Specter to chair Senate judiciary crime and drugs subcommittee
May 8, 2009
[JURIST] Newly-declared Democratic Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) [official website] was appointed chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs [official website] on Thursday. Specter received [press release] that post from Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) [official website] who voluntar....... [more] 
Senate Republicans pick conservative to take senior Specter slot on judiciary committee
May 5, 2009
[JURIST] US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) was chosen Monday by Senate Republicans to replace newly-declared Democrat Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) as ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee [official websites]. Sessions will play a key role in questioning President Barack Obama's nominee....... [more]
Harvard law dean Kagan becomes first woman confirmed as US solicitor general
March 20, 2009
[JURIST] The US Senate [official website] on Thursday confirmed [materials; HLS press release] Harvard Law School dean Elena Kagan [professional profile] as Solicitor General [official website] by a vote of 61-31. Kagan, the first woman to hold the office, faced opposition from Senator Arlen Specter....... [more]
Russia rights activists warn new treason law raises Stalinist specter
December 17, 2008
'[JURIST] Russian civil rights activists Wednesday issued a statement warning that a proposed law that would change the definition of treason would allow the government to arrest any government critic. The proposed legislation extends the definition of....... [more]
Senate Judiciary Committee calls for delay of new FBI guidelines
August 19, 2008
'[JURIST] US Senate Judiciary Committee leaders Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT) sent a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Monday, calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to postpone implementation of new Federal Bureau....... [more]
Specter to vote for Mukasey as US attorney general
November 4, 2007
'[JURIST] US Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) said Sunday that he will support the nomination of former federal judge Michael Mukasey as US attorney general. Mukasey''s nomination has come under fire over his refusal to call waterboarding torture. Specter, the....... [more]
Bush offers to share secret surveillance documents with Senate judiciary panel leaders
October 25, 2007
'[JURIST] The White House Thursday agreed to let US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and ranking Republican Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) see classified documents pertaining to President George W. Bush''s warrantless domestic....... [more]
Senate judiciary panel renews call for White House to turn over FISA documents
October 23, 2007
'[JURIST] US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and ranking Republican Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) on Monday sent a letter to White House counsel Fred Fielding demanding the Bush administration''s compliance with subpoenas for....... [more]
Leahy, Specter urge delay in DOJ proposal limiting review of state death sentences
August 15, 2007
'[JURIST] Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and ranking Republican Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) have asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to postpone its implementation of proposed guidelines intended to limit how federal....... [more]
Specter urges Gonzales to consider special prosecutor in US Attorneys firing scandal
July 24, 2007
'[JURIST] US Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) told Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Tuesday that he should consider appointing a special prosecutor to investigate the US Attorneys firing scandal. In a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, Specter....... [more]
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