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19 Oct 2009, 5:45 am
Senator Leahy in 2007 introduced a bill to fully repeal the 1945 McCarran-Ferguson Act for all insurers. [read post]
15 Oct 2009, 6:10 pm
An "ACLU chromosome" runs through President Obama's judicial nominees, Sessions declared, prompting loud groans from Chairman Patrick Leahy and other Democrats. [read post]
15 Oct 2009, 6:55 am
Repeal of Antitrust Exemption for Health Insurance Industry Considered on Capitol HillThis posting was written by Jeffrey May, Editor of CCH Trade Regulation Reporter.Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. [read post]
12 Oct 2009, 12:29 am
" However, with over 700,000 backlogged patent applications and a multi-million dollar budget shortfall, some critics are arguing that any rules that speed up the process should be embraced.Senate Bill S.515, otherwise known as the Patent Reform Act, introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) could make all the difference to the speed of the examination process. [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 1:32 pm
Jon Kyl (R-Arizona) and Patrick Leahy, (D-Vermont) ride the Up escalator moments after approving constitutionally suspect Patriot Act provisions. [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 9:34 am
If you have not already read the letter from Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to Senator Patrick Leahy (Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee) and Senator Jeff Sessions (Ranking Republican Member), you absolutely need to read it to comprehend the massive changes the Obama Administration is supporting with respect to patent reform. [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 2:12 am
Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) [official website] expressed concern [testimony] that protections put in place by the ADEA would be undermined by the [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 1:33 pm
  According to Senator Leahy, the Chairman of the  Senate Judiciary Committee, Senators will [...]...Senate Judiciary Committee Meets to Discuss Patent ReformOn Monday I wrote about how Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) was opposed to the pending patent reform legislation and how there was going to be an Executive Meeting of the Judiciary Committee this morning at 10:00 am to discuss some pending nominations before the committee and the patent reform legislation supported… [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 10:16 am
The bill was introduced by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, California Congressman George Miller (D-CA), Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. [read post]
5 Oct 2009, 10:57 am
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) would add the words "or permanent partner" to existing immigration law wherever the word "spouse" appears. [read post]
1 Oct 2009, 1:55 pm
Patrick Leahy, the committee chairman,  and Sen. [read post]
30 Sep 2009, 5:24 am
Before I get too self-congratulatory I should note that it's just a hearing and to my knowledge no precise action has been proposed.Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, Patrick Leahy (D-VT), issued a statement expressly stating that the hearing will focus on Gross (and Circuit City v. [read post]
24 Sep 2009, 3:15 pm
Among other things, the Feingold proposal, and a competing plan by Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy of Vermont, would require publication of audits, including how many times the government has used the Patriot Act’s provisions and the number of targets. [read post]
23 Sep 2009, 11:31 am
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) introduced a bill that year that would have scaled back the privilege. [read post]
18 Sep 2009, 12:13 pm
So we are very happy to report today that Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rep. [read post]