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23 Feb 2010, 10:24 am by Tom Goldstein
As we turn the corner to the second half of the Supreme Court’s Term, the inevitable conjecture begins about retirements. [read post]
22 Feb 2010, 6:33 am by Matt Osenga
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Jeff Sessions (R-AL) prompted concern that the Senate version might be revived. [read post]
21 Feb 2010, 9:27 pm by Michael Atkins
Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) has introduced a bill that’s aimed at trademark bullies. [read post]
19 Feb 2010, 6:41 am by South Florida Lawyers
Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, in remarks prepared for the Senate floor. [read post]
15 Feb 2010, 11:15 am by Eugene Volokh
Recall that Ashcroft’s statement came at a hearing organized by Senator Patrick Leahy, then-chair of the Democrat-run Senate Judiciary Committee and a leading adversary of Ashcroft.The hearing had apparently been called in part to criticize the administration’s antiterrorism policy on civil liberties grounds. [read post]
8 Feb 2010, 2:09 pm by immigrationprof
Government Abroad On Path To Citizenship WASHINGTON (Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010) – Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) [read post]
5 Feb 2010, 10:47 am by Corporate Action Network
Patrick Leahy introduced companion bills under the short title of the Contractor Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA) of 2010 in the House (HR 4567) and Senate (S2979). [read post]
4 Feb 2010, 12:51 am
-Mexico Border02/03/2010 Letter to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick From Sen. [read post]
1 Feb 2010, 12:08 pm by Daniel Corbett
Via Ryan Gile: Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) has introduced a bill, The Trademark Law Technical and Conforming Amendment Act Of 2010 (S. 2968), that would make some technical changes to the trademark maintenance system within the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and would initiate a mandatory study by the Deparment of Commerce to examine whether large corporations are using trademark law to harrass smaller businessses by exaggerating their scope of their trademark… [read post]
31 Jan 2010, 11:48 am
According to a press release from Senator Patrick Leahy’s office, the Senator is introducing a bill entitled The Trademark Law Technical and Conforming Amendment Act Of 2010 (S. 2968).The legislation purports to make some technical and confirming amendments to U.S. trademark lawsuit to help improve the efficiency of United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including allowing applicants to correct good faith and harmless errors.More interesting, however, is the… [read post]
29 Jan 2010, 10:03 am by John L. Welch
The United States Senate yesterday passed a bill (here) introduced by Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy to amend the Trademark Act in order to fix an anomaly concerning the time periods for filing declarations of use under Section 71 of the Act (in connection with Madrid Extensions of Protection).In contrast to Section 8 of the Act, Section 71 currently does not provide any grace period for the sixth-year Section 71 declaration of use. [read post]
29 Jan 2010, 7:54 am by Anna Christensen
  The blogosphere reported yesterday that Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, has condemned the ruling as the Court’s most partisan since 2000’s Bush v. [read post]
29 Jan 2010, 12:21 am
"   Leahy Lashes Out at Citizens United Ruling "Continuing the Capitol Hill drumbeat against the Supreme Court that President Barack Obama started last night in his State of the Union address, Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy this morning called the Court's decision in Citizens United v. [read post]
22 Jan 2010, 11:31 am by immigrationprof
From America's Choice: Fork in the Road on Immigration Reform: Should Congress Move on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, or Travel Down a Bridge to Nowhere? [read post]
21 Jan 2010, 6:49 am by David Oscar Markus
Senator Patrick Leahy, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, has held prompt hearings for all of Obama’s nominees, but he can’t hold hearings on nominations that haven’t yet been made. [read post]
8 Jan 2010, 5:15 am
  A similar repeal was included in the House’s version of the healthcare reform legislation (H.R.3962), and although initially introduced into the Senate version (H.R. 3590) by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), it was eventually removed as a concession to Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE).Proponents of the repeal state that in light of the House leadership’s concession on the public option (a government run health insurer alternative to private insurance), the repeal… [read post]
21 Dec 2009, 7:48 pm
The measure was originally proposed by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and supported by Oregon’s Attorney General. [read post]
21 Dec 2009, 7:44 am
Media reports indicate that Senator Patrick Leahy’s (D-VT) amendment to repeal the antitrust exemption under the McCarran-Ferguson Act for health insurers and medical mal practice insurers, last discussed here, has been removed from the latest version of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590).According to industry sources, the decision to not include Senator Leahy’s amendment was made to secure the support of Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE), a… [read post]