Constitutional Law

Congressional Activities: Week of April 28, 2008

Here is this week's congressional hearings schedule, with links to the daily calendars for the House and Senate, the weekly House whip information (majority/minority), and the Senate floor schedule.

Of note: on Wednesday the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution will hold a hearing on “Secret Law.” Professor Dawn Johnsen will testify at the hearing. In addition to serving on ACS’ Board of Directors, she co-authored a white paper (along with 18 former OLC attorneys) on Principles to Guide the Office of Legal Counsel, a law journal article on the same topic, and participated in a panel discussion on principles to guide the Department of Justice. Bradford Berenson, who is also scheduled to testify, participated in a panel discussion on whether there will be limits to the commander in chief power in the 21st century. A third panelist, David Rivkin, has spoken at numerous ACS events.

There is also a hearing on judicial nominations on Thursday.

Tuesday, April 29

Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs (Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia) hearing examining the REAL ID Act.

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing examining the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Wednesday, April 30

Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Subcommittee on the Constitution) hearing examining secret law and the threat to democratic and accountable government.

Thursday, May 1

Senate Committee on Judiciary hearing to examine the judicial nominations of G. Steven Agee to the Fourth Circuit, William T. Lawrence to the Southern District of Indiana, and G. Murray Snow to the District of Arizona.

Full post as published by ACS Blog on April 28, 2008 (boomark / email).