Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, April 12. The US Senate convenes at 9:45 AM ET today, when it will consider H.R. 1268 , the Iraq/Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations bill. Watch a live webcast of the session. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee continues consideration of the [...]

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Prepared testimony at hearings to consider the nomination of John R. Bolton, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, as US permanent representative to the United Nations, John R. Bolton, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, April 11, 2005. Read a summary and full text of Bolton's prepared remarks from the US Mission [...]

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United States v. Stewart, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum, April 11, 2005 . Excerpt: Defendant Stewart should not be treated differently from any other person convicted of the crimes of which she was convicted. The sentence I imposed was the minimum under the Sentencing Guidelines. [...]

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The New York State Assembly Codes Committee will vote Tuesday on a measure to reauthorize the state's death penalty, which was declared unconstitutional in June. The New York State Assembly recently released a report detaling five full days of public hearings on the death penalty, featuring testimony from 170 witnesses. The decision from New York's [...]

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John Bolton , President Bush's nominee for US ambassador to the UN, appeared Monday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee . Senate Democrats largely oppose Bolton, who has been criticized for his statements on the irrelevance of the United Nations. In his opening statement Monday, Bolton pledged to work to both strengthen and reform the [...]

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