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 |