled to if majority rule prevailed. [read post]
21 Oct 2019, 9:15 am by IPWatchdog
., the House of Representatives explores issues related to emerging cyber threats, Facebook’s cryptocurrency and its impact on the financial sector, space weather research and supporting clean automobile developments. [read post]
1 Jun 2021, 9:15 am by IPWatchdog
This week in Washington IP news, both houses of Congress remain quiet as the Senate and the House of Representatives enter scheduled work periods. [read post]
12 Nov 2019, 9:15 am by IPWatchdog
House of Representatives gets underway on Wednesday by exploring rulemaking at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regulating online platforms through antitrust law, preparing the medical workforce for innovation and checking the progress of NASA’s plans to put American astronauts on the Moon and Mars. [read post]
10 Dec 2018, 2:15 am by Steve Brachmann
This week on Capitol Hill, the House of Representatives will host almost every hearing that will relate to technology and innovation, including three hearings originally scheduled for last week but moved due to the national day of mourning for former President George H. [read post]