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1 Apr 2012, 7:36 pm by pgbarnes
 The bill is co-sponsored by Iowa Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT). [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 6:18 am by Matt Osenga
Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) is the strongest proponent of changing to a first-to-file system. [read post]
20 Jan 2012, 6:56 am by David Kravets
Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), the chief sponsor of PIPA, to “continue engaging with all stakeholders to forge a balance between protecting Americans’ intellectual property, and maintaining openness and innovation on the internet.” PIPA was scheduled for a procedural vote on the Senate floor on Tuesday, the first step toward breaking a rarely used hold on the measure imposed by Sen. [read post]
6 Sep 2007, 10:21 am
Roll Call reports that White House Counsel Fred Fielding is floating a bunch of names to Senators for the replacement of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales: White House counsel Fred Fielding has been making the rounds in the Senate the past several days and met with Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Wednesday afternoon. [read post]
6 Sep 2011, 4:11 pm by jleaming@acslaw.org
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), noted in a press statement, following the 96-2 vote, that it was the first federal appeals court nomination confirmed since May. [read post]
23 Sep 2014, 1:05 pm by aallwash
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called for the commission to designate broadband Internet service as a utility, while Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) is using his committee to explore ways to strengthen the proposed rules. [read post]
19 Jan 2012, 1:25 pm by Mike Scarcella
One proponent of the legislation, Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), this afternoon issued a statement applauding the Justice Department prosecution of Megaupload. [read post]
26 Jul 2011, 11:14 am by David Ingram
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has introduced legislation on the subject, and the Senate Judiciary Committee, which Leahy is chairman of, could vote on the bill as soon as Thursday. [read post]
30 May 2011, 1:30 pm
In a joint release put out by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. [read post]
10 Feb 2007, 5:46 am
Feinstein is the first prominent Democrat to become involved in the case of the border agents, and her office said she has secured the agreement of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy to conduct a committee investigation. [read post]
15 Oct 2014, 2:01 am by Dennis Crouch
That is the idea behind the Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act, introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Chris Coons. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 4:06 pm by David Kravets
Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), are asking the court to permit television broadcasting of the proceedings. “Four days ago more than 111 million Americans watched the Super Bowl,” Leahy said. “No one would have tolerated that game being recorded and broadcast days later or its plays being transcribed and released at the end of the week.” No vote date on the Senate floor was set. [read post]
18 Dec 2006, 8:16 am
Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who is scheduled to become Judiciary Committee chairman, and Sen. [read post]
1 Sep 2010, 6:44 am by Adam Chandler
” The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein discusses Senator Patrick Leahy’s suggestion (reported in Vermont’s Times Argus) that President Obama could make three to four Supreme Court nominations in the next six years. [read post]
10 Aug 2010, 7:19 am by John Bratt
Senator Patrick Leahy has proposed allowing retires justices to be recalled for particular cases to prevent a tie, and also to promote recusal in light of an appearance of a conflict. [read post]
18 Sep 2009, 5:54 am
  The Judiciary Committee chairman, Patrick Leahy, said Republicans have been using Senate rules to block votes on judicial nominees while vacancies mount. [read post]
28 Apr 2007, 5:47 pm
Patrick Leahy and Harry Reid voted for it. [read post]