January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Anti-Terrorism Law (Patriot Act) Reauthorization |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Asbestos Compensation Fund |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Bankruptcy Overhaul |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Class Action Lawsuits |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Commerce, Justice, Science, State Appropriations |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Eminent Domain Limits |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Flag Burning Constitutional Amendment |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Gun Liability Limits |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Judicial Nominations Fight |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Pandemic Flu Preparedness |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional Amendment |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Schiavo Intervention |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Supreme Court Nominations |
January 2 - Alito Protest: Just Say Nano |
January 2 - Courts & the Law: Checks, Balances and Alito |
January 9 - Hearing No Cakewalk for Alito |
January 9 - House Vote 258: Limits on Federal Search Powers |
January 9 - House Vote 90: Federal Intervention in Schiavo Litigation |
January 9 - Senate Vote 127: Judge Owen Confirmation |
January 9 - Senate Vote 219: Gun Industry Liability Shield |
January 9 - Senate Vote 245: Confirmation of Roberts as Chief Justice |
January 9 - Senate Vote 28: Bankruptcy Law Overhaul |
January 9 - Senate Vote 358: Anti-Terrorism Law Reauthorization |
January 9 - Senate Vote 9: Class Action Lawsuits |
January 9 - What the Judiciary Panel Wants to Know About Alito |
January 9 - Winning a Corruption Conviction: The Vibe of a Bribe |
January 16 - Alito's Performance Seen as Solid |
January 16 - Cherchez Les Femmes |
January 16 - For Alito a Question of 'Unitary' Power |
January 16 - In Alito's Own Words |
January 16 - Political Economy: Asbestos on the Floor |
January 16 - Taking Aim at Lobbying's Lowery Earmarks |
January 23 - A Risky Strategy for Judging Judges |
January 30 - Agreement on Anti-Terrorism Law Eludes Senators Seeking Options |
January 30 - Alito Debate Burns Few Airwaves |
January 30 - All Systems Go for Alito Confirmation |
January 30 - Courts & the Law: Confirmation Class |
January 30 - Life and Labor in Indian Country |
January 30 - Overstating The Case for Domestic Spying |
January 30 - Sparks Fly in Off-Road Suit |
February 6 - Alito Confirmed After Filibuster Fails |
February 6 - Anti-Terror Act Renewal Inches Along |
February 6 - Asbestos Bill Heads to Senate Floor, Could Stall Because of Points of Order |
February 6 - Comparing the Current Court |
February 6 - Have Gun, Will Stand Pat |
February 6 - Lobbying's Small Slap, Huge Wrist |
February 6 - Senate Democrats: Not Quite One Voice on Court Nominees |
February 6 - Unresolved Issues in Rewrite of Anti-Terrorism Law |
February 13 - Anti-Terror Agreement Breaks Senate Stalemate |
February 13 - Difficult Sticking Points on Asbestos |
February 13 - Hill Gives Surveillance a Hard Look |
February 13 - Lobbyists Benefit From Asbestos Bill |
February 13 - Marianas Leaders Spurn Their Hero Abramoff, Demand Money Back |
February 13 - Senators Expected to Start Considering Immigration Legislation in March |
February 13 - The 'Indefatigable' Sen. Specter |
February 13 - Toward a More Perfect Definition of 'Citizen' |
February 13 - Unease With Asbestos Bill Continues |
February 13 - Why Wilson Isn't Defending NSA Taps |
February 20 - Alabama Lawyer Files Suit to Protest Handling of Glitch in Reconciliation Law |
February 20 - Asbestos Bill Set Back on Point of Order |
February 20 - Five Questions for Craig Purser, President, National Beer Wholesalers Association |
February 20 - June Senate Vote Set on Constitutional Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage |
February 20 - Measure to Fight Counterfeiting of Labels Returns to House After Senate Amends It |
February 20 - Measure Would Improve Protections For Companies With Famous Trademarks |
February 20 - NSA Inquiry Put on Back Burner |
February 20 - Privacy Erosion: A 'Net Loss |
February 20 - Senate Moves Ahead on Anti-Terror Act |
February 20 - Two Anti-Terror Bills, One Reauthorization |
February 27 - Courts & the Law: Matters of Interpretation |
February 27 - Imbalance of Power in War on Terror |
February 27 - Strained Gay Marriage Ties |
February 27 - Supreme Court Will Review 'Partial Birth' Abortion Law |
March 6 - Additional Provisions of the Patriot Act Extension Bill |
March 6 - Anti-Terrorism Law on Final Track |
March 6 - Best Practices: Lobby Changes Mean Boom for D.C. Ethics Bar |
March 6 - Bills Aim to Clarify Patent Issues |
March 6 - Bills Seek Cell Phone Protections |
March 6 - Drug Policy Bill Moves in House |
March 6 - High Court Ruling Awaited on GOP-Boosting Texas Remap |
March 6 - House Panel Moves on Two Bills As Part of Tort Overhaul Agenda |
March 6 - Moving Against the Meth Labs |
March 6 - The White House Role in Overruling the States |
March 6 - Washington's Liability Rules Put the Squeeze on States |
March 13 - Deal Clears Way for Anti-Terrorism Law |
March 13 - Drug Control Policy Bill Targets Methamphetamine Abuse |
March 13 - House and Senate Plans Differ on Protecting Phone Records |
March 13 - House Moves on Anti-Crime Package |
March 13 - Judiciary OKs Spate of Amendments |
March 20 - Barbour Stubs Out State Tobacco Taxes |
March 20 - Bill Would Give FTC More Power to Work With Foreign Officials to Fight Online Fraud |
March 20 - House Judiciary OKs Disaster Relief Volunteers Protection Bill |
March 20 - House Panel Approves Bill Affecting Patent Process During Disasters |
March 20 - Huckabee Sells What He's Lost |
March 20 - New Orleans Primary Vote Proceeds Over Voting Rights Objections |
March 20 - Obesity on the Docket |
March 20 - Sentencing Guidelines That Limit Choice by Judges Are Endorsed by Justice Official |
March 20 - Specter, Frist Push Disparate Immigration Policy Bills |
March 27 - Animal Rights Groups in Katrina Spat |
March 27 - Courts & the Law: Patent Rights, Public Interest |
March 27 - Gay Adoptions Trigger Call for Federal 'Conscience Clause' |
March 27 - Gay Parents Plan to Rock White House Easter Egg Roll |
March 27 - Michigan Judge Saad Asks Bush to Withdraw His Circuit Court Nomination |
March 27 - Political Economy: A Ripening Controversy |
March 27 - Senate Panel Will Debate Censure |
March 27 - Watchdog Group Files Suit to Overturn Budget Law |
April 3 - House Energy and Commerce Approves Identity Theft Legislation |
April 3 - Judges Endorse NSA Oversight Role |
April 3 - Phone Measure Contains Provision That Has Proved Problematic in Past |
April 3 - Senate Splits on Guest Workers |
April 3 - Senators Dispute Censuring Bush |
April 3 - Televised Court Proceedings Backed in Senate Committee's Vote |
April 3 - Turning Video Gamers into Grassroots Activists |
April 10 - A New Look Lands Lawmaker In Unflattering Position |
April 10 - A Sour Showdown Over Low-Cal Sweetener |
April 10 - Gonzales Says He Won't Rule Out Surveillance of Purely Domestic Communications |
April 10 - Hammer to Swing Again on K Street? |
April 10 - Immigration 'Breakthrough' Breaks Apart |
April 10 - Political Economy: The Immigrant Drag |
April 10 - Student Loan Flap's Windfall for Drug War Foes |
April 17 - Frist, Hastert Promise No Criminal Penalties for Illegal Presence Will Be in Final Bill |
April 17 - Identity Theft Bills Offer Choices |
April 17 - Major Provisions of the Consumer Security Bills |
April 17 - Pentagon Tunes Into Gay Protests |
April 17 - Why Democrats Don't Want an Impeachment |
April 24 - Courts & the Law: Scalia v. Dignity |
April 24 - Religious Right Can't Find Same Page on Gay Marriage Ban |
April 24 - Tech Industry Urges More High-Skill Visas |
May 1 - Bureau Pines for Labors of CIA's Hercules Computer System |
May 1 - Bush Presses Senate Leaders to Resolve Immigration Dispute |
May 1 - FBI Under the Gun |
May 1 - House Passes Phone Privacy Bill |
May 1 - New Breed of Journeymen G-Men |
May 8 - Bill Would Add Penalties for Gun Dealer Rules |
May 8 - Flag Amendment Proposal Passes First Test |
May 8 - House Bill Would Prohibit Use of Credit Cards for Online Bets |
May 8 - New Hearing Set for Kavanaugh |
May 8 - Specter Keeps Trying on NSA Bill |
May 8 - Sports Fantasists Form Real Lobby |
May 8 - State-Approved Corporate Tax Breaks Get Day in Court |
May 15 - Bill Would Limit Protests at Military Funerals |
May 15 - Commerce-Justice-Science: Crime Fighting Vies With NASA |
May 15 - Gang of 14 Keeps the Arbiter Role |
May 15 - History of Rejection: Recent Cloture Votes on Medical Malpractice |
May 15 - House Panel Backs Voting Act |
May 15 - Kavanaugh Verdict Up to the Senate |
May 15 - Malpractice Bills Still Stalled |
May 15 - Mayors Focus on the Right to Bear Legal Arms |
May 15 - Senate Leaders Agree to Terms, Clear Way for Policy Debate |
May 22 - Congress's Stalled Crusade Against Eminent Domain Seizures |
May 22 - Courts & the Law: The Bush Bench |
May 22 - Gay Marriage Measure Approved |
May 22 - Gun Seizures During Disasters Targeted |
May 22 - Gun Sellers, Buyers To Benefit From Bills OK'd by House Panel |
May 22 - Highlights of Immigration Bill |
May 22 - Privacy Issues May Make 'Black Box' A Problem Passenger |
May 29 - Copyrighted Items Easier to Use Under Bill |
May 29 - FAA, Housing Programs Get More Than Bush Requests in House Bill |
May 29 - Has AIPAC Trial Jeopardized Israeli Security Clearances? |
May 29 - House Panels Move Competing Data Privacy Bills After Text Swap |
May 29 - Odds Improve on Gambling Bills |
May 29 - Political Economy: Regripping the Reins |
May 29 - Senate Backs Kavanaugh for D.C. Circuit |
May 29 - Three Disaster Bills Passed by House |
May 29 - Tough Immigration Conference Looms |
June 5 - Meth Vs. Crack: Different Legislative Approaches |
June 5 - Race and Drugs in U.S History |
June 12 - A Bit More Momentum For Flag Amendment |
June 12 - Bill Targets Digital Music Licensing Problems |
June 12 - Gay Weekly Touts Polygamy at Curious Time |
June 12 - Judicial Protections Passed by Senate |
June 12 - Native Hawaiian Sovereignty Bill Falls Short in Senate Test Vote |
June 12 - Senate Rejects Gay Marriage Ban |
June 12 - Specter Moves Revised Surveillance Bill |
June 12 - Specter's Personal Stake in Asbestos Deal |
June 12 - Turning the VA's Loss Into Political Gain |
June 19 - CJS Bill Keeps Law Enforcement Aid |
June 19 - Courts & the Law: Supreme Confidence |
June 19 - Limits of 'Fair Use' Tested By Google Library Project |
June 19 - Senate Flag-Burning Amendment Advances to Uncertain Floor Action |
June 26 - Bill Would Boost Penalties for Disaster Fraud |
June 26 - House Panel Approves VA Theft Measure |
June 26 - House Panel Completes C-J-S, Wraps Up Spending Bills |
June 26 - House Panel Votes to Seek NSA Surveillance Documents |
June 26 - Privacy Battle Shaping Up Over Cell Phone Tracking |
June 26 - Supreme Court Takes Second 'Partial Birth' Case |
June 26 - Voting Rights Act Extension Postponed |
June 26 - Where Voting 'Pre-Clearance' Is a Federal Mandate |
July 10 - Agency Security Efforts Yield Mixed Results |
July 10 - Data Drip: How the Feds Handle Personal Data |
July 10 - Flag-Burning Amendment Loses, Barely |
July 10 - House Blocks Gun Safety Funds |
July 10 - Panel Doesn't Move 'Pledge' Bill |
July 10 - Panel Subpoenas Abu Ghraib Documents |
July 10 - Rules on Detainees May Be Put in Law |
July 10 - Security Built on a Patchwork of Standards |
July 10 - Wide-Ranging C-J-S Bill Passed by House |
July 17 - Agreement on Detainees Proves Elusive |
July 17 - Courts & the Law: Better Late Than Never |
July 17 - FBI Information to Local Police Targeted |
July 17 - Federal Judge Says Prosecutors Can View Seized Jefferson Files |
July 17 - House-Passed Bill Targets Web Gambling |
July 17 - Judicial Nominee in Spotlight on Detainees |
July 17 - Panel Backs Eminent Domain Bill |
July 17 - Prison Industries Face Competition |
July 17 - Senate Committee Approves C-J-S Bill |
July 17 - Senate's Tribunal Watch Is Graham Territory |
July 17 - Specter, Bush Agree on NSA Plan |
July 17 - Voting Rights Extension Passed |
July 17 - Voting Rights Extension's Four Rejected Amendments |
July 17 - Wronged Spouses Press Congress to Keep Tabs on Bigamists |
July 24 - Craigslist Conundrum: Keeping Housing Posts Colorblind |
July 24 - Curbing Trade in Dead Soldier Names |
July 24 - Durable Goods Liability Limit Bill Gets Panel's OK |
July 24 - House Lacks Enough Support for Same-Sex Marriage Amendment |
July 24 - Pledge of Allegiance Bill Passed in House |
July 24 - Protection Backed for 'Good Samaritan' Pilots Who Could Be Targets of Lawsuits |
July 24 - Senate Clears Flag Display Bill |
July 24 - Senate Clears Voting Rights Extension |
July 24 - Senate Passes Child Crimes Bill |
July 24 - Senate Poised for Yes-No Vote on Abortion Bill |
July 24 - The ABA's Diversity Dust-Up Over Law School Admissions |
July 24 - VA Data Security Bill Approved |
July 24 - Voting Rights Act Reauthorization Highlights |
July 31 - Law Enacted to Strengthen Penalties Against Child Predators |
July 31 - Measure Would Strengthen Gun Rights During Disasters |
July 31 - Minors' Use of Social Web Sites At Schools and Libraries Targeted |
July 31 - No Quick Conference for Abortion Bill |
July 31 - Pombo Targets Off-Reservation Tribal Gaming |
July 31 - Republican Duos Attempt to Spur Interest in Immigration Deal |
August 7 - Judiciary Defers Action on NSA Bills |
August 7 - Panel OKs Two Reports From Investigation |
August 14 - Courts & The Law: Restraint vs. Rationality |
August 14 - Drug Dissenters Make Terror Link |
August 14 - Rep. Ney Announces Retirement for 'Practical,' Not Legal, Reason |
August 14 - The Topsy Turvy Casino Suit |
September 4 - Bush to Renominate Five Court Candidates |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Asbestos Claims Compensation |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Flag Desecration |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Gay Marriage Ban Constitutional Amendment |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Immigration Policy Overhaul |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Judicial Nominations |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Military Detainees |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Military Detainees |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Pledge of Allegiance |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Transporting Minors for Abortion |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Warrantless Surveillance Oversight |
September 4 - GOP Sees Best Bet in Stuffed Agenda |
September 4 - GOP Tries Special Election to Fill DeLay Seat |
September 4 - Lawmakers React to Ruling on NSA Surveillance Program |
September 4 - Schiavo Case Draws Life Line in Political Sand |
September 11 - Federal Response to Sept. 11 in Retrospect |
September 11 - House GOP Schedules Forum on Immigration |
September 11 - House Judiciary Approves Bill on Religious Expression |
September 11 - Lean Times Spur Hard Look at Prison Population Boom |
September 11 - Senate GOP Split on Tribunal Proposal |
September 18 - Differences in Detainee Treatment |
September 18 - Executive Options: Scandal in Waiting |
September 18 - Fred Phelps Spurs Legal Spat |
September 18 - House Bill Would Restrict Sharing of ATF Data on Gun Sales |
September 18 - House Rolls Out Revised Agenda |
September 18 - Office Assistant Lived Large on Lobby Firm's Dime |
September 18 - Prison Industries Lose Their Edge Under House-Passed Measure |
September 25 - Bankruptcy Law Leaves Charities Out in the Cold |
September 25 - Bush Yields on Detainee Accord |
September 25 - Election Day May Take Its Toll on the 'Gang of 14' |
September 25 - Feinstein to Vote Against Appeals Court Nominee |
September 25 - House Panels Approve Surveillance Bill |
September 25 - Security Breach at Capitol a Wake-Up Call |
September 25 - Seventh FBI Counterterrorism Head in Five Years Might Be the Charm |
October 2 - Congress Clears Detainee Bill |
October 2 - Easier Tracking of Requests for Information |
October 2 - House Bill Would Ease Rules on Gun Sellers, Clarify Violations |
October 2 - House OKs Electronic Surveillance Bill |
October 2 - House Passes Religious Expression Bill |
October 2 - House-Passed Abortion Measure Stalled Once Again in Senate |
October 2 - Major Provisions of the Agreement |
October 2 - On Second Try, House Passes Bill to Streamline Land-Use Lawsuits |
October 2 - Senate Clears Border Fence Legislation |
October 2 - States & Localities: Real ID Reality Check |
October 2 - Trademark Dilution Bill Clears Congress |
October 9 - 'State Secrets' Privilege Now a Predictable Claim |
October 9 - A Conservative Inquiry into Obesity Ads |
October 9 - Civil Rights Advocacy Group Joins Case for Slave Reparations |
October 9 - Client of the Month Club: Larry W. Sonsini, Outside Counsel to Hewlett-Packard Co. Board of Directors |
October 9 - Information Under Wraps |
October 16 - Ney Pleads Guilty; Ouster By GOP Looms |
October 23 - Courts & the Law: Just Deserts or Just Harsh |
October 23 - Reid to Amend Land Deal Reports |
October 30 - Abortion Cases A Key to the Court |
October 30 - Bush Says U.S.-Mexico Border Fence Bill Only First Step |
November 6 - Class Action Gun Law Comes Under Fire in Court |
November 6 - Ethiopia Accuses Starbucks of Not-So-Fair Trade |
November 6 - Futurist: Scouting for Opportunity |
November 6 - Supreme Court Takes a Turn in the Heat |
November 13 - 110th House Committees: Judiciary |
November 13 - 110th Senate Committees: Judiciary |
November 20 - Building the Dream Democratic Lobbying Shop |
November 20 - Courts & the Law: Just the Facts, Please |
November 27 - Businesses Court Favor in New Roberts Term |
December 4 - AFL-CIO Writes a New Chapter for Workers |
December 11 - Federalist Pipeline Fuels Movement on the Right |
December 11 - Judicial Nominee Gets Overwhelming Approval |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Alito Confirmation |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Anti-Terrorism Law Reauthorization |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Asbestos Compensation Fund |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Data Theft Penalties |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Ethics Investigations |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Flag Burning Constitutional Amendment |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Immigration Policy Overhaul |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Internet Gambling Restrictions |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Mexican Border Fence |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Other Judicial Nominations |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Pledge of Allegiance Constitutional Amendment |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Property Rights Legal Challenges |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional Amendment |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Surveillance Oversight |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Transporting Minors |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Voting Rights Reauthorization |
December 18 - Courts & The Law: A Way With a Manger |
December 18 - Justice Department Wades into Battle of the Listing Agents |