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Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Hearings - 109th Congress

  • S. Hrg. 109-4 -- Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General of the United States, January 6, 2005 - TEXT 450K | PDF 32M
  • S. Hrg. 109-30 -- Terrorism and the EMP Threat to Homeland Security, March 8, 2005 - TEXT 104K | PDF 1.3M
  • S. Hrg. 109-34 -- SBC/AT&T and Verizon/MCI Mergers -- Remarking the Telecommunications Industry, March 15, 2005 - TEXT 83K | PDF 3.4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-38 -- Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of William G. Myers III, of Idaho, to be Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, March 1, 2005 - TEXT 123K | PDF 10.3M
  • S. Hrg. 109-46 -- Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Paul D. Clement to be Solicitor General of the United States, April 27, 2005 - TEXT 34K | PDF 5M
  • S. Hrg. 109-48 -- SBC/ATT and Verizon/MCI Mergers: Remaking the Telecommunications Industry, Part II--Another View, April 19, 2005 - TEXT 80K | PDF 2.6M
  • S. Hrg. 109-49 -- A Review of the Material Support to Terrorism Prohibition Improvements Act, April 20, 2005 - TEXT 60K | PDF 1.4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-51 -- Strengthening Border Security Between the Ports of Entry: The Use of Technology to Protect the Borders, April 28, 2005 - TEXT 120K | PDF 3.3M
  • S. Hrg. 109-52 -- Less Faith in Judicial Credit: Are Federal and State Defense of Marriage Initiatives Vulnerable to Judicial Activism?, April 13, 2005 - TEXT 88K | PDF 2M
  • S. Hrg. 109-57 -- Protecting the Judiciary at Home and in the Courthouse, May 18, 2005 - TEXT 100K | PDF 4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-60 -- Securing Electronic Personal Data: Striking a Balance Between Privacy and Commercial and Governmental Use, April 13, 2005 - TEXT 157K | PDF 7.7M
  • S. Hrg. 109-64 -- Strengthening Interior Enforcement: Deportation and Related Issues, April 14, 2005 - TEXT 138K | PDF 4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-65 -- The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Strengthening Our National Security, May 17, 2005 - TEXT 128K | PDF 2.1M
  • S. Hrg. 109-69 -- Openness in Government and Freedom of Information: Examining the Open Government Act of 2005, March 15, 2005 - TEXT 106K | PDF 4.5M
  • S. Hrg. 109-71 -- Strengthening Enforcement and Border Security: The 9/11 Commission Staff Report on Terrorist Travel, March 14, 2005 - TEXT 129K | PDF 3.9M
  • S. Hrg. 109-77 -- Prevention of Youth and Gang Violence, June 13, 2005 - TEXT 131K | PDF 3.6M
  • S. Hrg. 109-117 -- The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Serving Our National Economy, May 26, 2005 - TEXT 92K | PDF 1.8M
  • S. Hrg. 109-118 -- The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Securing fhe Cooperation of Participating Countries, June 30, 2005 - TEXT 66K | PDF 800K
  • S. Hrg. 109-121 -- Examining Enforcement of Criminal Insider Trading and Hedge Fund Activity, December 5, 2005 - TEXT 132K | PDF 53M
  • S. Hrg. 109-123 -- Oversight of the Implementation of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, December 6, 2005 - TEXT 135K | PDF 10M
  • S. Hrg. 109-158 -- Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr. to be Chief Justice of the United States, September 12-15, 2005 - TEXT 1.5M | Browse PDFs
  • S. Hrg. 109-168 -- Oversight of the USA Patriot Act, April 5 & May 10, 2005 - TEXT 332K | PDF 20M
  • S. Hrg. 109-181 -- A Review of Federal Consent Decrees, July 19, 2005 - TEXT 113K | PDF 4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-182 -- Perspective on Patents: Harmonization and Other Matters, July 26, 2005 - TEXT 81K | PDF 7.4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-184 -- An Examination of the Constitutional Amendment on Marriage, October 20, 2005 - TEXT 100K | PDF 3.8M
  • S. Hrg. 109-190 -- Revisiting Proposals to Split the Ninth Circuit: An Inevitable Solution to a Growing Problem, October 26, 2005 - TEXT 34K | PDF 5M
  • S. Hrg. 109-205 -- Confirmation Hearing on the Nominations of Rachel L. Brand, Alice S. Fisher, and Regina B. Schofield to be Assistant Attorneys General, May 12, 2005 - TEXT 48K | PDF 8M
  • S. Hrg. 109-208 -- The Kelo Decision: Investigating Takings of Homes and Other Private Property, September 20, 2005 - TEXT 98K | PDF 6.3M
  • S. Hrg. 109-222 -- Terrorism: Emergency Preparedness, October 26, 2005 - TEXT 111K | PDF 5.9M
  • S. Hrg. 109-223 -- [Star Print] Confirmation Hearing on the Nominations of Carol E. Dinkins to be Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and Alan Charles Raul to be Vice Chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, November 9, 2005 - TEXT 32K | PDF 5.2M
  • S. Hrg. 109-275 -- Proposed Western Hemisphere Passport Rules: Impact on Trade and Tourism, December 2, 2005 - TEXT 103K | PDF 2.6M
  • S. Hrg. 109-276 -- Recent Developments in Assessing Future Asbestos Claims under the Fair Act, November 17, 2005 - TEXT 116K | PDF 12M
  • S. Hrg. 109-277 -- Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr. to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, January 9-13, 2006 - TEXT 1.6M | PDF 54M
  • S. Hrg. 109-280 -- Why the Government Should Care About Pornography: The State Interest in Protecting Children and Families, November 10, 2005 - TEXT 90K | PDF 2.5M
  • S. Hrg. 109-311 -- Able Danger and Intelligence Information Sharing, September 21, 2005 - TEXT 142K | PDF 2.5M
  • S. Hrg. 109-331 -- Cameras in the Courtroom, November 9, 2005 - TEXT 125K | PDF 3.8M
  • S. Hrg. 109-333 -- Video Competition in 2005: More Consolidation, or New Choices for Consumers?, October 19, 2005 - TEXT 103K | PDF 3.9M
  • S. Hrg. 109-348 -- Asbestos: Mixed Dust and FELA Issues, February 2, 2005 - TEXT 129K | PDF 4.2M
  • S. Hrg. 109-350 -- S. 852: A Fair and Efficient System to Resolve Claims of Victims for Bodily Injury Caused by Asbestos Exposure, and for Other Purposes, April 26, 2005 - TEXT 242K | PDF 9M
  • S. Hrg. 109-366 -- Habeas Reform: The Streamlined Procedures Act, November 16, 2005 - TEXT 121K | PDF 4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-390 -- Confirmation Hearing on the Nominations of James O'Gara, to be Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Julie Myers, To be Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; And Emilio Gonzalez, to be Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, October 18, 2005 - TEXT 56K | PDF 10.8M
  • S. Hrg. 109-397, Pt. 1 -- Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments, March 3, September 29, & October 6, 2005 - TEXT 254K | PDF 36M
  • S. Hrg. 109-397, Pt. 2 -- Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments, November 1 and 15, 2005 - TEXT 119K | PDF 8.8M
  • S. Hrg. 109-397, Pt. 3 -- Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments, November 1 and 15, 2005 - TEXT 224K | PDF 28M
  • S. Hrg. 109-397, Pt. 4 -- Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments, April 25, May 2, May24, and June 15, 2006 - TEXT 29K | PDF 187K
  • S. Hrg. 109-397, Pt. 5 -- Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments, April 25, June 21, June 28, and August 1, 2006 - TEXT 146K | PDF 15M
  • S. Hrg. 109-397, Pt. 6 -- Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments, September 6, 12, 19, and November 14, 2006 - TEXT 204K | PDF 25M
  • S. Hrg. 109-421 -- Defective Products: Will Criminal Penalties Ensure Corporate Accountability?, March 10, 2006 - TEXT 110K | PDF 10M
  • S. Hrg. 109-435 -- Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to be Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, May 9, 2006 - TEXT 204K | PDF 2.1M
  • S. Hrg. 109-458 -- An Introduction to the Expiring Provisions of the Voting Rights Act and Legal Issues Relating to Reauthorization, May 9, 2005 - TEXT 121K | PDF 11M
  • S. Hrg. 109-479 -- What's in a Game? Regulation of Violent Video Games and the First Amendment, March 29, 2006 - TEXT 126K | PDF 12M
  • S. Hrg. 109-500 -- Wartime Executive Power and the National Security Agency's Surveillance Authority, February 6, February 28, and March 28, 2006 - TEXT 126K | PDF 12M
  • S. Hrg. 109-522 -- Hospital Group Purchasing: Are the Industry's Reforms Sufficient to Ensure Competition?, March 15, 2006 - TEXT 71K | PDF 4.5M
  • S. Hrg. 109-524 -- An Examination of the Call to Censure the President, March 31, 2005 - TEXT 27K | PDF 3.9M
  • S. Hrg. 109-535 -- The Multidistrict Litigation Restoration Act, June 29, 2006 - TEXT 50K | PDF 2.8M
  • S. Hrg. 109-536 -- Immigration: Economic Impacts, April 25, 2006 - TEXT 101K | PDF 3M
  • S. Hrg. 109-537 -- Immigration Litigation Reduction, April 3, 2006 - TEXT 71K | PDF 8.6M
  • S. Hrg. 109-539 -- The Analog Hole: Can Congress Protect Copyright and Promote Innovation?, June 21, 2006 - TEXT 80K | PDF 5.6M
  • S. Hrg. 109-540 -- An Examination of the Death Penalty in the United States, February 1, 2006 - TEXT 116K | PDF 5.3M
  • S. Hrg. 109-541 -- Orphan Works: Proposals for a Legislative Solution, April 6, 2006 - TEXT 92K | PDF 5.1M
  • S. Hrg. 109-545 -- Understanding the Benefits and Costs of Section 5 Pre-Clearance, May 17, 2006 - TEXT 103K | PDF 2.3M
  • S. Hrg. 109-555 -- Renewing the Temporary Provisions of the Voting Rights Act: An Introduction to the Evidence, April 27, 2006 - TEXT 370K | PDF 771K
  • S. Hrg. 109-556 -- Federal Strategies to End Border Violence, March 1, 2006 - TEXT 160K | PDF 6.7M
  • S. Hrg. 109-557 -- The Mccarran-Ferguson Act: Implications of Repealing the Insurers' Antitrust Exemption, June 20, 2006 - TEXT 86K | PDF 5.5M
  • S. Hrg. 109-562 -- Modern Enforcement of the Voting Rights Act, May 10, 2006 - TEXT 103K | PDF 6.6M
  • S. Hrg. 109-569 -- The Continuing Need for Section 5 Pre-Clearance, May 16, 2006 - TEXT 82K | PDF 10M
  • S. Hrg. 109-583 -- Credit Card Interchange Fees: Antitrust Concerns?, June 19, 2006 - TEXT 57K | PDF 38M
  • S. Hrg. 109-584 -- The AT&T and Bellsouth Merger: What Does it Mean for Consumers?, June 22, 2006 - TEXT 57K | PDF 38M
  • S. Hrg. 109-590 -- Campus Crime: Compliance and Enforcement under the Clery Act, May 19, 2006 - TEXT 108K | PDF 1.7M
  • S. Hrg. 109-594 -- S. 3274: The Fairness in Asbestos injury Resolution Act of 2006, June 7, 2006 - TEXT 99K | PDF 3.8M
  • S. Hrg. 109-600 -- Detainees, June 15, 2005 - TEXT 214K | PDF 13M
  • S. Hrg. 109-607 -- Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Examining the Need for a Guest Worker Program, July 5, 2006 - TEXT 123K | PDF 2.5M
  • S. Hrg. 109-608 -- The Findings and Recommendations of the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons, June 8, 2006 - TEXT 77K | PDF 4.3M
  • S. Hrg. 109-633 -- Confirmation Hearing on the Nominations of William James Haynes II to be Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit and Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood to be District Judge for the District of Guam, July 11, 2006 - TEXT157K | PDF 16M
  • S. Hrg. 109-658 -- Examining Proposals to Limit Guantanamo Detainees' Access to Habeas Corpus Review, September 25, 2006 - TEXT96K | PDF 5M
  • S. Hrg. 109-668 -- Comprehensive Immigration Reform II, October 18, 2006 - TEXT144K | PDF 5.7M
  • S. Hrg. 109-669 -- Continuing Need for Section 203's Provisions for Limited English Proficient Voters, June 13, 2006 - TEXT 112K | PDF 23M
  • S. Hrg. 109-696 -- Hedge Funds and Independent Analysts: How Independent are their Relationships?, June 28, 2006 - TEXT 156K | PDF 8.7M
  • S. Hrg. 109-698 -- Examining the Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Part II, July 12, 2006 - TEXT117K | PDF 4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-706 -- FBI Oversight, May 2, 2006 - TEXT 157K | PDF 13M
  • S. Hrg. 109-722 -- Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Paul J. Mcnulty, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, February 2, 2006 - TEXT 88K | PDF 4.5M
  • S. Hrg. 109-748 -- Challenges Facing Today's Federal Prosecutors, September 13, 2006 - TEXT 38K | PDF 1.4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-748 [ERRATA] -- Challenges Facing Today's Federal Prosecutors, September 13, 2006 - TEXT 5K | PDF 1.3M
  • S. Hrg. 109-749 -- Oversight Hearing: U.S. Refugee Admissions and Policy, September 27, 2006 - TEXT 89K | PDF 4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-750 -- Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Timothy Elliott Flanigan to be Deputy Attorney General, July 26, 2005 - TEXT 82K | PDF 7.4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-756 -- Paying Your Own Way: Creating a Fair Standard For Attorney's Fee Awards in Establishment Clause Cases, August 2, 2006 - TEXT 105K | PDF 8.8M
  • S. Hrg. 109-758 -- Vertically Integrated Sports Programming: Are Cable Companies Excluding Competition?, December 7, 2006 - TEXT 95K | PDF 3.4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-759 -- U.S. Visa Policy: Competition for International Scholars, Scientists,and Skilled Workers, August 31, 2006 - TEXT 87K | PDF 2.4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-760 -- Keeping Terrorists Off the Plane, September 7, 2006 - TEXT 81K | PDF 2.4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-761 -- Detecting Smuggled Nuclear Weapons, July 27, 2006 - TEXT 83K | PDF 3.7M
  • S. Hrg. 109-762 -- Competition in Sports Programming and Distribution: Are Consumers Winning?, November 14, 2006 - TEXT 77K | PDF 2M
  • S. Hrg. 109-806 -- Illegal Insider Trading: How Widespread Is the Problem and Is There Adequate Criminal Enforcement?, September 26, 2006 - TEXT 84K | PDF 5M
  • S. Hrg. 109-817 -- The Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act, January 11, 2005 - TEXT 182K | PDF 7.2M
  • S. Hrg. 109-822 -- Reauthorizing the Voting Rights Act's Temporary Provisions: Policy Perspectives and Views from The Field, June 21, 2006 - TEXT 101K | PDF 14.2M
  • S. Hrg. 109-823 -- Renewing the Temporary Provisions of the Voting Rights Act: Legislative Options After Lulac v. Perry, July 13, 2006 - TEXT 109K | PDF 28.7M
  • S. Hrg. 109-835 -- The Thompson Memorandum's Effect on the Right to Counsel in Corporate Investigations, September 12, 2006 - TEXT 20K | PDF 5.3M
  • S. Hrg. 109-836 -- Saudi Arabia: Friend or Foe in the War on Terror?, November 8, 2005 - TEXT 117K | PDF 8M
  • S. Hrg. 109-837 -- Reporters' Privilege Legislation: Preserving Effective Federal Law Enforcement, September 20, 2006 - TEXT 89K | PDF 6.1M
  • S. Hrg. 109-838 -- Examining DOJ's Investigation of Journalists Who Publish Classified Information: Lessons from the Jack Anderson Case, June 6, 2006 - TEXT 122K | PDF 9.3M
  • S. Hrg. 109-840 -- Department of Justice Oversight, July 18, 2006 - TEXT 229K | PDF 19M
  • S. Hrg. 109-853 -- Confirmation Hearing on the Nomination of Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, to be Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, March 8, 2005 - TEXT 84K | PDF 11M
  • S. Hrg. 109-864 -- Parity, Platforms, and Protection: The Future of the Music Industry in the Digital Radio Revolution, April 26, 2005 - TEXT 92K | PDF 7.4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-882 -- Examining Competition in Group Health Care, September 6, 2006 - TEXT 77K | PDF 4.7M
  • S. Hrg. 109-898 -- Examining Enforcement of Criminal Insider Trading and Hedge Fund Activity, December 5, 2006 - TEXT 132K | PDF 52M
  • S. Hrg. 109-921 -- FBI Oversight, December 6, 2006 - TEXT 126K | PDF 14M
  • S. Hrg. 109-929 -- Perspectives on Patents: Post-Grant Review Procedures and Other Litigation Reforms, May 23, 2006 - TEXT 99K | PDF 4.4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-939 -- Consolidation in the Energy Industry: Raising Prices at the Pump?, February 1, and March 14, 2006 - TEXT 312K | PDF 10M
  • S. Hrg. 109-949 -- The Authority to Prosecute Terrorists Under the War Crime Provisions of Title 18, August 2, 2006 - TEXT 97K | PDF 6M
  • S. Hrg. 109-983 -- Perspectives on Patents, April 25, 2005 - TEXT246K | PDF 8.6M
  • S. Hrg. 109-984 -- Patent Law Reform: Injunctions and Damages, June 14, 2005 - TEXT95K | PDF 7.4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-989 -- Piracy of Intellectual Property, May 25, 2005 - TEXT107K | PDF 8.4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-999 -- Confirmation Hearing on the Nominations of Michael Brunson Wallace to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit and Vanessa Lynne Bryant to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Connecticut, September 26, 2006 - TEXT107K | PDF 8.4M
  • S. Hrg. 109-1014 -- Bankruptcy Reform, February 10, 2005 - TEXT148K | PDF 3.2M
  • S. Hrg. 109-1018 -- The Southern Border In Crisis: Resources and Strategies to Improve National Security, June 7, 2006 - TEXT127K | PDF 2.6M
  • S. Hrg. 109-1019 -- The Cost of Crime: Understanding the Financial and Human Impact of Criminal Activity, September 19, 2006 - TEXT59K | PDF 2.6M