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		<title>Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4192</link>
		<description><![CDATA[November 20, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security&amp;quot; for Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.
By order of the Chairman.



Witness List

Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee

on

&amp;quot;Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security&amp;quot;

Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Hart Senate Office Building, Room 216
10:00 a.m.

The Honorable Janet Napolitano 
Secretary
Department of Homeland Security 
Washington, DC
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Has the Supreme Court Limited Americans&apos; Access to Courts?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4189</link>
		<description><![CDATA[November 19, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing entitled &amp;quot;Has the Supreme Court Limited Americans&apos; Access to Courts?&amp;quot; for Wednesday, December 2 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
By order of the Chairman.

Witness List

Hearing before the 
Senate Judiciary Committee

On

&amp;quot;Has the Supreme Court Limited Americans&apos; Access to Courts?&amp;quot;
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
10:00 a.m.


John Payton
President and Director-Counsel
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Washington, D.C.

Gregory G. Garre
Partner
Latham &amp;amp; Watkins, LLP
Washington, D.C. 

Stephen B. Burbank
David Berger Professor for the Administration of Justice
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Judicial Nominations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4199</link>
		<description><![CDATA[November 24, 2009 

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING 

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Judicial Nominations&amp;quot; for Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. 

            Senator Whitehouse will preside.

By order of the Chairman.


Witness List 

Hearing before the 
Senate Judiciary Committee 

On 

&amp;quot;Judicial Nominations&amp;quot; 

Tuesday, December 1, 2009 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226 
10:00 a.m.

O. Rogeriee Thompson, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit

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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>TIME CHANGE--Nominations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4173</link>
		<description><![CDATA[November 13, 2009 

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING 

TIME CHANGE TO 2:30 P.M.

The hearing on &amp;quot;Nominations&amp;quot; scheduled by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for Wednesday, November 18, 2009 will now begin at 2:30 p.m., rather than the previously scheduled time of 2:00 p.m., in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. 

            Senator Schumer will preside.

By order of the Chairman.


Witness List 

Hearing before the 
Senate Judiciary Committee 

On 

&amp;quot;Nominations&amp;quot; 

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226 
2:30 p.m.

Panel I
Denny Chin, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit

Panel II
Rosanna Malouf Peterson, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington

William M. Conley, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin

Susan B. Carbon to be Director of the Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice

John H. Laub to be Director of the National Institute of Justice

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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>TIME AND LOCATION CHANGE--Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4172</link>
		<description><![CDATA[November 13th, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING

TIME CHANGE TO 9:30 A.M.
LOCATION CHANGE TO SDG-50

The hearing on &amp;quot;Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice&amp;quot; scheduled by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for Wednesday, November 18th, will now begin at 9:30 a.m., rather than the previously scheduled time of 10:00 a.m. and will now be held in Room G-50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, instead of Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
By order of the Chairman.        
        

Witness List

Hearing before the 
Senate Judiciary Committee

On

&amp;quot;Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice&amp;quot;


Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
10:00 a.m.


The Honorable Eric H. Holder Jr.
Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC

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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4172</guid>
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		<title>Cybersecurity: Preventing Terrorist Attacks and Protecting Privacy in Cyberspace                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4169</link>
		<description><![CDATA[November 9, 2009
 
NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Cybersecurity: Preventing Terrorist Attacks and Protecting Privacy in Cyberspace&amp;quot; for Tuesday, November 17, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

            Chairman Cardin will preside.
By order of the Chairman.


Witness List 

Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 
Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security

on 

&amp;quot;Cybersecurity: Preventing Terrorist Attacks and Protecting Privacy in Cyberspace&amp;quot;

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 
10:00 a.m.


PANEL I

James Baker
Associate Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Deputy Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC

Philip Reitinger
Deputy Under Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate
Director, National Cyber Security Center
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC

Richard Schaeffer
Director, Information Assurance Directorate
National Security Agency
U.S. Department of Defense
Fort Meade, Maryland

Steven R. Chabinsky
Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC


PANEL II

Gregory T. Nojeim
Senior Counsel and Director, Project on Freedom, Security &amp;amp; Technology
Center for Democracy and Technology
Washington, DC

Larry Clinton
President, Internet Security Alliance
Arlington, VA

Larry M. Wortzel, Ph.D.
Vice Chairman, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Washington, DC


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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Strengthening Our Criminal Justice System: Extending the Innocence Protection Act                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4162</link>
		<description><![CDATA[November 3, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Strengthening Our Criminal Justice System: Extending the Innocence Protection Act&amp;quot; for Tuesday, November 10th at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

By order of the Chairman

UPDATED Witness List

Hearing before the 
Senate Judiciary Committee

On

&amp;quot;Strengthening Our Criminal Justice System: Extending the Innocence Protection Act&amp;quot;

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
10:00 a.m.

Patricia Lykos
District Attorney, Harris County
Houston, Texas

Andr&amp;eacute; de Gruy
Director of the Mississippi Office of Capital Defense Counsel
Jackson, Mississippi

Keith Findley
Co-Director, Wisconsin Innocence Project
Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

Barry Matson 
Deputy Director, Alabama District Attorneys Association 
Chief Prosecutor, Alabama Computer Forensics Laboratories 
Montgomery, Alabama 
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>The First Line of Defense: Reducing Recidivism at the Local Level                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4154</link>
		<description><![CDATA[October 28, 2009
 
NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;The First Line of Defense: Reducing Recidivism at the Local Level&amp;quot; for Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

Senator Cardin will preside.
By order of the Chairman

Witness List

Hearing before the 
Senate Judiciary Committee

Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs

On

&amp;quot;The First Line of Defense: Reducing Recidivism at the Local Level&amp;quot;

Thursday, November 5, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
2:00 p.m.

Andrea Cabral
Sheriff
Suffolk County Sheriff&apos;s Department
Boston, Massachusetts

The Honorable Harvey Bartle III
Chief Judge
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Stefan LoBuglio
Chief
Pre-Release and Reentry Division
Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Correction and Rehabilitation
Rockville, MD

Doug Burris
Chief Probation Officer
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri

Amy Solomon
Senior Research Associate
Urban Institute 
Washington, DC

David Muhlhausen
Senior Policy Analyst 
Heritage Foundation
Washington, DC


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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Nominations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4151</link>
		<description><![CDATA[October 28, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Nominations&amp;quot; for Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

By order of the Chairman

Updated Witness List

Hearing before the 
Senate Judiciary Committee

On

&amp;quot;Nominations&amp;quot;

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
2:00 p.m.

Panel I

Thomas I. Vanaskie, to be United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Panel II

Christina Reiss, to be United States District Judge for the District of Vermont

Louis B. Butler, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin

Abdul K. Kallon, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama

Victoria Angelica Espinel, to be Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the President
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4151</guid>
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		<title>RESCHEDULED--Effective Strategies for Preventing Health Care Fraud                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4139</link>
		<description><![CDATA[October 21, 2009

NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED COMMITTEE HEARING
The hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary entitled &amp;quot;Effective Strategies for Preventing Health Care Fraud&amp;quot; has been rescheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. 

By order of the Chairman

Witness List
Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 
on
&amp;quot;Effective Strategies for Preventing Health Care Fraud&amp;quot;

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
10:00 a.m.

Bill Corr
Deputy Secretary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Tony West
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice

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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title> Nominations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4126</link>
		<description><![CDATA[October 14, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Nominations&amp;quot; for Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.



Senator Klobuchar will preside.

By order of the Chairman

Witness List

Hearing before the 
Senate Judiciary Committee

On

&amp;quot;Nominations&amp;quot;

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
2:00 p.m.

Jane Branstetter Stranch, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit

Benjamin B. Tucker, to be Deputy Director for State, Local and Tribal Affairs, 
Office of Drug Control Policy
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4126</guid>
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		<title>POSTPONED--Effective Strategies for Preventing Health Care Fraud                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4129</link>
		<description><![CDATA[October 16, 2009

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING POSTPONEMENT 

         The hearing on &amp;quot;Effective Strategies for Preventing Health Care Fraud&amp;quot; scheduled before the Senate Judiciary Committee for Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. has been postponed.

By order of the Chairman
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4129</guid>
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		<title>Medical Debt: Can Bankruptcy Reform Facilitate a Fresh Start?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4124</link>
		<description><![CDATA[October 13, 2009
 
NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Medical Debt: Can Bankruptcy Reform Facilitate a Fresh Start?&amp;quot; for Tuesday, October 20 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

	Chairman Whitehouse will preside
By order of the Chairman


UPDATED Witness List 

Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts 

on 

&amp;quot;Medical Debt: Can Bankruptcy Reform Facilitate a Fresh Start?&amp;quot; 

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 
10:00 a.m. 

Kerry Burns 
Coventry, Rhode Island 

Elizabeth Edwards 
Senior Fellow 
Center for American Progress 
Washington, DC 

John A. E. Pottow 
Professor of Law 
University of Michigan Law School 
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Aparna Mathur
Research Fellow
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Washington, DC

Diana Furchtgott-Roth
Senior Fellow
Hudson Institute
Washington, DC


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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Prohibiting Price Fixing and Other Anticompetitive Conduct in the Health Insurance Industry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4111</link>
		<description><![CDATA[October 2, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Prohibiting Price Fixing and Other Anticompetitive Conduct in the Health Insurance Industry&amp;quot; for Wednesday, October 14 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

By order of the Chairman.

Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary

on

&amp;quot;Prohibiting Price Fixing and Other Anticompetitive Conduct in the Health Insurance Industry&amp;quot;

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 
10:00 a.m.

The Honorable Harry Reid
Majority Leader
U.S. Senate

The Honorable Christine A. Varney
Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust
Department of Justice
Washington, DC

J. Robert Hunter 
Insurance Director 
Consumer Federation of America 
Washington, DC 

Lawrence S. Powell, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor and Whitbeck-Beyer Chair of Insurance and Financial Services 
University of Arkansas, Little Rock - College of Business 
Little Rock, AR


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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>RESCHEDULED--Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Faith-Based Perspectives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4108</link>
		<description><![CDATA[October 1, 2009

NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING

The hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security entitled &amp;quot;Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Faith-Based Perspectives&amp;quot; previously scheduled for Tuesday, September 29, 2009 has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. 

Chairman Schumer will preside.

By order of the Chairman

Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security

on

&amp;quot;Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Faith-Based Perspectives&amp;quot;

Thursday, October 8, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 

3:00 p.m.


His Eminence Theodore E. McCarrick
Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus
Diocese of Washington
Washington, DC

The Reverend Samuel Rodriguez
President
National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
Sacramento, CA

James Tolle
Senior Pastor
The Church on the Way
Van Nuys, CA

Michael Gerson
Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Global Engagement
Center on Faith and International Affairs
Washington, DC

Leith Anderson
Senior Pastor
Wooddale Church
Eden Prairie, MN
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>Nominations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4101</link>
		<description><![CDATA[September 30, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Nominations&amp;quot; for Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

Senator Cardin will preside.
By order of the Chairman


Witness List

Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee

on

&amp;quot;Nominations&amp;quot;

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
4:00 p.m.


Panel I

Barbara Milano Keenan to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit

Panel II

Laurie O. Robinson to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

Ketanji Brown Jackson to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Workplace Fairness: Has the Supreme Court Been Misinterpreting Laws Designed to Protect American Workers from Discrimination?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4096</link>
		<description><![CDATA[September 29, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Workplace Fairness: Has the Supreme Court Been Misinterpreting Laws Designed to Protect American Workers from Discrimination?&amp;quot; for Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

By order of the Chairman

Updated Witness List

Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee

on

&amp;quot;Workplace Fairness: Has the Supreme Court Been Misinterpreting Laws Designed to Protect American Workers from Discrimination?&amp;quot;

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Senate Dirksen Office Building Room 226
10:00 a.m.

Jamie Leigh Jones
Spring, TX

Jack Gross
Des Moines, IA

Professor Michael Foreman
Director, Civil Rights Appellate Clinic
Dickinson School of Law
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA

Michael W. Fox
Shareholder
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak &amp;amp; Stewart, P.C.
Austin, TX

Mark A. de Bernardo
Partner
Jackson Lewis, LLP
Washington, DC

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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>TIME CHANGE--Examining the History and Legality of Executive Branch &apos;Czars&apos;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4098</link>
		<description><![CDATA[October 5, 2009
 
NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING
TIME CHANGE TO 1:30 p.m.

The hearing on &amp;quot;Examining the History and Legality of Executive Branch &apos;Czars&apos;&amp;quot; scheduled by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, for Tuesday, October 6, 2009 will begin at 1:30 p.m. rather than the previously scheduled time of 2:00 p.m.

By order of the Chairman


Chairman Feingold will preside
By order of the Chairman

Witness List

Hearing before the 
Senate Committee on the Judiciary 
Subcommittee on the Constitution 

on

&amp;quot;Examining the History and Legality of Executive Branch &apos;Czars&apos;&amp;quot;  

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
1:30 pm


T.J. Halstead
Deputy Assistant Director, American Law Division, 
Congressional Research Service 
Library of Congress
Washington, DC

John C. Harrison
James Madison Distinguished Professor of Law
Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Research Professor
University of Virginia School of Law
Charlottesville, VA

Bradley H. Patterson, Jr.
Author, To Serve the President (2008)
Bethesda, MD

Tuan Samahon
Associate Professor
Villanova University School of Law
Villanova, PA

Matthew Spalding
Director, B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies
The Heritage Foundation
Washington, DC

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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>No Safe Haven:  Accountability for Human Rights Violators, Part II                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4094</link>
		<description><![CDATA[September 25, 2009


NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law will hold a hearing entitled &amp;quot;No Safe Haven:  Accountability for Human Rights Violators, Part II&amp;quot; on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

Chairman Durbin will preside.

By order of the Chairman



Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law

on

&amp;quot;No Safe Haven: Accountability for Human Rights Violators, Part II&amp;quot;

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 
10:00 a.m.


The Honorable Lanny A. Breuer
Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC

The Honorable John T. Morton
Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC

David T. Donahue
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services 
Bureau of Consular Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC

Arthur M. Cummings, II
Executive Assistant Director
National Security Branch
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, DC

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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4094</guid>
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	  <item>
		<title>Responding to the Growing Need for Federal Judgeships: The Federal Judgeship Act of 2009                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4083</link>
		<description><![CDATA[September 22, 2009

NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts will hold a hearing entitled &amp;quot;Responding to the Growing Need for Federal Judgeships: The Federal Judgeship Act of 2009&amp;quot; on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. 

Chairman Whitehouse will preside.
By order of the Chairman.

Witness List

Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts

on

&amp;quot;Responding to the Growing Need for Federal Judgeships: The Federal Judgeship Act of 2009&amp;quot;

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
2:30 p.m.


The Honorable George Z. Singal
Judge
United States District Court for the District of Maine
Portland, ME


The Honorable Lawrence J. O&apos;Neill
Judge
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Fresno, CA


The Honorable Gerald B. Tjoflat
Judge
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Jacksonville, FL


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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>Advancing Freedom of Information in the New Era of Responsibility                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4077</link>
		<description><![CDATA[September 18, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Advancing Freedom of Information in the New Era of Responsibility&amp;quot; for Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
By order of the Chairman


Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary

on

&amp;quot;Advancing Freedom of Information in the New Era of Responsibility&amp;quot;

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Senate Dirksen Office Building Room 226
10:00 a.m.

Panel I

The Honorable Thomas J. Perrelli
Associate Attorney General 
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC

Miriam Nisbet
Director
Office of Government Information Services 
National Archives and Records Administration
College Park, MD

Panel II

Tom Curley
President and CEO
The Associated Press
Representing the Sunshine in Government Initiative
New York, NY

Meredith Fuchs, Esquire
General Counsel
The National Security Archive
Washington, DC


]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids: Enforcement Barriers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4081</link>
		<description><![CDATA[September 21, 2009

NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs will hold a hearing entitled &amp;quot;Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids: Enforcement Barriers&amp;quot; on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. 

Chairman Specter will preside.

By order of the Chairman

Updated Witness List

Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs

on

&amp;quot;Body Building Products and Hidden Steroids: Enforcement Barriers&amp;quot;

Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
2:30 p.m.


Michael Levy
Division Director
Office of Compliance
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Washington, DC

Joseph T. Rannazzisi
Deputy Assistant Administrator
Office of Diversion Control
Drug Enforcement Administration
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC

Travis Tygart
Chief Executive Officer
United States Anti Doping Agency
Colorado Springs, CO

Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D.
Interim Executive Director and CEO
Vice President
Scientific &amp;amp; Regulatory Affairs
National Products Association
Washington, DC

Richard F. Kingham
Partner
Covington &amp;amp; Burling LLP
Washington, DC
]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>POSTPONED--Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Faith-Based Perspectives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4080</link>
		<description><![CDATA[September 21, 2009
 
NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Faith-Based Perspectives&amp;quot; for Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
            
Chairman Schumer will preside.
By order of the Chairman

Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security

on

&amp;quot;Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Faith-Based Perspectives&amp;quot;

Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 
9:30 a.m.


Dr. Richard Land
President
Ethics &amp;amp; Religious Liberty Commission
Southern Baptist Convention
Nashville, TN

Reverend Luis Cortes, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
Esperanza USA
Philadelphia, PA

His Eminence Theodore E. McCarrick
Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus
Diocese of Washington
Washington, DC

Michael Gerson
Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Global Engagement
Center on Faith and International Affairs
Washington, DC

James Tolle
Senior Pastor
The Church on the Way
Van Nuys, CA



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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>Judicial Nominations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4067</link>
		<description><![CDATA[September 16, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Judicial Nominations&amp;quot; for Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

Senator Feinstein will preside.

By order of the Chairman

Witness List

Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee

on

&amp;quot;Judicial Nominations&amp;quot;

Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226

2:30 p.m.


Jacqueline H. Nguyen to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California

Edward Milton Chen to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California

Dolly M. Gee to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California

Richard Seeborg to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>Reauthorizing the USA PATRIOT Act: Ensuring Liberty and Security                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4062</link>
		<description><![CDATA[September 15, 2009

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing entitled &amp;quot;Reauthorizing the USA PATRIOT Act: Ensuring Liberty and Security&amp;quot; on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. 

By order of the Chairman

September 18, 2009

Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
on

&amp;quot;Reauthorizing the USA PATRIOT Act: Ensuring Liberty and Security&amp;quot;

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 
Senate Dirksen Office Building Room 226 
10:00 a.m.


Panel I

The Honorable David Kris
Assistant Attorney General
National Security Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC

The Honorable Glenn Fine
Inspector General
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC

Panel II

Suzanne E. Spaulding
Principal
Bingham Consulting Group
Washington, DC

Kenneth L. Wainstein
Partner
O&apos;Melveny &amp;amp; Myers LLP
Washington, DC

Lisa Graves
Executive Director
Center for Media &amp;amp; Democracy
Washington, DC

]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>Strengthening Security and Oversight at Biological Research Laboratories                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4059</link>
		<description><![CDATA[September 14, 2009
 
NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Strengthening Security and Oversight at Biological Research Laboratories&amp;quot; for Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

Chairman Cardin will preside.

By order of the Chairman

Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security

on

&amp;quot;Strengthening Security and Oversight at Biological Research Laboratories&amp;quot;

Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Senate Dirksen Office Building Room 226
2:30 p.m.

Panel I

Daniel D. Roberts, Criminal Justice Information Services
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
Washington, DC

Jean Reed
Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
Chemical and Biological Defense / Chemical Demilitarization
United States Department of Defense
Arlington, VA

Brandt Pasco
Compliance Assurance Program Manager
United States Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC

Panel II

The Honorable Robert Graham
Former United States Senator from Florida
Chair, Commission for the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
Washington, DC

Dr. Nancy Kingsbury
Managing Director, Applied Research and Methods
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC

Michael Greenberger
Director, Center for Health and Homeland Security
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>POSTPONED--Comprehensive Immigration Reform: How the Current Immigration Law Negatively Impacts America&apos;s Agricultural Industry and Food Security                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4057</link>
		<description><![CDATA[September 18, 2009

NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING POSTPONEMENT 

The hearing on &amp;quot;Comprehensive Immigration Reform: How the Current Immigration Law Negatively Impacts America&apos;s Agricultural Industry and Food Security&amp;quot; scheduled before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, for Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. has been postponed.

By order of the Chairman
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>Crisis on the Farm: The State of Competition and Prospects for Sustainability in the Northeast Dairy Industry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4055</link>
		<description><![CDATA[September 12, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE FIELD HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a field hearing on &amp;quot;Crisis on the Farm: The State of Competition and Prospects for Sustainability in the Northeast Dairy Industry&amp;quot; for Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Albans City Hall, 100 Main Street, St. Albans, Vermont.

By order of the Chairman

Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary

on

&amp;quot;Crisis on the Farm: The State of Competition and Prospects for Sustainability in the Northeast Dairy Industry&amp;quot;

Saturday, September 19, 2009
St. Albans City Hall
St. Albans, VT
10:00 a.m.

Panel I

The Honorable Christine Varney 
Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust
Department of Justice
Washington, DC

Dr. Joseph Glauber
Chief Economist
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC

Panel II

Bill Rowell
Green Mountain Dairy
Sheldon, VT

Paul Doton
Doton Farm
Woodstock, VT

Travis Forgues
Forgues Family Farm
Alburg, VT

Robert Wellington
Agri-Mark Dairy Cooperative 
Lawrence, MA



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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>TIME CHANGE--Evaluating S. 1551: The Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4052</link>
		<description><![CDATA[September 17, 2009
 
NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING
TIME CHANGE TO 4:00 p.m.

The hearing on &amp;quot;Evaluating S. 1551: The Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009&amp;quot; scheduled by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for Thursday, September 17, 2009 will begin at 4:00 p.m. rather than the previously scheduled time of 2:00 p.m.

By order of the Chairman



Chairman Specter will preside.

Updated Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs

on

&amp;quot;Evaluating S. 1551: The Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009&amp;quot;

Thursday, September 17, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 
2:00 p.m.

John C. Coffee
Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law
Columbia University School of Law
New York, NY

Patrick J Szymanski, Esq.
General Counsel
Change to Win
Washington, DC

Tanya Solov
Director
Securities Department
Office of the Illinois Secretary of State 
On behalf of the North American Securities Administrators Association
Washington, DC

Robert J. Giuffra, Jr.
Partner
Sullivan &amp;amp; Cromwell LLP
New York, NY

Adam C. Pritchard
Frances and George Skestos Professor of Law
University of Michigan Law School
Ann Arbor, MI
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4046</link>
		<description><![CDATA[NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation&amp;quot; for Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

By order of the Chairman

Witness List

Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee

on

&amp;quot;Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation&amp;quot;

Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Senate Dirksen Office Building Room 226
10:00 a.m.

The Honorable Robert S. Mueller, III 
Director 
Federal Bureau of Investigation 
United States Department of Justice 
Washington, DC


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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4046</guid>
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	  <item>
		<title>Human Rights at Home: Mental Illness in U.S. Prisons and Jails                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4047</link>
		<description><![CDATA[September 8, 2009


NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law will hold a hearing entitled &amp;quot;Human Rights at Home: Mental Illness in U.S. Prisons and Jails&amp;quot; on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

Chairman Durbin will preside.

By order of the Chairman

Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law

on

&amp;quot;Human Rights at Home: Mental Illness in U.S. Prisons and Jails&amp;quot;

Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 
10:00 a.m.


Panel I

Harley Lappin
Director 
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Washington, DC

Samuel Bagenstos
Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC

Mary Lou Leary
Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC

Panel II

Gary D. Maynard
Secretary
Maryland Department of Public Safety &amp;amp; Correctional Services
Towson, MD

Michael P. Randle
Director
Illinois Department of Corrections
Springfield, Illinois

Kathryn E. Zenoff
Presiding Justice
Second Appellate Court of Illinois
Rockford, Illinois

David Fuller
Outreach and Housing Coordinator
Manhattan Outreach Consortium
Brooklyn, NY






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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>Nominations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4039</link>
		<description><![CDATA[September 2, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Nominations&amp;quot; for Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

Senator Whitehouse will preside.
By order of the Chairman
Witness List

Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee

on

&amp;quot;Nominations&amp;quot;

Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
2:30 p.m.

Panel I

Joseph A. Greenaway to be United States Circuit Court Judge for the Third Circuit

Panel II

Roberto A. Lange to be United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota

Irene Cornelia Berger to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia

Charlene Edwards Honeywell to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida

Ignacia S. Moreno to be Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice



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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4038</link>
		<description><![CDATA[August 31, 2009

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing entitled &amp;quot;Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States&amp;quot; on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. 

By order of the Chairman

Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary

on

&amp;quot;Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States&amp;quot;

Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 
10:00 a.m.

Dr. Eric Buel
Laboratory Director
Vermont Forensic Laboratory
State of Vermont Department of Public Safety
Waterbury, VT

Peter Neufeld
Co-Director
The Innocence Project
New York, NY

Harold Hurtt
Chief of Police
Houston Police Department
Houston, TX

Paul Giannelli
Professor
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Barry Matson
Deputy Director
Alabama District Attorneys Association
Chief Prosecutor
Alabama Computer Forensics Laboratories
Montgomery, AL

Matthew F. Redle
County and Prosecuting Attorney
Sheridan County
Sheridan, WY


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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4038</guid>
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	  <item>
		<title>TIME CHANGE--Mortgage Modifications during the Foreclosure Crisis: Is there a Role for Bankruptcy Courts?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4035</link>
		<description><![CDATA[August 17, 2009
 
NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE FIELD HEARING
TIME CHANGE TO 10:00 a.m.
          The hearing on &amp;quot;Mortgage Modifications during the Foreclosure Crisis: Is there a Role for Bankruptcy Courts?&amp;quot; scheduled by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts for Thursday, August 20, 2009 will begin at 10:00 a.m. rather than the previously scheduled time of 11:00 a.m.

By order of the Chairman



Updated Witness List

Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts

on

&amp;quot;Mortgage Modifications during the Foreclosure Crisis: Is there a Role for Bankruptcy Courts?&amp;quot;

Thursday, August 20, 2009
Rhode Island Housing
Providence, RI 
10:00 a.m.

Joseph Verdelotti, Jr.
Homeowner
West Warwick, RI

Jeffrey Burlingame
Homeowner
Woonsocket, RI

David Pollock
Homeowner
Cranston, RI

Susan Bodington
Deputy Director for Planning, Rhode Island Housing  
Providence, RI

John Rao
Attorney, National Consumer Law Center
Boston, MA


 

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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4035</guid>
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	  <item>
		<title>Continuation of Subcommittee Executive Business Meeting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4032</link>
		<description><![CDATA[August 5, 2009

NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE EXECUTIVE BUSINESS MEETING CONTINUATION

     The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution Executive Business Meeting will continue tomorrow, August 6, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. or  upon the conclusion of the Full Committee Executive Business Meeting, in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

          By order of the Chairman
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4032</guid>
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	  <item>
		<title>CANCELLED -- Comprehensive Immigration Reform Roundtable: Employment-Based Immigration to Propel America&apos;s Economy While Protecting America&apos;s Workforce                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4007</link>
		<description><![CDATA[July 29, 2009

NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING CANCELLATION 

          The hearing on &amp;quot;Comprehensive Immigration Reform Roundtable: Employment-Based Immigration to Propel America&apos;s Economy While Protecting America&apos;s Workforce&amp;quot; scheduled by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security  for Thursday, August 6 at 10:00 a.m. has been cancelled.
]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4007</guid>
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	  <item>
		<title>The Performance Rights Act and Parity among Music Delivery Platforms                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4011</link>
		<description><![CDATA[July 23, 2009

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing entitled &amp;quot;The Performance Rights Act and Parity among Music Delivery Platforms&amp;quot; on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. 

Senator Feinstein will preside.
By order of the Chairman

Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary

on

&amp;quot;The Performance Rights Act and Parity among Music Delivery Platforms&amp;quot;

Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 
2:30 p.m.

Sheila E
Grammy Award-winning Artist
On behalf of the MusicFIRST Coalition
Sherman Oaks, CA

Bob Kimball
Executive Vice President
Real Networks
Seattle, WA

Marian Leighton-Levy
Owner
Rounder Records
Burlington, MA

Steve Newberry
Joint Board Chairman
National Association of Broadcasters
President and CEO
Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation
Glasgow, KY

Ralph Oman
Adjunct Professor
George Washington University Law School
Washington, DC

James L. Winston
Executive Director and General Counsel
National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, Inc.
Washington, DC



]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4011</guid>
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	  <item>
		<title>Nominations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4006</link>
		<description><![CDATA[July 22, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on &amp;quot;Nominations&amp;quot; for Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.

By order of the Chairman

Witness List

Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee

on

&amp;quot;Nominations&amp;quot;

Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
10:00 a.m.


Beverly Baldwin Martin to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit

Jeffrey L. Viken to be United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota

David J. Kappos to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office


]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4006</guid>
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	  <item>
		<title>Prosecuting Terrorists: Civilian and Military Trials for GTMO and Beyond                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4002</link>
		<description><![CDATA[July 23, 2009

UPDATED NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING  

            The hearing before the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary scheduled for Tuesday, July 28, at 2:30 p.m. is retitled &amp;quot;Prosecuting Terrorists: Civilian and Military Trials for GTMO and Beyond.&amp;quot;

By order of the Chairman
 

Updated Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security

on

&amp;quot; Prosecuting Terrorists: Civilian and Military Trials for GTMO and Beyond&amp;quot;

Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 
2:30 p.m.

Panel I

The Honorable David Kris
Assistant Attorney General
National Security Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC

The Honorable Jeh C. Johnson
General Counsel 
U.S. Department of Defense
Arlington, VA


Panel II

David Laufman
Partner
Kelley Drye &amp;amp; Warren LLP
Washington, DC

Deborah Pearlstein
Associate Research Scholar
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Princeton, NJ

Michael Edney
Gibson, Dunn &amp;amp; Crutcher LLP
Washington, DC


]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=4002</guid>
	  </item>
	
	  <item>
		<title>CANCELLED -- Examining S. 845, The &apos;Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009&apos;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3985</link>
		<description><![CDATA[July 21, 2009

NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING CANCELLATION 

            The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs hearing on &amp;quot;Examining S. 845, The &apos;Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009&amp;quot; scheduled for Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building has been cancelled.

By order of the Chairman
 
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3985</guid>
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	  <item>
		<title>The Worsening Foreclosure Crisis:  Is It Time to Reconsider Bankruptcy Reform?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3993</link>
		<description><![CDATA[July 16, 2009

NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts will hold a hearing entitled &amp;quot;The Worsening Foreclosure Crisis:  Is It Time to Reconsider Bankruptcy Reform?&amp;quot; on Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. 

Chairman Whitehouse will preside.
By order of the Chairman

Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts

on

&amp;quot;The Worsening Foreclosure Crisis:  Is It Time to Reconsider Bankruptcy Reform?&amp;quot;

Thursday, July 23, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 
10:00 a.m.


Joseph Verdelotti, Jr.
Homeowner
West Warwick, RI

Alys Cohen
Staff Attorney
National Consumer Law Center
Washington, D.C.  

Adam Levitin
Professor
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, D.C.

Mark A. Calabria, Ph.D.
Director, Financial Regulation Studies, Cato Institute
Washington, D.C.

Richard Genirberg
Attorney
Genirberg Law Office
Jonesboro, GA

]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3993</guid>
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	  <item>
		<title>Metal Theft: Public Hazard, Law Enforcement Challenge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3984</link>
		<description><![CDATA[July 15, 2009

NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs will hold a hearing entitled &amp;quot;Metal Theft: Public Hazard, Law Enforcement Challenge&amp;quot; on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. 

Senator Klobuchar will preside.
By order of the Chairman

Updated Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs

on

&amp;quot;Metal Theft: Public Hazard, Law Enforcement Challenge&amp;quot;

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 
2:30 p.m.


Mona Dohman
Chief of Police
Maple Grove Police Department
Maple Grove, MN

Frank Coffey
Director-Critical Infrastructure
Qwest Communications
Denver, CO

Aaron D. Kennard
Executive Director
National Sheriffs&apos; Association
Alexandria, VA

Mark R. Lewon
Vice President for Operations
Utah Metal Works
On behalf of Utah Metal Works and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.
Salt Lake City, UT


David M. Sparby
Xcel Energy
On behalf of Xcel Energy and Edison Electric Institute
Minneapolis, MN
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>Promoting Job Creation and Foreign Investment in the United States: An Assessment of the EB-5 Regional Center Program                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3998</link>
		<description><![CDATA[July 14, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing entitled &amp;quot;Promoting Job Creation and Foreign Investment in the United States: An Assessment of the EB-5 Regional Center Program&amp;quot; on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. 

By order of the Chairman

Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary

on

&amp;quot;Promoting Job Creation and Foreign Investment in the United States: An Assessment of the EB-5 Regional Center Program&amp;quot;

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 
10:00 a.m.

Robert F. Kruszka
Deputy Chief 
Service Center Operations
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Washington, D.C.

Stephen Yale-Loehr
Adjunct Professor, Cornell University Law School
Executive Director, Invest In the USA
Ithaca, New York  

Bill Stenger
President
Jay Peak Resort
Newport, Vermont

Michael T. Dougherty 
Former U.S. Citizenship &amp;amp; Immigration Services Ombudsman
Alexandria, Virginia

Ron Drinkard
Director
Alabama Center for Foreign Investment
Montgomery, AL

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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3998</guid>
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	  <item>
		<title>TIME CHANGE--Ensuring a Legal Workforce: What Changes Should be Made to Our Current Employment Verification System?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3982</link>
		<description><![CDATA[July 20, 2009
 
NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING
TIME CHANGE TO 2:15 p.m.

          The hearing on &amp;quot;Ensuring a Legal Workforce: What Changes Should be Made to Our Current Employment Verification System?&amp;quot; scheduled by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for Tuesday, July 21, 2009 will begin at 2:15 p.m. rather than the previously scheduled time of 2:00 p.m.

By order of the Chairman


Updated Witness List 

Hearing before the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security

on

&amp;quot;Ensuring a Legal Workforce: What Changes Should be Made to Our Current Employment Verification System?&amp;quot;

Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 
2:15 p.m.

Panel I

The Honorable Luis Gutierrez
U.S. House of Representatives [IL-4]


Panel II

Michael Aytes
Acting Director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Washington, D.C.

James Ziglar
Senior Fellow
Migration Policy Institute
Washington, D.C.

Lynden Melmed 
Former Chief Counsel for USCIS
Berry Appleman &amp;amp; Leiden, LLP
Washington, DC
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3982</guid>
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	  <item>
		<title>Continuation of the Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3986</link>
		<description><![CDATA[July 15, 2009

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING CONTINUATION

       The Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States will continue tomorrow, July 16, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.

            By order of the Chairman


Following the conclusion of Judge Sotomayor&apos;s testimony, the Committee will call the following witnesses:


Supplemental Witness List
Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee
on
The Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of the United States
Hart Senate Office Building Room 216

PANEL III 

Kim J. Askew, Esq.
Chair
American Bar Association, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary 


Mary M. Boies
Member
American Bar Association, Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary

PANEL IV

Majority

The Honorable Michael Bloomberg
Mayor, City of New York

Robert Morgenthau
District Attorney
New York County, New York

The Honorable Dustin McDaniel
Attorney General
State of Arkansas

Wade Henderson
President and CEO
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

Minority

Frank Ricci
New Haven Fire Department

Lieutenant Ben Vargas
New Haven Fire Department

Peter Kirsanow, Esq.
Partner with the law firm of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan &amp;amp; Aronoff LLP and Commissioner
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Linda Chavez
Chairman
Center for Equal Opportunity

PANEL V

Majority

Louis Freeh
Former Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Chuck Canterbury
National President
Fraternal Order of Police

David Cone
Former Major League Baseball Player

Kate Stith
Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law
Yale Law School

Minority

Dr. Charmaine Yoest
Americans United for Life

Sandy Froman, Esq.
Attorney, Gun Rights Advocate, and
Former President of the National Rifle Association

David Kopel, Esq.
Independence Institute

Ilya Somin
Professor
George Mason University School of Law

PANEL VI

Majority

The Honorable Nydia Vel&amp;aacute;zquez
Chair
Congressional Hispanic Caucus

The Honorable Jose E. Serrano
U.S. House of Representatives [NY-16]

Ramona Romero
National President
Hispanic National Bar Association

Theodore M. Shaw
Professor
Columbia Law School

Minority

Tim Jeffries
Founder
P7 Enterprises

Neomi Rao
Professor
George Mason University School of Law

Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz
Professor
Georgetown University Law Center

John McGinnis
Professor
Northwestern University School of Law

PANEL VII

Majority

Michael J. Garcia
Former United States Attorney
Southern District of New York

Patricia Hynes
President
New York City Bar Association

JoAnne A. Epps
Dean, Temple University Beasley School of Law
On behalf of the National Association of Women Lawyers

Minority

David Rivkin, Esq.
Partner
Baker Hostetler

Dr. Stephen Halbrook
Attorney
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	  <item>
		<title>Continuation of the Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3980</link>
		<description><![CDATA[July 14, 2009

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING CONTINUATION

     The Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States will continue tomorrow, July 15, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.

          By order of the Chairman
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3980</guid>
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	  <item>
		<title>Continuation of the Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3976</link>
		<description><![CDATA[July 13, 2009

NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING CONTINUATION
     
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States will continue tomorrow, July 14, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.

          By order of the Chairman
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3976</guid>
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	  <item>
		<title>The Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of the United States                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3959</link>
		<description><![CDATA[July 6, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States on Monday, July 13, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building. 

By order of the Chairman




Witness List
Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee
on

The Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of the United States

Monday, July 13, 2009
Hart Senate Office Building Room 216
10:00 a.m.

Panel I
The Honorable Charles E. Schumer
United States Senator

The Honorable Kirsten E. Gillibrand
United States Senator

Panel II
The Honorable Sonia Sotomayor

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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<guid>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3959</guid>
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	  <item>
		<title>The Bowl Championship Series:  Is it Fair and In Compliance with Antitrust Law?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 </title>
		<link>http://judiciary.senate.gov/hearings/hearing.cfm?id=3951</link>
		<description><![CDATA[June 30, 2009
 
NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights will hold a hearing entitled &amp;quot;The Bowl Championship Series:  Is it Fair and In Compliance with Antitrust Law?&amp;quot; on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. 
Chairman Kohl will preside.

By order of the Chairman

Witness List

Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

on

&amp;quot;The Bowl Championship Series:  Is it Fair and In Compliance with Antitrust Law?&amp;quot;

Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
2:30 p.m.

Michael Young
President, University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 

Barry Brett, Esq.
Partner, Troutman Sanders
           New York, New York            

Harvey Perlman
Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

William Monts III, Esq. 
Partner, Hogan and Hartson 
Washington, DC

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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          </title>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 18, 2009
 
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing entitled &amp;quot;The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009&amp;quot; on Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. 

By order of the Chairman

Witness List
Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee
on
&amp;quot;The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009&amp;quot;

Thursday, June 25, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
10:00 a.m.

Panel I

The Honorable Eric H. Holder Jr.
Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC

Panel II

Janet Langhart Cohen
Chevy Chase, MD 

Dr. Mark Achtemeier 
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary 
Dubuque, IA

Gail Heriot 
Commissioner 
United States Commission on Civil Rights 
Professor of Law 
University of California at San Diego 
San Diego, CA

Brian W. Walsh 
Senior Legal Research Fellow
Center for Legal and Judicial Studies 
The Heritage Foundation 
Washington, DC

Michael Lieberman 
Washington Counsel
Anti-Defamation League 
Co-Chair of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 
Hate Crimes Task Force 
Washington, DC


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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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