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31 Aug 2012, 9:00 pm
James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, indicated at the time that he would not hold a hearing on waiving the law for purposes of disaster relief: “If someone in Katrina is down and out, and has no possibility of being able to repay 40% or more of their debts, then the new bankruptcy law doesn’t apply. [read post]
17 Jan 2011, 2:30 pm by Sandy Levinson
James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin, who was then chair of the House Judiciary Committee, even to hold hearings.) [read post]
14 Dec 2009, 9:29 am
James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., who has fought for years to improve judicial accountability. [read post]
22 Apr 2010, 1:52 pm by Richard Renner
James Sensenbrenner, the previous Chair, said, I’m extremely disappointed that every time Congress has tried to plug potential civil rights and civil liberties violations in our counterterrorism activities, the FBI seems to have figured out a way to get around it. [read post]
.), Lamar Smith (R-Texas), James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), Howard Coble (R-N.C.), Gregg Harper (R-Miss.), and Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) for speaking on the House floor in favor of straight reauthorization: 0 In all seriousness, the ACLU did score the House's vote on the Patriot Act extension, and you can see how your member voted here. [read post]
3 Mar 2009, 3:59 am
Representative James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., fired off a letter to 5th Circuit Chief Judge Edith Jones, calling Kent's claim of a disability retirement 'outrageous.' "  WEB-ONLY  |   High-profile Detroit attorney takes on federal court over jury selection process "A federal court in Detroit is facing a legal challenge over its jury selection process, which allegedly leaves out too many African-Americans. [read post]
26 Jan 2012, 9:12 am by Richard Renner
This new regulation emphasizes the need for the bipartisan Civil Rights Tax Relief Act (CRTRA), H.R. 3195, sponsored by Representatives John Lewis (D-GA) and James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), and S. 1781, sponsored by Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Susan Collins (R-ME). [read post]
23 May 2012, 1:15 am by Scott A. McKeown
Interestingly, former Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (an opponent of the original legislation) accused Committee members of devising such amendments in secret. [read post]
9 May 2005, 1:02 am
James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) introduced a bill that would increase from one year to 10 the mandatory minimum sentence for anyone 21 or older who sells any amount of a controlled substance (even a single joint) to someone under 18. [read post]
10 Mar 2008, 4:24 pm
Congressman James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) added the the Real ID mandate to a must-pass defense spending bill in 2005, leaving the details to be determined by the Department of Homeland Security. [read post]
9 May 2012, 7:40 am by Jonathan H. Adler
James Sensenbrenner and IPCC critic Donna Laframboise. [read post]
11 Feb 2013, 1:45 pm by Gene Quinn
James Sensenbrenner, Jr., was born in Chicago and later moved to Wisconsin with his family. [read post]
18 Sep 2013, 9:03 pm by Benjamin Wittes
As Politico lists: Feb. 14, 2011: Senate All Senators were offered the opportunity discuss Sec.215 of the Patriot Act in the VPOTUS office off of Senate Floor, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, FBI Director Robert Mueller, Alexander Feb. 28, 2011: SJC/SSCI Briefing Patriot Act reauthorization (Classified) Feb. 28, 2011: HJC Briefing Patriot Act reauthorization (Classified) March 9, 2011: HJC Hearing Patriot Act reauthorization (Unclassified), Hinnen March 15, 2011:… [read post]
28 Dec 2013, 5:00 am by Peter Margulies
 Indeed, Judge Pauley describes as “curious” Wisconsin representative James Sensenbrenner’s claim that he had no inkling of the metadata program before the Snowden disclosures. [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 11:30 am by Wells Bennett
James Sensenbrenner, stated that Dept. of Justice’s interpretation of Sec. 215 was contrary to Congressional intent (though there is a dispute regarding whether Sensenbrenner was aware of DOJ’s interpretation prior to the Snowden disclosures). [read post]
19 May 2015, 4:36 pm
Congress has also debated Section 215 via Senator Patrick Leahy and Jim Sensenbrenner's reform bill called the USA Freedom Act. [read post]
13 Jun 2016, 7:21 am by John Jascob
James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis) said a separate bankruptcy option would have been less than ideal because Puerto Rico would have emerged from that process unable to re-enter bond markets. [read post]
25 Nov 2015, 11:49 am by Orin Kerr
James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) that includes the following global reform on the mental states (what criminal law types call “mens rea”) of federal criminal laws: § 11. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 8:08 am by Lovechilde
There aren’t many senators who rise with the passion or frequency of James Inhofe but to warn of the dangers of ignoring what’s really happening on our embattled planet. [read post]
6 May 2014, 8:29 am by Ritika Singh
James Sensenbrenner, while the latter is doing the same with the FISA Transparency and Modernization Act by Chairman Mike Rogers and ranking member Dutch Ruppersberger. [read post]