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House Democratic Majority Leader/AP: “Locked in a standoff with the White House, House Democrats on Tuesday maintained their refusal to shield from civil lawsuits telecommunications companies that helped the government eavesdrop on their customers without a secret court’s permission. But they offered the companies an olive branch: the chance to use classified government documents to …
House Concurrent Resolution on the Budget – FY09: H. CON. RES. 312 accompanied by House Report 110-543. Revising the cong. budget for the U.S. Gov’t for FY08, establishing the cong. budget for the U.S. Gov’t for FY09, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 – 2013.
National Marine Sanctuary Program Protects Certain Resources, But Further Actions Could Increase Protection – Inspection: IPE-18591, February 2008 (72 pages, PDF) “The National Marine Sanctuary System was established by the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972. The act authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to designate and manage areas of the marine environment with …
February 28, 2008 – The D.C. Circuit Rejects EPA’s Mercury Rules: New Jersey v. EPA February 28, 2008 – Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Issues and Arguments February 27, 2008 – Consumer Product Safety Commission: Current Issues February 27, 2008 – The Credit Card Market: Recent Trends, Funding Cost Issues, and Repricing Practices February 26, 2008 – …
Overview of the Program and House Staff Resources, Section 1, chapter 1 of 2, January 10, 2008
Eight Legal Technology Trends for 2008 Good Times, Bad Times or Hard Times in Legal Tech? by Dennis Kennedy E-Discovery Update: Resolving Client-Vendor Disputes, by Conrad Jacoby Happ-eee with my Eee PC, by Bette Dengel Knowledge Discovery Resources 2008, by Marcus P. Zillman The Government Domain: What’s New in DotGov and Beyond, by Peggy …
Center for Democracy and Technology: “For five years, the E-Government Act has promoted improvements in the federal government’s use of information technology. The Act has improved the public’s access to government information resources as well as creating protections for personal information. The 2002 Act expired in 2007, and a 2007 E-Government Reauthorization Act (S. 2321) …
“The C-SPAN Congressional Chronicle is an index to the C-SPAN video recordings of the House and Senate floor proceedings. The video recordings are matched with the text of the Congressional Record as soon as the Record is available. It only includes members who appeared on the floor to deliver or insert their remarks. The text …
Hearing on Cracked Justice Addressing the Unfairness in Cocaine Sentencing, House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, February 26, 2008. Hon. Reggie B. Walton Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Washington, DC…told a House subcommittee that the policy-making Judicial Conference of the United States “strongly supports legislation …
February 21, 2008 – FDA Fast Track and Priority Review Programs February 20, 2008 – Constitutional Limits on Hate Crime Legislation February 20, 2008 – Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers: Current Issues and Legislation February 20, 2008 – Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced? February 20, 2008 – Privacy and Civil Liberties …
News release: “A bi-partisan group of Senators from the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee led by U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine), Bill Nelson (D-Florida) and the Committees Ranking Member Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), introduced today bi-partisan legislation aimed at ending the deceptive practice known as phishing. The Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008 would prohibit …
Statement of FCC Commissioner Copps in Response to the D.C. Circuit’s Decision Vacating the FCC’s Denial and Dismissal of the Gulf Coast Migratory Birds Petition: “For years, I have been disappointed with the FCCs failure to get serious about its environmental responsibilities. Now the D.C. Circuit has affirmed something this agency should have acknowledged a …
