Election-Campaign Law

Senate Finance Committee Approves Stimulus Bill With One-Year AMT Patch
The Senate Finance Committee yesterday approved the economic stimulus legislation (S. 1) 14-9 after adding a one-year AMT patch costing $70 billion, bringing the tax portion of the bill to $342 billion...

"Senate Panel Approves Judgeships Bill"
"Senate Panel Approves Judgeships Bill": At his "Washington Briefs" blog, Lawrence Hurley of The Daily Journal of California has a post that begins, "This morning the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 14-5 to approve a bill that would create dozens of new federal judgeships for the first time since 1990...

Senate Finance Committee Approves Geithner's Nomination, 18-5
After Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy Geithner submitted over 100 pages of answers to follow up questions from senators, the Senate Finance Committee today approved his nomination by an 18-5 vote...

House & Senate Pass Economic Stimulus Bill
The House (380-34) and Senate (81-16) yesterday voted to send the economic stimulus bill (H.R. 5140) to President Bush for his signature. Statutory Language Senate Finance Committee Press Release Senate Finance Committee Staff Summary Joint Commiitee on Taxation Technical Explanation...

Finance Committee Unanimously Approves Shulman to be IRS Commissioner
The Senate Finance Committee yesterday voted 21-0 to appprove the nomination of Douglas H. Shulman to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue. From the press release: The nomination now moves to the full Senate for approval...

Senate Committee Approves Bill Establishing Employment Standards For Employees Who Work In Nursing and Other Long Term Care Settings
The Senate Finance Committee approved a bill last week that would establish a nationwide system of criminal background checks for employees working in nursing homes, home health agencies, and other long-term care settings...

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Federal Transportation Equity Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

Vytorin Marketing
alleged false claims in marketing campaign.

Phone Bill Reduction
Qwest agrees to $16 million settlement in overcharging lawsuit.

Kentucky lawyers
fraud case ends in mistrial.

Two Kentucky Counties
settle strip search class action lawsuits

Repossessed car wins $700,000 Settlement
A class action lawsuit that was brought against Virginia Beach-based Tidewater Finance Co., alleging that the company had questionable repossession practices, has been settled.