Michael Froomkin, University of Miami School of Law:"So much one could say about the entire Schiavo mess; How can the GOP support this anti-federalist measure without any hint of shame? How can the same GOP that says federal power should...
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The US Senate has passed legislation to move the Terri Schiavo case into the federal courts. The House is expected to reconvene and vote on the bill later today.5:10 PM - A transcript of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's...
Schiavo legislation stalls in House, members called back for vote
US House Republicans failed Sunday afternoon to pass legislation that would prolong the life of Terri Schiavo, prompting a call for lawmakers who had just departed for Easter recess to return to Washington for a later vote that could...
President Bush juggled his weekend schedule to return to Washington Sunday to be ready to sign proposed legislation that would send Terri Schiavo's case to the federal courts . Previously, urgent legislation passed while the president...
BREAKING NEWS ~ US House, Senate make deal on bill to keep Schiavo alive
WNBC in New York is reporting that US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has announced a compromise with Senate leaders on a federal legislative initiative to keep Terri Schiavo alive by allowing her case to be appealed to the...
Wire services are quoting sources close to the case as saying that Terri Schiavo's feeding tube has been removed at the request of her husband acting on authority of a court order.4:15 PM - At a press conference still...
BREAKING NEWS ~ FL judge rejects House subpoenas, allows Schiavo tube pull
WTSP-TV 10 in Tampa is reporting that Judge George Greer has refused to recognize US House subpoenas issued earlier today, allowing a feeding tube to be removed from Terri Schiavo as per a previous order. 1:55 PM ET -...
Environmental brief ~ Indonesian high court rules Newmont exec detentions legal
In Friday's environmental law news, the Indonesia Supreme Court has ruled that the detention of five Newmont Mining Co. executives last year was legal. The officials had been held in jail without charge for over 30 days...
Federal lawmakers scramble to halt removal of Schiavo feeding tube
In eleventh-hour attempts to prevent the removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube scheduled for 1 PM Friday, US congressional committees Friday morning called hearings and issued subpoenas that could procedurally delay the withdrawal. The Senate Health Committee chaired by...
S 653, For the relief of the parents of Theresa Marie Schiavo, passed by the US Senate March 17, 2005 [bill to give the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida "jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render...