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21 Apr 2009, 9:07 am
In a just published article in The New York Review of Books here, Arlen Specter, Senior Republican United States Senator from Pennsylvania and Ranking Member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has signaled his intention to take "several concrete steps" to... [read post]
21 May 2010, 7:59 am by Brandon Bartels
Linda Greenhouse wrote a column yesterday in the NYT Online in which she points out several blatant inconsistencies in Arlen Specter’s record with respect to legal issues. [read post]
27 Jul 2007, 6:30 am
Apparently Arlen Specter isn’t particularly happy with the recent Stare Decisis-related performances of Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito. [read post]
24 Apr 2009, 10:48 pm
New York Review of Books: The Need to Roll Back Presidential Power Grabs, By Arlen Specter, April 16, 2009 "In... [read post]
3 May 2009, 8:33 pm
And he certainly enjoys power: he doesn't have much doubt that life would be better for everybody if he were in charge. [read post]
18 Jun 2018, 11:26 am by Amy Howe
The justices added five new cases to their merits docket for next term, and they called for the views of the U.S. solicitor general in a challenge to California’s ban on foie gras, but they did not act on Arlene’s Flowers v. [read post]
28 Apr 2009, 12:43 pm
Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, a Republican since 1966, said on Tuesday April 28 that he will switch to the Decmocratic Party and will run as a Democrat in 2010, thus presenting Democrats with a possible 60th vote and the power to break Senate filibusters. [read post]
4 Jan 2011, 12:03 pm by Jessie Canon
Supreme Court, focusing on separation of powers and the confirmation process. [read post]
10 Jul 2007, 2:19 pm
Senator Arlene Spector (R-Pa.) has introduced a bill to ban Courts from using Presidential signing statements to reflect part of the history of any law. [read post]
1 May 2009, 12:40 pm
There’s a conventional understanding of why Arlen Specter defected. [read post]
18 Oct 2007, 2:32 am
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and Ranking Member Arlen Specter introduced the "Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007" to expand the power of the federal government to pursue cases of identity theft. [read post]
28 Oct 2007, 10:05 pm
.), Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) have teamed up to co-sponsor a proposed constitutional amendment that "would overturn U.S. [read post]
28 Apr 2009, 10:51 pm
His recent analysis of Arlen Specter's defection to the Democratic Party -- a completely opportunistic move designed solely to keep him employed and empowered -- demonstrates the principled nature of Greenwald's blog.Here is a clip from the article, What Specter's switch says about him, the Democrats and our political spectrum:Democrats will understandably celebrate today's announcement, but beyond the questions of raw political power, it is mystifying why they… [read post]
14 May 2008, 4:21 pm
Arlen Specter, the Republican leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Wednesday demanded an independent investigation into "Spygate. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 12:29 pm by Moria Miller
Supreme Court, focusing on the separation of powers and the confirmation process. [read post]
25 Jul 2006, 7:59 am
[JURIST] US Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) [official website] announced plans Monday to introduce legislation that will give Congress the power to file court challenges against presidential bill signing statements [1993 DOJ backgrounder] in order to have the signing statement declared unconstitutional. [read post]
18 Aug 2019, 6:13 pm
Contents include:Antonia Eliason, Using the WTO to Facilitate the Paris Agreement: A Tripartite Approach Arlene S. [read post]
16 Feb 2005, 10:08 pm
[JURIST] Senator Arlen Specter [official website], the chair of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee charged with vetting judicial nominees, including Supreme Court candidates, announced Wednesday that he has been diagnosed with a form of cancer known as Hodgkin's Disease [American Cancer Society backgrounder] and will undergo chemotherapy treatment. [read post]
23 Jun 2004, 4:57 pm
Senator Arlen Specter is seeking support from the Bush administration and fellow US senators for a non-binding Senate resolution calling on Iraq's interim government to put Saddam Hussein on trial "as soon as possible" following the June 30 transfer of power. [read post]