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It’s never too late to start doing the right thing. And so it goes that President Bush still has time to do right by our system of justice and appoint as U.S. Attorney General the man he should have...
View ArticleDems vs. GOP on FISA
House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (Texas) responds to Democrats' talking points on FISA.
View ArticleConyers hits public option as 'half-stepping' reform
President Obama and Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) are "half-stepping" their proposed reforms of healthcare, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) argued Thursday. Conyers said that the plans being considered in...
View ArticleHouse panel rejects Democrats' alternative 'patent troll' bill
An attempt from House Judiciary democrats to redirect patent reform was defeated by the committee on Wednesday.The House Judiciary Committee rejected the Democratic patent reform amendment during a...
View ArticleNadler to lead Dems on House Internet panel
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) has been selected as the new ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet.The spot became open when former-Rep. Mel...
View ArticleOVERNIGHT TECH: Piracy, radio royalty fees on Nadler's radar
THE LEDE: Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said he took the opportunity to be ranking member on the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Internet because he sees a rare chance to make bipartisan progress,...
View ArticleRep. Cohen pledges to tackle NSA in new top spot
As the new top Democrat on the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, Rep. Steve Cohen (Tenn.) is pledging to tackle government surveillance and civil rights.“Whether...
View ArticleThis Week in Tech: House panel eyes online sales tax
The House Judiciary Committee will turn its attention Wednesday to creating a sales tax system for online purchases.Currently, states can only compel retailers to collect sales tax on residents’ online...
View ArticleOVERNIGHT TECH: House panel to weigh online sales tax options
THE LEDE: The House Judiciary Committee will hear proposals Wednesday for a system that would allow states to collect a sales tax on purchases made from out-of-state retailers. Currently, a state can...
View ArticleHouse Judiciary to move on NSA reform bill
The House Judiciary Committee this week will mark up a stalled bill to rein in the National Security Agency (NSA) and other intelligence operations.The move announced on Monday amounts to a major step...
View ArticleOVERNIGHT TECH: House panel to vote on satellite TV bill, Internet governance
THE LEDE: The House Energy and Commerce Committee will continue with its markup Thursday of two telecom bills: one to reauthorize the law that governs the satellite television marketplace and one to...
View ArticleSmooth sailing on Hill for AT&T-DirecTV deal?
The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to explore the pros and cons of AT&T’s $48.5 billion plan to buy DirecTV.The panel announced the plans late on Sunday evening. The inquiry is...
View ArticleGoodlatte rips Obama immigration policy
brightcove.createExperiences(); The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee issued a scathing indictment of President Obama’s immigration policies Thursday, suggesting the...
View ArticleCongress mulls response to Ferguson
When Congress returns to Washington this week from their long summer recess, lawmakers will waste little time weighing a legislative response to last month's turmoil in Ferguson, Mo.The violent...
View ArticleRegulatory Accountability Act reintroduced in House
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is voicing its support for a House bill it says will “modernize” the federal rulemaking process.The Regulatory Accountability Act, reintroduced in the House on Wednesday by...
View ArticleHouse task force to look into overreach by Obama
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) on Tuesday announced the creation of the Task Force on Executive Overreach, to examine what some have viewed as overreach by President Obama....
View ArticleConservative backlash against tort reform bill surprised GOP sponsor
The Republican author of a popular medical malpractice bill that was derailed in committee on Tuesday said conservative opposition caught him unaware.Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) said he was surprised...
View ArticleBipartisan House group to work on police issues
House lawmakers have formed a bipartisan working group to discuss the racial and social issues affecting police and the communities they serve in the wake of the Dallas shootings.House Judiciary...
View ArticleFemale Dem lawmaker posts video of GOP chairman 'mansplaining' bill...
A female lawmaker has called out a male colleague for “mansplaining” a bill to her.Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) on Wednesday posted a video on Twitter of Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) discussing a...
View ArticleConyers resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations
Facing a surge of pressure from his fellow Democrats, Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) stepped down from Congress on Tuesday over mounting allegations of sexual harassment, marking an extraordinary fall...
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