Topic - Judiciary Committee

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  Same-sex marriage bill gets hearing in Md. House

  Gov. Martin O'Malley urged House lawmakers on Friday to pass his same-sex marriage bill and argued that allowing gays to marry does not necessarily conflict with one's religious opposition to homosexuality.

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  Debate on Md. same-sex marriage bill set to begin

  The House debate on Gov. Martin O'Malley's same-sex marriage initiative is scheduled to begin Friday with testimony from the Democratic governor and a Republican lawmaker who is expected to introduce a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.

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  Border Patrol union decries hiring of immigrant 'public advocate'

  The Obama administration's appointment of a public advocate for immigrant concerns about law enforcement policies makes a "mockery of the laws of the United States," the National Border Patrol Council said Wednesday.

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  Holder faces wrath in Hill hearing on 'Fast and Furious'

  Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. was warned Thursday by key members a House committee that he faces a contempt of Congress citation if the Justice Department fails to turn over documents subpoenaed in the investigation of the failed Fast and Furious gunrunning operation in Arizona.

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  Dems' report: Fast & Furious not the only 'misguided' probe

  The ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday said "misguided gunwalking operations" that began in 2006 in Arizona failed to include sufficient operational controls to stop dangerous weapons from getting into the hands of violent criminals, creating a danger to public safety on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

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  Opposition to piracy bill shines spotlight on influence of e-lobbying

  Sometimes it pays to complain.

• High court: warrant needed for GPS tracking

  The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects.

• INFLUENCE GAME: Online companies win piracy fight

  Outspent but hardly outgunned, online and high-tech companies triggered an avalanche of Internet clicks to force Congress to shelve legislation that would curb online piracy. They outmaneuvered the entertainment industry and other old guard business interests, leaving them bitter and befuddled.

• After protest, Congress puts off movie piracy bill

  Caving to a massive campaign by Internet services and their millions of users, Congress indefinitely postponed legislation Friday to stop online piracy of movies and music costing U.S. companies billions of dollars every year. Critics said the bills would result in censorship and stifle Internet innovation.

• Reid postpones vote on anti-piracy bill

  Yielding to strong opposition from the high tech community, Senate and House leaders said Friday they will put off further action on legislation to combat online piracy.

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  Backlash leads Reid to postpone anti-piracy vote

  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has called off a scheduled vote next week over a contentious online anti-piracy bill after several co-sponsors withdrew support amid mounting public and corporate backlash.

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  Support wanes in Senate for anti-piracy bill

  Support for an anti-online piracy bill — drafted with rare bipartisan support — is eroding in the face of mounting public and corporate backlash.

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  Prosecutors will ask for unsealing of files in gun-walking case

  Prosecutors who asked a federal court to seal the records in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent as part of their investigation into the "Fast and Furious" operation now say they will ask that some of the documents be made public - more than a year after the shooting death.

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  Hardship claim extended for immigration applicants

  Moving yet again to streamline the immigration process, the Obama administration on Friday proposed new hardship rules to make it easier for illegal immigrants to apply for legal status and stay in the country if they have a family member who is here legally.

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  Obama expands 'hardship' waiver for illegal immigrants

  The Obama administration on Friday proposed new hardship rules that would make it easier for illegal immigrants to apply for legal status and stay in the country if they have a spouse or parent already living here legally.

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