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Senate declassified Bush administration interrogation report [this day at law]
April 21, 2013 by Adiah Oreyomi
On April 21, 2009, the US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) declassified a report that described to what extent high-ranking George W. Bush administration officials were involved in subscribing to harsh interrogation policies used on prisoners of war. The release of the report followed the.... [more]
US Senate passed Schiavo bill [this day at law]
March 20, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On March 20, 2005, the US Senate passed legislation to move Terri Schiavo's case into the federal court system. Schiavo was a woman living in a vegetative state in Florida whose parents and husband engaged in an eight year battle over extending her life support, which became the centerpiece of a.... [more]
US AG Holder claimed that federal raids on state-compliant medical marijuana facilities would end [this day at law]
March 18, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On March 18, 2009, US Attorney General Eric Holder stated that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) would no longer prosecute medical marijuana facilities that were in full compliance with their state's marijuana laws. Federal prosecution of facilities in violation of state laws would still.... [more]
Senate approved ban on genetic discrimination [this day at law]
February 17, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On February 17, 2005, the US Senate voted to ban employment and insurance discrimination on the basis of genetic predisposition to disease under the authority of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005. The bill was opposed by business interests, including the US Chamber of Commerce....... [more]
US government overturned order denying entry to 2 Muslim scholars [this day at law]
January 20, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On January 20, 2010, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed an order granting professors Tariq Ramadan and Adam Habib permission to enter the US, reversing an order issued under George W. Bush's administration denying them entry. The Bush administration had claimed that the two had ties to.... [more]
President Bush's 'faith-based initiative' faced legal challenge [this day at law]
January 13, 2013 by Sarah Steers
On January 13, 2006, the US Court of Appeals of the Seventh Circuit vacated a trial court decision from 2004 that had barred the Freedom From Religion Foundation from pursuing a lawsuit against the George W. Bush administration's faith-based initiatives, citing the Establishment Clause of the US.... [more]
President Bush signed human trafficking bill into law [this day at law]
January 10, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On January 10, 2006, President George W. Bush signed a bill renewing the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, which provided $361 million over two years towards the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking cases, most involving the sex trade. Further action has since been taken.... [more]
President Bush signed No Child Left Behind Act into law [this day at law]
January 8, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On January 8, 2002, former US President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) into law. The legislation required that states successfully adopt and enforce rigorous educational standards to improve the academic performance of public school students, but provided limited federal.... [more]
Federal courts and offices were closed in mourning for President Ford [this day at law]
January 2, 2013 by Kyle Webster
On January 2, 2007, most federal offices and courts closed after President George W. Bush declared a National Day of Mourning for former President Gerald Ford. Ford, who was president from 1974 till 1977, died on December 26, 2006, at the age of 93. National Days of Mourning are a tradition held.... [more]
President Bush signed Sudan divestment bill [this day at law]
December 31, 2012 by Sarah Steers
On December 31, 2007, President George W. Bush signed the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007, ignoring dissent from within his own administration. The bill allowed state, county and municipal offices to divest from companies that did business in or with Sudan, including firms that.... [more]
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