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 2007

January 1 - House Vote 372: Voting Rights Reauthorization
January 1 - House Vote 479: Parental Notification of Abortion
January 1 - House Vote 502: Surveillance Oversight
January 1 - House Vote 511: Property Rights Legal Challenges
January 1 - Senate Vote 189: Flag Burning Constitutional Amendment
January 1 - Senate Vote 2: Confirmation of Alito to Supreme Court
January 1 - Senate Vote 21: Asbestos Compensation Fund
January 1 - Senate Vote 259: Establishment of Military Tribunals
January 1 - Senate Vote 263: Parental Notification of Abortion
January 1 - Senate Vote 29: Anti-Terrorism Law Reauthorization
January 8 - Making Federal Judgeships Pay
January 8 - Repositioning the CREW Crusade
January 15 - Border Agents Case Becomes Anti-Immigration Cause Celebre
January 15 - Debate on Federal Role Rises With Crime Rate
January 15 - Senate Votes to Give Judges 1.7 Percent Raise
January 15 - Some Judicial Nominations Not on New List
January 22 - Courts & the Law: Figure of Speech
January 22 - Former Rep. Ney Gets 30 Months for Corruption
January 22 - Harold Ford's New Gay Marriage Problem
January 29 - Horses Get Day in Court
February 5 - Fiscal 2007 Spending: Commerce-Justice-Science
February 5 - House Panel Cranks Up Oversight With Hearings on Global Warming
February 5 - Oversight Committees to Review Documents on NSA Wiretapping
February 12 - Fiscal 2008 Budget: Judicial Branch
February 12 - Fiscal 2008 Budget: Justice
February 12 - Judiciary Panel Approves Criminal Penalties for Misuse of Caller ID
February 12 - U.S. Attorney Process Could Be Changed
February 19 - A Political Death Knell No More
February 19 - Courts & the Law: Judicial Retirement Strategy
February 19 - Editor's Notebook: Re-Examination
February 19 - New Champion for an Old Cause
February 19 - Senate Confirms Smith to 9th Circuit
February 19 - The Capital Punishment Crossroads
February 26 - A Quiet Conservative Heeds Call to Speak Up
February 26 - Appeals Panel Says Detainees Lack Rights to Federal Courts
March 5 - Caller Identification Fraud Is Target of Second Measure in House
March 5 - Driver's License Law Delayed
March 5 - Ousted U.S. Attorneys Subpoenaed to Appear Before House Panel
March 5 - Prosecutors May See Some Cunningham Records
March 5 - Senate Panel OKs Bill to Boost Security in Federal Courthouses
March 12 - Clinton Family Tangle Recalls Last Minute Pardons
March 12 - Fired U.S. Attorneys Hint at Misconduct
March 12 - GOP Troubles Reshuffle New Mexico's '08 Deck
March 12 - Justice Officials Called to Testify On FBI Abuse of Security Letters
March 19 - Ban on Genetic Discrimination Advances Over GOP Objections
March 19 - Caller Identification Fraud Measure Approved by House Subcommittee
March 19 - Courts & the Law:'Better Led and Better Pled'
March 19 - Craig Crawford's 1600: The Firing Squad Backfires
March 19 - High Court Sows Confusion Over Clean Water Act
March 19 - Lobbying War Brewing Over Credit Card Fees
March 19 - More Calls for Gonzales' Resignation
March 19 - U.S. Attorneys Walk Thin but Bright Lines
March 19 - Veto Threat Looms Over Disclosure Bill
March 26 - Craig Crawford's 1600: Spoiling Point
March 26 - Judiciary Panels Blast FBI Abuse of Terror Law
March 26 - Near-Unanimous House Passage for Bill Targeting Caller ID Abuse
March 26 - Subpoenas for Bush Officials Authorized
March 26 - War Critics Seek a Clause That Refreshes
April 2 - Congress Questions FBI's Competence
April 2 - Prisoner Recidivism the Target of Bill OK'd by Judiciary Panel
April 2 - Testimony Fans U.S. Attorney Firings
April 2 - Webb Aide Will Plead Not Guilty to Gun Charge
April 9 - Greenhouse Gases, A Case for the EPA
April 9 - Marriage Brokers Go Bust in Court
April 9 - Media: Shield Thyself
April 9 - The Newest Warnings on Climate Change
April 16 - Bill Aimed at Disclosure of Data Mining Gets Committee Approval
April 16 - Courts & the Law: Precedent Test
April 16 - Missing E-Mails Add New Heat to Impending Gonzales Testimony
April 16 - New Penalties to Aid Ban on Animal Fights
April 16 - Qorvis Flaks for the Digital Revolution
April 16 - Strengthening of FOIA Requests Moves Through Senate Judiciary
April 23 - Business World Balks at Secrecy Suit's Implications
April 23 - Gun Control's Strategy Shift
April 23 - House Votes to Give D.C. the Vote
April 23 - Political Economy: The Price of Safety
April 23 - Republicans Turn Up Heat on Gonzales
April 23 - Senate Acts on Two Measures to Enhance Courthouse Security
April 23 - Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Ban
April 30 - A General Digs In Against All Odds
April 30 - Gonzales Has 'Damage to Repair'
April 30 - House Judiciary Bill Would Help Agencies Prosecute Hate Crimes
April 30 - Insider-Trading Probes Closed With No Charges Against Frist
April 30 - Seeking National Standards For Reporting Identity Theft
April 30 - Senate Judiciary Takes Aim At Practice of Caller ID Fraud
May 7 - Appeals Court Affirms McDermott Tape Decision
May 7 - Bill Provides Student Loan Breaks for Prosecutors, Public Defenders
May 7 - Former Justice Official Calls Prosecutors' Firings Unwarranted
May 7 - Gun Charges Dropped Against Webb Aide
May 7 - Hate-Crimes Legislation Boosts Penalties; White House Says a Veto Is Possible
May 7 - House Judiciary Protects Aircraft in Flight From Laser Pointers
May 7 - How the States Came to Rule on Insurance Regulation
May 7 - Insurers Under Siege
May 7 - Popular COPS Program Would Get Funding Boost Under House Bill
May 7 - Waxman Has Full Plate With Oversight Panel's Investigations
May 7 - What to Do With Afghan Poppy Fields?
May 14 - Courts & the Law: Six Years of Bending
May 14 - Gonzales Gets Warmer Reception From GOP Lawmakers in House
May 14 - Identity Theft Measures Get the Go-Ahead in House Panel
May 14 - Sovereignty Bill for Six Indian Tribes Passes
May 21 - House Supports Funding Increase For Community Police Program
May 21 - Negotiators Agree on Immigration Plan
May 21 - Patent Rewrite Approved After Effort Stalled
May 21 - Will Gonzales Fall Because of a Bad Bedside Manner?
May 28 - 'Spyware' Bill Sponsors Hope for Senate Nod
May 28 - Bill to Increase Visas for Iraqi and Afghan Translators Clears Senate
May 28 - Bill Would Make It Illegal to Shine Laser Pointer at a Plane Cockpit
May 28 - Former Aide Contradicts Gonzales
May 28 - High Court Won't Take Suit Against Mark Dayton
May 28 - Mexican Truck Restrictions Are Cleared
May 28 - Michigan District Court Nominee Advances
June 4 - Consumer Groups Say Seize the Day
June 4 - Online Drug War Caught in a Tangled Web
June 11 - A Tangled New U.S. Attorney Flap in Kansas City
June 11 - Courts & the Law: Inconvenient Truth
June 11 - Panel Votes to Undo Restriction of Habeas Rights Enacted in 2006
June 11 - Reid Pulls Immigration Overhaul
June 11 - Senate Environment Panel Approves Meth Labs Cleanup Bill
June 11 - Surveillance Law Overhaul Hinges on Receipt of Documents
June 11 - The Charges Against Jefferson
June 18 - Anti-Gang Legislation Wins Senate Judiciary Approval
June 18 - Are Gambling Critics Converts to Online Betting?
June 18 - Five Questions for Copley News Service Reporter Jerry Kammer
June 18 - Gonzales Escapes 'No Confidence' Vote
June 18 - House C-J-S Spending Measure Includes Global Warming Initiative
June 18 - House Passes Measure to Enhance Background Checks for Gun Buyers
June 18 - House Passes Second Measure Addressing Caller ID Misuse
June 18 - How the Senate Voted on Attorney General
June 18 - Immigration Bill Gets Second Chance
June 18 - Senate Panel Approves Bill to Open Civil Rights-Era Criminal Cases
June 18 - Stepped-Up Safety for Judges Aim of Bill Advancing in House
June 25 - Bill Would Authorize Funds to Reopen Civil Rights-Era Crimes
June 25 - Gun Lobby Fires Back at Press Coverage
June 25 - Judiciary Panel OKs Subpoenas In Probe of NSA Surveillance
June 25 - Work Safety Panel Takes Aim At 'Popcorn Lung' Exposure
July 9 - Bill Making Caller ID Fraud a Crime Gets Senate Panel Approval
July 9 - C-J-S Spending Bill Goes to Senate Floor
July 9 - Campaign Finance's Deregulation Option
July 9 - Democrats Back Bill to Criminalize Intimidation, Deception of Voters
July 9 - Eyes Stay Fixed on Shelters Beyond IRS Crackdown
July 9 - Justices Find 'Issue Ads' Not Subject to Campaign Finance Law
July 9 - White House Digs In Over Subpoenas
July 16 - Courts & the Law: Agents of Change
July 16 - Gun-Trace Restrictions Win Panel Vote
July 16 - Impasse Over Hill Subpoenas Deepens
July 23 - An IRS Gender Grievance
July 23 - Attorney Firings: The Path to Contempt
July 23 - Bill Would Delete Expletives From Broadcasts
July 23 - GlobalOptions Is a Messy Family Business
July 23 - Post-Grant Review Process at Heart of Debate Over Patent Law Overhaul
July 23 - Printers Help Federal Agents but Worry Privacy Advocates
July 23 - Senate All Nighter
July 23 - White House Holds Ground Against Subpoenas in U.S. Attorney Firings
July 30 - Flood Insurance, Coverage Bills Combined
July 30 - Futurist: The Same Old Song
July 30 - Panel Votes for Contempt Citations
July 30 - Searching for Security Skills
July 30 - Security Sector's Growth Spurt
July 30 - The Democrats' Privilege Problem
July 30 - The Problem Starts at Home
August 6 - A Bad Day in Court for Immigration Foes
August 6 - Gonzales Responds to Allegations; White House Aide Testifies on Firings
August 6 - House Legislation Aims at Fraud Related to Wars
August 6 - Senate Agreement on Freedom of Information Rewrite
August 6 - White House Scores on FISA Rewrite
August 13 - FDA Gets Court Backing in Cancer Treatment Crackdowns
August 13 - Push Is On to Limit Disabilities Act Changes
September 3 - A Bumpy Ride Through the Inner Circle
September 3 - Fall Agenda: Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations
September 3 - Fall Agenda: Executive Branch Oversight
September 3 - Fall Agenda: Habeas Corpus for Detainees
September 3 - Fall Agenda: Immigration Overhaul
September 3 - Fall Agenda: Patent Law Revisions
September 3 - Gonzales' 'American Dream' Ends
September 10 - Craig Adds 'Maybe' to Resignation Notice
September 10 - Detainee Rights Would Be Restored Under Bill
September 10 - Voter Intimidation Legislation Approved by Panel
September 24 - Bio Data For Michael Mukasey
September 24 - Closer Tabs on White House-Justice Contacts Approved by Senate Panel
September 24 - Courts & the Law: Levels of Deception
September 24 - Hard-Line Anti-War Votes Fail
September 24 - Mukasey Gets Guarded Welcome on Hill
September 24 - War-Related Amendments in the Senate
October 1 - Hate-Crimes Rider Places Defense Bill in Veto 'Jeopardy'
October 1 - Industries Work Up a Patent Lather
October 1 - Resignation Pending While Craig Awaits Judge's Decision on Plea
October 1 - Senate Turns From War to Defense Bill
October 1 - States & Localities: Rehabilitation Project
October 8 - British Libel Actions Target Terrorism Books
October 8 - Congress' Misadventures with the Skin Trade
October 8 - Defense Authorization Bill Highlights
October 8 - Futurist: The Virtual Picket Line
October 8 - Law Would Cover War Zone Contractors
October 8 - Senate Starts Debate on C-J-S Bill
October 15 - Frank Fights Old Allies After Axing Transgender Provision
October 15 - Penalties for 'War Profiteering,' Fraud Pass House With Little Opposition
October 22 - C-J-S Measure Heads to Conference
October 22 - Clarence Thomas' Tour of Persistence, If Not Persuasion
October 22 - Courts & the Law: Justices' Blind Trust
October 22 - Excerpts From Mukasey's Senate Testimony
October 22 - House Passes Legislation to Protect Confidentiality of Journalists' Sources
October 22 - House Solidly Backs Four More Years for Internet-Access Tax Moratorium
October 22 - Infighting Breaks Out at Armenian Memorial Site
October 22 - Mental Health Bill Spurs Gun-Rights Schism
October 22 - Mukasey Hearing: Sparring, but No K.O.
October 22 - Panel Democrats Grudgingly Support Narrow Workplace Protection Bill
October 22 - Religious Activism and Creature Comfort
October 22 - Spy Bill Future Still Up in Air
October 29 - Bill Advances to Extend Authority To Collect Fees for Do Not Call List
October 29 - Civil Rights Advocates Criticize Reid's Position on Southwick Confirmation
October 29 - House OKs Recognition of Native Hawaiians
October 29 - Measure Targets Ship Smuggling of Illegals
October 29 - Senate Won't Advance Bill to Give Legal Status to Immigrants' Children
November 5 - Embattled Lobbyist Faces New Legal Troubles
November 5 - No Easing of Bush's Stance On Judicial Nominations
November 5 - Response on Torture Costs Mukasey
November 5 - Vets Face a Fight Over Post-Traumatic Stress
November 12 - Courts Greenlight Another Gun Suit
November 12 - House Bill Seeks to Establish Arson Registry
November 12 - Panel Approves Independent Pharmacists Bill
November 12 - Unlikely Allies Try to Debate Impeachment
November 12 - With Most Democrats in Opposition, Mukasey Confirmed to Lead Justice
November 19 - Courts & the Law: Friends in High Places
November 19 - Hispanic Caucus Halts Conference on C-J-S Bill Over Workplace Provision
November 19 - Lighter Crack Penalties: Much Support, No Action
November 19 - Local Officials Bypassing the Beltway
November 19 - The Inside Dope on a Loan Bill
November 19 - Two Bills to Curb Surveillance Advance
November 26 - Congress Involves Itself in a Tribal Identity Crisis
November 26 - Copyright Wars Come to the Campaign Stump
December 3 - Echoes of Colombia Haunt Mexico Plan
December 10 - Detainee Rights Pose a Question for '08 Hopefuls
December 10 - Measure Creating National Database of Convicted Arsonists Passes House
December 10 - Supreme Court TV Bill Snags On Procedure
December 17 - Bill Governing Cleanup of Meth Labs Is Cleared
December 17 - Courts & the Law: The Curious Kurnaz Case
December 17 - Judicial Salary Increases Addressed in Both Chambers
December 17 - Senate Committee Wants to Hold White House Officials In Contempt of Congress Over U.S. Attorneys Probe
December 17 - Senate Democrats Split on Immunity Provisions in Foreign Surveillance Bill
December 24 - House Clears Gun Background-Check Measure
December 24 - Reid Pulls FISA Bill From Floor, Pushing Action to Next Year

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