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As briefly reported on JURIST Wednesday evening, the US House late Wednesday voted to reverse GOP ethics rules on investigating House members that had divided the House Ethics Committee since the rules were approved in...
Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert said Wednesday that Republicans were prepared to reverse course on controversial changes to House ethics rules that had raised Democratic ire and had led to deadlock in the House Ethics Committee ,...
Justices discuss criticism, spar over international law in rare joint interview
Justices Sandra Day O'Connor, Stephen Breyer, and Antonin Scalia gave candid reactions to recent criticisms of the "activist" federal judiciary in a rare joint interview-cum-converation moderated by NBC's Tim Russert at the National Archives Thursday. O'Connor and Breyer agreed...
BREAKING NEWS ~ House ethics committee to investigate DeLay allegations
AP is reporting that House ethics committee Republicans say they are prepared to open an investigation into allegations against House Majority Leader Tom DeLay .4:02 PM ET - Republican Rep. Doc Hastings , chairman of the House...
In the latest of several attacks on the federal judiciary, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has called the work of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy "incredibly outrageous." In a Tuesday interview with Fox News Radio,...
DeLay apologizes for judiciary remarks, asks for new investigation
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay apologized Wednesday for saying federal judges are "responsible" for the death of Terri Schiavo and reiterated his belief in the importance of an independent judiciary. DeLay has nonetheless asked...
Corporations and securities brief ~ Wal-Mart faces labor union complaint
Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) , the largest US grocery union, has filed a complaint against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ...
During the weekly Democratic radio address Saturday, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid defended his party's position in the current battle between Democrats and Republicans over President Bush's judicial nominees and procedures used...
While in Rome for the funeral of Pope John Paul II, House Republican leader Tom DeLay has expressed his continued disappointment with federal judges, saying they have "run amok". Speaking by videotape Thursday to attendees at the...
