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in the wake of the favorable decision in the case of committee on the judiciary u.s. house of representatives v. harriet miers et al. the congress has its eye back on the subpoena power ball. the courts decision has done more than simply reaffirm that harriet miers and josh bolten must obey congressional subpoenas under penalty of exactly what we still have not figured out. it may also have embold...
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a senate bill proposes stronger enforcement for violations of copyright mainly for companies that have large amounts of content. new power to the attorney generals office would allow prosecution of copyright infringement as a criminal offense and expand the ability of the federal government to seize property in copyright investigations. thank goodness we dont have to worry about terrorism or anyth...
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senators announce new intellectual property enforcement bill last week members of the senate judiciary committee introduced s. 3325 the enforcement of intellectual property rights act of 2008 a bill that proposes a number of alarming changes to......
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the enforcement of intellectual property rights act of 2008 s.3325 has been introduced in the senate by patrick leahy dvt. and arlen specter rpa.. heres an excerpt from public knowledges statement about the bill the provisions allowing seizure of equipment may be harmful to consumers. seizing expensive manufacturing equipment used for largescale infringement from a commercial pirate may be approp...
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july 26 2007 senate judiciary committee subpoenas karl rove. august 2 2007 karl rove fails to appear before the senate judiciary committee. december 13 2007 senate judiciary committee votes to approve contempt citation for karl rove. the full senate takes no action. may 22 2008 house judiciary committee subpoenas karl rove. july 10 2008 karl rove fails to appear before the house judiciary comm...
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july 26 2007 senate judiciary committee subpoenas karl rove. august 2 2007 karl rove fails to appear before the senate judiciary committee. december 13 2007 senate judiciary committee votes to approve contempt citation for karl rove. the full senate takes no action. may 22 2008 house judiciary committee subpoenas karl rove. july 10 2008 karl rove fails to appear before the house judiciary committe...
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if youre one of the few americans who have not yet seen the dark knight keep your eyes peeled for a cameo by sen. patrick leahy. the vermont democrat who lists batman as his favorite superhero on his official bio can be seen during the party at bruce waynes penthouse. he talks tough to the joker who puts a knife to the senators throat.......
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the chairs of the u.s. senates judiciary and environment and public works committees want environmental protection agency administrator stephen l. johnson to talk to the judiciary panel under oathabout documents relating to the human health risks of global warming according to a press statement from the lawmakers. new yorks attorney general andrew m. cuomo is investigatingtwo companies devel...
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fisas over. now back to our regularly scheduled defiance of the law and lack of punishment former white house adviser karl rove defied a congressional subpoena to testify thursday about allegations of political pressure at the justice department including whether he tried to influence the prosecution of a former democratic governor of alabama. rep. linda sanchez chairman of the house subcommitt...
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on friday at the acs national convention senator patrick leahy dvt. called the current u.s. supreme court one of the most activist in history for a series of recent rulings he said have undermined the u.s. constitution and federal and state laws designed to protect the health safety and economic wellbeing of americans. video of the speech is available here the prepared text is available here. lea...
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in response to todays landmark supreme court decision granting habeas corpus to guantanamo detainees lindsey graham has decided he wants to amend the united state constitution to strip it of any pesky kinds of civil rights protections that have existed since the magna carta. sen. lindsey graham rs.c. vowed thursday to do everything in his power to overturn the supreme courts decision on guantanamo...
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this morning the senate judiciary committee held a hearing on how recent supreme court decisions have restricted protections of american workers and consumers. fulfilling their role as the grand obstructionist party senate conservatives deployed an obscure parliamentary tactic to halt the hearing as committee chairman patrick leahy dvt explained this morning an all too familiar pattern was undersc...
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the merida initiative would provide 950 million dollars in two years to mexican law enforcement agencies to support their efforts against resourceful and elusive criminal organizations. the mexican government needs the aid and the executive branch in the us is willing to provide it. but the us congress would only grant the funds conditional on the improvement of human rights in mexico. at these cr...
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filed under news politecotoday the senate judiciary committee is hearing testimony from executives at bp america shell oil chevron conocophillips and exxon mobil on the skyrocketing price of oil.the judiciary committees website has a link to the webcast of the hearing once it is complete a link to the archived webcast will be provided as well as testimony from each of the oil executives. chair of ...
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since this is a blog and not a research journal i usually just blab about this or that but for todays entry i feel some references are in order in case you wish to see where im coming from. i know not everyone agrees with me on this so thats why im trying to show that ive at least looked at the problem and why i feel the way i do. no hard feelings if you disagree ok this is just my opinion and you...
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alternet has a profile of bush judicial nominee gus puryear. from a corporate standpoint puryear has excelled in his job as general counsel for corrections corp. of america cca the nations largest and most influential private prison company. under his direction ccas inhouse attorneys work with a stable of contracted law firms to handle corporate legal matters of all kinds not the least of which a...
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there has been a lot of discussion and a lot of fear among photographers regarding potential orphan works legislation. a major problem with current copyright law is that it does not provide a way to use a creative work that has been abandoned no entity can be found to claim ownership. the premise behind an orphan works addition to copyright law is that it would provide a means for anyone to make u...
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last week sen. arlen specter indicated that pending patent reform legislation s. 1145 may be held up by the republican caucus due to some political maneuvering to ensure leverage in the confirmation of certain federal judges. there are currently 47 federal judicial vacancies 37 of which have nominees pending confirmation. as the ranking minority member of the senate judiciary committee specter has...
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negotiations between chairman of the senate judiciary committee patrick leahy and president george bush resulted in a reshuffling of judicial appointments according to the legal times.president bush withdrew the nomination of stephen murphy to the u.s. court of appeals for the sixth circuit and instead nominated him to the eastern district of michigan. in murphys place the president nominated hele...
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