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David Safavian , former head of procurement for the US government, was convicted Tuesday of four of five felony charges stemming from the scandal surrounding former GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff . After five days of deliberations,...

The US Senate Wednesday voted 59-39 to hold back $1.9 billion in funds requested by President Bush to support the Iraq war and instead put them towards increased border security, including the building of a security fence along the...

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the 527 Reform Act of 2006 , legislation that would require non-profit political groups, called "527s" for the tax code section under which they...

JURIST Guest Columnist Peter Shane of Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University, says that the Bush Administration's proposed Line-Item Veto Act has only two problems: first, it proposes to create power the President pretty much already has, and second,...

Legislative Line-Item Veto Act of 2006, White House, March 6, 2006 [proposed bill giving the President "line-item" veto power over specific provisions in Congressional spending bills by empowering him to send special proposals on spending earmarks to Congress which would...

President Bush announced Monday that he is sending new legislation to Congress that would give him "line-item" veto power over specific provisions in Congressional spending bills, allowing rejection of particular provisions without compromising entire legislative packages. Speaking at...

Leading Wednesday's environmental law news, the Washington State Senate has approved a measure that would allow the state to provide more water from the Columbia River basin for agriculture while protecting fish by ensuring water...

US Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and 14 other Republican senators have introduced a proposal that would rewrite an asbestos bill to allow asbestos-related lawsuits only under strict medical criteria, rather than establishing a $140 billion fund [JURIST...

The White House on Wednesday said it has serious concerns over parts of the proposed Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act , which is currently being debated in the US Senate . The bill, if...

The US House of Representatives early Monday morning passed legislation that would ban the torture of terror detainees and would require that detainees in US custody be treated humanely. The military spending bills also contain provisions that...