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Senator Patrick J. Leahy's Public Statements on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Patrick Leahy
Full Name: Patrick J. Leahy
Office: U.S. Senate (VT) - Sr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/05/1974
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Marcelle; 3 Children: Kevin, Alicia, Mark
Birth Date: 03/31/1940
Birth Place: Montpelier, VT
Home City: Middlesex, VT
Religion: Roman Catholic

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June 17, 2013 Comment Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Supreme Court's Decision In Alleyne v. United States Unknown
June 11, 2013 Senators: End Secret Law Washington, DC
June 6, 2013 Comments Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Committee On The Judiciary, On Government Surveillance And The USA PATRIOT Act Unknown
May 14, 2013 Comment Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Reports Of DOJ's Collection Of Associated Press Telephone Records Unknown
May 7, 2013 Executive Session Washington, DC
April 25, 2013 SJC Approves Leahy-Lee Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act Washington, DC
April 18, 2013 Comment Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On Supreme Court Decision Limiting American Judicial Recourse For International Human Rights Violations Unknown
April 15, 2013 Comment Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Committee On The Judiciary On IRS Email Access Policy And The Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (S. 607) Washington, DC
March 22, 2013 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 Washington, DC
March 22, 2013 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
March 20, 2013 Free Speech in the Americas Washington, DC
March 19, 2013 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
March 19, 2013 Leahy, Lee Introduce Legislation To Update Electronic Communications Privacy Act Washington, DC
March 18, 2013 On Anniversary Of Historic SCOTUS Decision, Leahy Introduces Gideon's Promise Act Washington, DC
March 18, 2013 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
March 13, 2013 Leahy: Judiciary Committee Will Hold Two Hearings On Drones Washington, DC
Feb. 19, 2013 Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and FBI Director Robert Mueller - Religion and Hate Crimes Washington, DC
Feb. 11, 2013 Leahy Calls On Senate To Support Efforts To Combat Human Trafficking Washington, DC
Feb. 8, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Legal Justifications To Kill American Citizens Using Drones Unknown
Feb. 6, 2013 Senate Colleagues Seek Due Process And Human Rights Guarantees In Immigration Debate Washington, DC
Jan. 28, 2013 Data Privacy Day Washington, DC
Jan. 2, 2013 Comment Of Senator Patrick Leahy On Republican Objections To The Nomination Of David Medine As Chairman of The Privacy And Civil Liberties Oversight Board Unknown
Dec. 27, 2012 FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 - Continued Washington, DC
Dec. 27, 2012 FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 Washington, DC
Dec. 21, 2012 Leahy Supports Passage Of Legislation Updating The Video Privacy Protection Act Washington, DC
Dec. 20, 2012 Obtaining a Consumer's Informed, Written Consent on an Ongoing Basis Through the Internet Washington, DC
Dec. 19, 2012 Judiciary Holds Hearing On Voting Rights Act And The 2012 Elections Washington, DC
Dec. 10, 2012 Leahy: SJC Will Hold Hearing On The State Of The Right To Vote After The 2012 Election Washington, DC
Sept. 19, 2012 Hearing of the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Hate Crimes and the Threat of Domestic Extremism Washington, DC
Sept. 19, 2012 Leahy Welcomes Collins' Support of Uniting American Families Act Washington, DC
Sept. 12, 2012 Hearing of the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee - "Hate Crimes and the Threat of Domestic Extremism" Washington, DC
Sept. 12, 2012 Leahy Chairs Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Reviewing the Citizens United Court and the Continuing Importance of the Voting Rights Act Washington, DC
Aug. 23, 2012 Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder Washington, DC
July 26, 2012 Extension of the FISA Amendments Act Washington, DC
July 19, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Executive Business Meeting Washington, DC
June 26, 2012 Freedom of Information Act Washington, DC
June 12, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - On Oversight of the Department Of Justice Washington, DC
May 17, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Advancement of Nominees to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Unknown
April 26, 2012 Leahy: Taylor Conviction Shows That The World Can Hunt Down War Criminals And Bring Them To Justice Washington, DC
April 24, 2012 Tibet Washington, DC
April 18, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - "Nominations to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board" Washington, DC
March 29, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration - DISCLOSE Act Of 2012 Washngton, DC
March 21, 2012 Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy: "Justice For All: Convicting the Guilty and Exonerating the Innocent" Washington, DC
March 13, 2012 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
March 13, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - The Freedom of Information Act: Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure Information and the Public's Right to Know Washington, DC
March 13, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - "The Freedom of Information Act: Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure Information and the Public's Right to Know" Washington, DC
March 13, 2012 Bipartisan Legislation Will Protect Older Workers from Discrimination Washington, DC
Feb. 29, 2012 Hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee - The Due Process Guarantee Act: Banning Indefinite Detention of Americans Washington, DC
Feb. 21, 2012 Senators Seek Study on Voter Laws Washington, DC
Jan. 24, 2012 Remarks Of Senator Leahy In Advance Of Data Privacy Day Unknown

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