SUPREME COURT

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3789 [12JN], H3828, H3833, H3834, H3837, H3845, H3849, H3851, H3852, H3854, H3856, H3857, H3859, H3862, H3865, H3872, H3875, H3877, H3909, H3910 [13JN], H3915, H3917, H3920, H3922, H3923, H3924, H3926, H3927, H3929, H3930, H3932, H3934, H3935, H3936, H3942, H3944, H3947, H3949, H3952, H3954, H3955, H3956 [14JN]

Analyses

Published Opinions of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals: Knight Ridder (company), S244 [27JA]

Applications

Presidential Personnel Application of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., for Non-Career Appointment: Mark R. Levin, Dept. of Justice, S299 [30JA]

Articles and editorials

Alito Personifies Judicial Restraint, S93 [25JA]

Alito—Wise in the Ways of ``Whys'', S96 [25JA]

Confirm Alito to the Court, S292 [30JA]

Confirm Alito—Nominee Deserves Senate's Backing, S287 [30JA]

Confirm Judge Alito, S287, S292 [30JA]

Confirm Samuel Alito, S37 [25JA], S292 [30JA]

In Alito, G.O.P. Reaps Harvest Planted in '82, S261 [30JA]

Judge Alito Is No Ideologue, S288 [30JA]

Log Judges Testimony Talkers, S63 [25JA]

No Reason To Block Senate's Alito Vote, S94 [25JA]

Qualified To Serve on the Supreme Court, S287 [30JA]

Supreme Court; Alito Deserves Confirmation, S287 [30JA]

Bills and resolutions

Colleges and universities: decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding (see H. Con. Res. 354), H790 [8MR]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (see S. 2276), S1072 [10FE] (see H.R. 5014), H1195 [28MR] (see H.R. 5454), H3137 [23MY]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (see H.R. 5739), H4915 [29JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 5576), H3723 [9JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), consideration (see H. Res. 865), H3907 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), consideration (H. Res. 865)—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 862), H3787 [12JN]

Eminent domain: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 880), H4327 [20JN]

Political campaigns: misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 333), H154 [1FE]

Rehnquist, William H.: tribute (see H.J. Res. 83), H1452 [4AP]

Cloture motions

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S197 [26JA], S308 [30JA]

Letters

Announcement of hold on any legislation affecting Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law: Senator Wyden, S7 [18JA]

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be Supreme Court Justice: Alan Reuther, UAW, S178 [26JA]

———Barry W. Lynn, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), S82 [25JA]

———Cathy Fleming, S286 [30JA]

———Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, S285 [30JA]

———Congressional Women's Caucus, S75 [25JA]

———David Saperstein and Jane Wishner, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, S84 [25JA]

———Dorothy I. Height and Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S101-S103 [25JA]

———Eileen Kaufman and Tayyab Mahmud, Society of American Law Teachers, S90-S92 [25JA]

———Frances Kissling, Catholics for a Free Choice (organization), S155 [26JA]

———Gerald W. McEntee, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, S178 [26JA]

———Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S146 [26JA]

———Joan Watson-Nelson, S172 [26JA]

———Joel S. Kaplan and Daniel S. Mariaschin, B'nai B'rith, S83 [25JA]

———John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO, S177 [26JA]

———John Tateishi, Japanese American Citizens League, S164 [26JA]

———Karen K. Narasaki, Asian American Justice Center, S164 [26JA]

———Karen Pearl, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., S156 [26JA]

———Kim Gandy, National Organization for Women, S69 [25JA]

———League of United Latin American Citizens, S182 [26JA]

———Lisa M. Maatz, American Association of University Women, S71 [25JA]

———Lisalyn R. Jacobs, Legal Momentum (organization), S69 [25JA]

———Marc H. Morial, National Urban League, S147 [26JA]

———Marjorie Press Lindblom and Robert E. Harrington, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, S147 [26JA]

———Nancy Duff Campbell and Marcia D. Greenberger, National Women's Law Center, S72 [25JA]

———Nancy Keenan, NARAL Pro-Choice America (organization), S155 [26JA]

———Peggy Sanchez Mills, YWCA, S70 [25JA]

———Phyllis Snyder, National Council of Jewish Women, S85 [25JA]

———Representative Watt and Delegate Norton, Congressional Black Caucus, S76 [25JA]

———Representatives Napolitano and Gonzalez, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, S75 [25JA]

———Robert C. Keithan, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, S83 [25JA]

———several former law clerks of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., S286 [30JA]

———several lawyers, S286 [30JA]

———several State Attorneys General, S293 [30JA]

———Shelley Lindauer and Rosanne M. Solfon, Women of Reform Judaism (organization), S84 [25JA]

———Shirley J. Wilcher, American Association for Affirmative Action, S148 [26JA]

———Susan Scanlan and Terry O'Neil, National Council of Women's Organizations, S72 [25JA]

———Vicki A. Saporta, National Abortion Federation, S157 [26JA]

———Victoria Lovato, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association, S182 [26JA]

Lists

California organizations opposing the nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to be Supreme Court Justice, S155 [26JA]

Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights participating law schools, H574 [7MR]

Supreme Court decisions affirming weak precedent in constitutional cases, S291 [30JA]

Memorandums

Judicial Independence: William M. Banta, S94 [25JA]

Papers

Fellow Judges Testify in Support of Alito Nomination: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S95 [25JA]

Press releases

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Opposes Alito Nomination—Report Details Hostility to Civil Rights and Warns of Tipped Balance on High Court: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., S147 [26JA]

RMC Opposes Judge Alito for Supreme Court: Republican Majority for Choice (organization), S156 [26JA]

Questions

Congressional Hispanic Caucus questions to Supreme Court Justice nominee Samuel A. Alito, Jr., S76 [25JA]

Remarks in House

Abortion: decision to consider appeal on partial birth abortions, H4222 [20JN]

Capital punishment: decision on use of lethal injection, H3779 [12JN]

Colleges and universities: decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding, H573, H576 [7MR], H648 [8MR], E295 [7MR]

———decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding (H. Con. Res. 354), H884-H887 [14MR], E364, E376 [15MR]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (H.R. 5014), E420 [28MR]

———base decisions on U.S. Constitution and laws, not laws of any foreign country, international law, or agreement not made under U.S. authority, H4523 [26JN]

———decision to stay execution of persons convicted in the deaths of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena, H2966 [22MY]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (H.R. 5739), E1326 [29JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce court decision permitting law enforcement officers to obtain evidence in contravention of search and seizure statutes, H4772-H4774 [28JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H3915 [14JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3822-H3891 [13JN], H3914-H3974 [14JN], E1147, E1150 [14JN], E1160, E1164 [15JN], E1184, E1187, E1191, E1193 [16JN], E1216, E1217 [20JN], E1219 [21JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), amendment process, H3848, H3849 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), consideration (H. Res. 865), H3818-H3822 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), consideration (H. Res. 865)—same-day consideration (H. Res. 862), H3803-H3805 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5576), corrections in engrossment, H3974 [14JN]

———prohibit corporations incorporated in certain foreign countries from being eligible for Federal contracts, H3918-H3920 [14JN]

———prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H3827 [13JN]

———require purchase of a certain number of alternative-fuel vehicles, H3922 [14JN]

District of Columbia: transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the Supreme Court (S. 2116), H1148, H1149 [28MR]

Eminent domain: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, E1254 [23JN]

———anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (H. Res. 880), H4318, H4319 [20JN]

Morality and ethics: national objectives priority assignments, H1435-H1439 [4AP]

O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (H. Res. 357), H458-H461 [1MR], E258, E271 [2MR], E312 [8MR]

Political campaigns: misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (H. Con. Res. 333), H302 [15FE]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H4499 [22JN], H4798 [29JN], E1254 [23JN]

Rehnquist, William H.: tribute (H.J. Res. 83), H1686, H1687 [25AP], E508 [4AP]

Remarks in Senate

Alito, Samuel A., Jr.: nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S36-S37, S40-S58, S61-S108 [25JA], S145-S207, S232 [26JA], S235-S248 [27JA], S259-S279, S281-S318 [30JA], S334-S348 [31JA]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, unanimous-consent agreement, S197 [26JA]

———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, unanimous-consent request, S186 [26JA]

Clean Water Act: decision on wetlands protection, S6410 [22JN]

Courts: adjust salaries for Supreme Court Justices and Federal judges (S. 2276), S1073 [10FE]

———politicization of the judicial decisionmaking process, S178-S180, S185, S198 [26JA], S238 [27JA], S259-S269 [30JA], S343 [31JA]

Eminent domain: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, S6449 [23JN]

POW: decision on judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees held in the war on terror, S6757, S6773 [29JN], S7278 [10JY], S7290-S7292 [11JY]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S99 [25JA], S278, S279, S306 [30JA], S3635, S3636 [27AP]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (S. 1313), S6449 [23JN]

Rehnquist, William H.: tribute (H.J. Res. 83), S4091 [4MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5576, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 865) (H. Rept. 109-501), H3907 [13JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5576) (H. Rept. 109-495), H3723 [9JN]

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., To Be Supreme Court Justice: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S33 [24JA], S123 [25JA]

Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1768), S2602 [30MR]

Same-Day Consideration of Rule on H.R. 5576, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 862) (H. Rept. 109-498), H3787 [12JN]

Sunshine in the Courtroom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 829), S2602 [30MR]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to William H. Rehnquist: Bar of the Supreme Court of the U.S., S5940-S5944 [15JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3836, H3837, H3839, H3840, H3850, H3860 [13JN], H3926, H3956 [14JN]

Schedules

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist Memorial, S5940 [15JN]

Statements

Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., To Be Supreme Court Justice: Senator Specter, S42-S45 [25JA]

Tables

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 5576), H3962-H3973 [14JN]

Profile of Supreme Court Justices, S185 [26JA]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 354, Supreme Court decision on allowing military recruiting on campuses of colleges that receive Federal funding, H884 [14MR]

H. Res. 357, tribute to Sandra Day O'Connor, H458 [1MR]

H. Res. 862, same-day consideration of H. Res. 865, consideration of H.R. 5576, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H3803 [13JN]

H. Res. 865, consideration of H.R. 5576, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H3818 [13JN]

H.J. Res. 83, tribute to William H. Rehnquist, H1686 [25AP]

S. 2116, Supreme Court Grounds Transfer Act, H1148 [28MR]

S. 2276, Federal Judicial Fairness Act, S1074 [10FE]

Tributes

Rehnquist, William H., S5940 [15JN]