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1 Jan 2009, 11:26 am
But there is authority on the other side of the question: For instance, Justice Rehnquist's concurring opinion in Bush v. [read post]
1 Jul 2014, 9:01 pm by Michael C. Dorf
Suppose that the President’s party controls the House of Representatives, while the opposition party controls the Senate, which refuses to confirm his nominees or to recess. [read post]
5 Jun 2017, 9:00 am by Russell Spivak
And as the House of Representatives’ website explains, “[m]atters affecting the operations of both the House of Representatives and Senate are usually initiated by means of concurrent resolutions,” while “[a] matter concerning the operation of either the House of Representatives or Senate alone is initiated by a simple resolution. [read post]
2 Jun 2019, 8:10 am by John Floyd
  In an April 30th bipartisan vote, the bill passed out of the House with an overwhelming 102-37 vote and was then given to the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice. [read post]
5 Jan 2015, 11:43 am by Wells Bennett
On December 30, the outgoing Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senator Dianne Feinstein, sent a letter to the White House. [read post]
19 Jan 2019, 2:49 am
Waite’s funeral was held in the chamber of the House of Representatives. [read post]
7 Jun 2011, 1:23 pm by Steve Hall
"I understand that, if confirmed, I will have a special obligation to represent the interests of the United States with vigor and to the best of my ability," he said, "even if doing so conflicts with my own opinion in a particular matter. [read post]
29 Apr 2020, 9:16 am by Charlotte Butash, Margaret Taylor
On April 28, Justice Department attorneys and attorneys representing the House of Representatives argued by teleconference before the U.S. [read post]
6 Dec 2019, 5:01 am by Unknown
” In 1878, in Opinion of the Justices to the Senate and House of Representatives, the Massachusetts Supreme Court, addressing whether bills proposing the spending of money must originate in the House of Representatives, stated, “[W]e are of opinion that the exclusive constitutional privilege of the House of Representatives to originate money bills is limited to bills that transfer money or property… [read post]
14 Oct 2011, 7:22 am by Bill Raftery
The second is impeachment under Article 38 The senate shall be a court, with full power and authority to hear, try, and determine, all impeachments made by the house of representatives against any officer or officers of the state, for bribery, corruption, malpractice or maladministration, in office… 2006: McHugh The first recent attempt in New Hampshire to remove a judge from office for his opinions was via the Bill of Address route. [read post]
24 Feb 2018, 12:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
Lorenzo Thomas On February 24, 1868, the House of Representatives initiated formal impeachment proceedings against Johnson by a vote of 126 to 47. [read post]
15 Feb 2023, 12:00 am by Raymond G. Lahoud
With a new, albeit slight, majority in the House of Representatives, the Republican Party recently approved a rules package which will send a controversial immigration bill to the floor for a vote. [read post]
9 Jul 2018, 8:49 pm by Ilya Somin
It is also a Clause that serves little useful purpose, since senators can almost always get allies in the House to introduce any bill that is likely to pass both houses. [read post]
11 Nov 2019, 10:44 am by Steve Lubet
There is nothing to keep senators from expressing their opinions in advance of the trial, as Lindsey Graham has done by branding the house investigation B.S. [read post]
29 Sep 2014, 5:00 am by JB
NLRB was decided last June, several commentators noted that the 5-4 vote marked a victory for living constitutionalism (represented by Justice Breyer's opinion) and a defeat for originalism (represented by Justice Scalia's concurrence, which read like a dissent).In fact, Breyer's opinion isn't particularly living constitutionalist. [read post]
12 Feb 2013, 5:50 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Last Congress, a similar Senate version of the VAWA reauthorization bill passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 68-31, but ultimately stalled in the House. [read post]
2 Jan 2020, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
There remains uncertainty about exactly how the Senate will conduct impeachment trial proceedings on the two articles of impeachment for President Trump adopted by the House of Representatives last month. [read post]
25 Feb 2022, 5:22 pm by Ellena Erskine
  Party leadership Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wrote on Twitter that “Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is an excellent choice to be the next Supreme Court Justice! [read post]