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20 Feb 2007, 6:39 am
There is a bipartisan bill, introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, and Christopher Bond, Republican of Missouri, and backed unanimously by the nation's governors, that would repeal the stealthy revisions. [read post]
5 May 2011, 12:03 pm by David Ingram
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the committee chairman, rescheduled the vote for Thursday, May 12. [read post]
10 Nov 2011, 2:45 pm by jleaming@acslaw.org
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) blasted DOMA for denying equal treatment to gay couples. [read post]
26 Jan 2012, 12:00 pm
Although Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy has introduced a bill, and Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller is also considering legislation, Congress as a whole has not taken action. [read post]
11 Mar 2007, 8:52 am
The "Habeas Corpus Restoration Act of 2007" mirrors a bill, S. 185, offered in the Senate by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Arlen Specter (R-PA), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. [read post]
18 Nov 2006, 7:55 am
Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., wrote Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. . . . . [read post]
9 Jun 2011, 10:28 am by Ashby Jones
Asked about the legal uncertainty, White House spokesman Eric Schultz said: “The President is committed to keeping Director Mueller in his present job for an additional two years and we will work with [Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D., Vt.)] [read post]
1 Jul 2012, 1:24 pm by Stewart Baker
Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, directly addressed Chief Justice John Roberts, urging him in a sharply partisan tone to keep the law, passed in 2010, in place. [read post]
9 Apr 2020, 8:21 am by Brittany Benowitz, Tommy Ross
In the past decade, proxy warfare has become a major challenge to global stability. [read post]
24 Dec 2013, 4:17 pm by Raffaela Wakeman
These dueling bills are co-sponsored by Senate Select Intelligence Chair Diane Feinstein and Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss (“Feinstein-Chambliss”), in one case, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy and Rep. [read post]
24 Jun 2010, 2:59 am
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT.) and Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) led the effort, which comes just days after the U.S. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 4:06 pm by jleaming@acslaw.org
As Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy has noted time and again, obstruction in the Senate of judicial selections has intensified. [read post]
5 Feb 2009, 10:33 am
Senator Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat, scolded a small group of Republicans - Texas Republican John Cornyn, in particular - who threatened to block the nomination unless Holder promised he would not prosecute intelligence agents who participated in harsh interrogations.Leahy, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said Cornyn wanted Holder to "turn a blind eye to possible lawbreaking" before knowing whether it had actually occurred. [read post]
The 1997 law gets its name from former Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, who authored the statutory provisions. [read post]
16 Dec 2009, 1:48 pm by Mack Sperling
The Committee Chairman (Senator Benjamin Cardin of Maryland, sitting in for an absent Senator Patrick Leahy) and the ranking minority member (Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama) opened the proceedings by observing the rarity of the Committee considering two nominees simultaneously. [read post]
13 Nov 2008, 10:08 pm
According to the Associated Press, the letter was sent from Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D -- RI), Patrick Leahy (D -- VT), John D. [read post]