Tag: Senate Judiciary Committee
Protesters wearing KKK outfits disrupt hearing for Jeff Sessions
Minutes before Sen. Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing began Tuesday morning, protests took the attention of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Two demonstrators dressed as Ku...
White House to send SCOTUS-hopeful Merrick Garland’s questionnaire to Senate
Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland submitted a questionnaire detailing his experience to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, another step in the White House's...
Bills to increase porn penalties pass Senate Judiciary Committee
Two bills aimed at stemming the flow of pornographic material passed the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday. One, providing further penalties for people disseminating explicit photos of...
Barack Obama signals Supreme Court announcement could come soon
President Barack Obama on Thursday signaled that his announcement of a Supreme Court nominee could come soon, saying the nation's highest court needs to...
Senate Judiciary Committee gives favorable report on 2 child abuse bills
The Senate Judiciary Committee (JUDY) met Wednesday morning to discuss two bills aimed at more thoroughly prosecuting those who commit "aggravated child abuse."
Sen. Clyde Chambliss...
Alabama legislative agenda preview: Feb. 2 – Feb. 5, 2016
With the first day of Alabama's Legislative Session about to get under way, legislators have a slew of hefty proposals before them, including bills...
Jeff Sessions comes out against prison sentencing reform proposals
In the midst of a national movement among several high-profile liberals and moderates around the cause of reducing sentences for non-violent drug offenders, Sen. Jeff...
Hillary Clinton lawyer says her email server was wiped clean
Hillary Rodham Clinton's personal lawyer has told a Senate committee that emails and all other data stored on her computer server were erased before...
Jeff Sessions continues to press conservative agenda on immigration
In a letter taking to task Obama administration officials over the release from state custody of more than 100 deportable immigrants who later went...
Opponents of “religious freedom” bill warn of discrimination
Opponents of a bill that would allow Alabama probate judges and ministers to refuse to marry gay couples on religious grounds say the legislation...