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LETTERS AND TESTIMONY: Judiciary

The ABA frequently corresponds with Members of Congress, the Executive Branch and other governmental bodies and testifies before Congress on matters of importance to the administration of justice and the legal profession.

111th Congress
Date Recipient Description
01-12-10 House Letter supporting H.R. 569, Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2009 (Committee on Judiciary)
12-08-09 House Letter supporting H.R. 569, Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2009 (Committee on Judiciary)
11-25-09 DOJ Letter supporting prosecution in federal court for the five Guantanamo detainees
10-05-09 Senate House Letter supporting S. 417 and H.R. 984, state secrets legislation (Committee on Judiciary)
09-30-09 Senate Letter supporting S. 417 and H.R. 984, state secrets legislation (Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts)
09-30-09 Senate ABA Supports the Use of Electronic Signatures For Disclosure of Medical Records When Appropriate (SSA Commissioner Astrue)
07-21-09 Senate Letter supporting provisions in S. 797, Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009
06-11-09 Senate ABA Supports Full Funding of the Social Security Administration (Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies)
06-11-09 House ABA Supports Full Funding of the Social Security Administration (Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies)
06-11-09 House Letter supporting H.R. 569, the Equal Justices for our Military Act of 2009 (Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy)
06-02-09 House Letter opposing H.R. 1508, the Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 (Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law)
05-06-09 Senate Letter supporting for S. 417, the State Secrets Protection Act (Senator Patrick Leahy)
04-13-09 Senate Letter opposing S. 537, the Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 (Committee on the Judiciary)
04-13-09 House Letter opposing H.R. 1508, the Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2009 (Committee on the Judiciary)
02-23-09 House Letter supporting reauthorization of tribal justice programs. (Committee on Natural Resources)
02-23-09 Senate Letter supporting reauthorization of tribal justice programs. (Committee on Indian Affairs)

110th Congress
Date Recipient Description
11-20-08 Senate Letter supporting 2009 cost-of-living adjustment for judges
11-20-08 House & Senate Letter supporting 2009 cost-of-living adjustment for judges (Congressional Leadership)
09-19-08 House Letter supporting a floor vote on H.R. 3174, the Equal Justice for United States Military Personnel Act of 2007 (Leadership)
09-16-08 Senate Letter supporting a floor vote on H.R. 3174, the Equal Justice for United States Military Personnel Act of 2007 (Leadership)
09-16-08 Senate Letter supporting a floor vote on H.R. 3174, the Equal Justice for United States Military Personnel Act of 2007 (Senator Carl Levin)
04-18-08 JC of US Comments on proposed revisions to the Code of Conduct for United States Judges(Judicial Conference of the United States)
04-11-08 Senate House Letter supporting an immediate pay increase for federal judges (Leadership)
04-02-08 Senate Letter supporting S. 2533, the State Secrets Protection Act (Committee on the Judiciary)
02-13-08 Senate Written statement on "Examining the State Secrets Privilege" (Committee on the Judiciary)
02-04-08 Senate Letter supporting S.A.3910, an amendment reiterating FISA exclusivity (Committee on the Judiciary)
01-30-08 Senate Letter supporting S. 1638, the Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 (Committees on the Judiciary)
01-29-08 House Testimony on reform of the state secrets privilege (Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties)
11-14-07 Senate Letter supporting an immediate pay increase for federal judges (Committees on the Judiciary)
11-02-07 Senate Letter supporting an immediate pay increase for federal judges (Committees on the Judiciary)
11-01-07 House Letter supporting an immediate pay increase for federal judges (Committees on the Judiciary)
10-15-07 JC of US Comments regarding draft rules governing judicial conduct and disability proceedings (Judicial Conference of the United States)
04-19-07 House Written statement in support of an immediate and substantial judicial pay raise (Judiciary Subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property)

109th Congress
Date Recipient Description
12-08-06 House Letter urging amendment to H.J. Res. 102 to assure judges receive a COLA commencing January 2007
12-08-06 Senate Letter urging amendment to H.J. Res. 102 to assure judges receive a COLA commencing January 2007
09-27-06 House Senate Letter regarding the urgent need for judicial redaction authority (Committees on the Judiciary)
09-27-06 House Senate Letter regarding the urgent need for judicial redaction authority (Congressional Leadership)
09-20-06 Senate Written statement opposing proposals to split the Ninth Judicial Circuit (Committee on the Judiciary)
09-20-06 House Written statement on executive and judicial compensation in the federal government (Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce and Agency Organization)
07-18-06 House Letter opposing H.R. 2389, the Pledge Protection Act of 2005
06-06-06 House Letter opposing H.R. 2389, the Pledge Protection Act 2005 (Committee on the Judiciary)
03-23-06 Senate Letter commenting on S.489, the Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act (Committee on the Judiciary)
11-17-05 Senate Letter regarding cameras in federal courts (Committee on the Judiciary)
11-09-05 House Letter opposing the restructuring of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
11-08-05 House Letter commenting on a proposed habeas corpus amendment to H.R. 1751, the Safe Access to Justice and Court Protection Act of 2005
10-26-05 Senate Written statement on "Revisiting Proposals to Split the Ninth Circuit" (Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts)
10-25-05 House Letter commenting on H.R. 1751, the Safe Access to Justice and Court Protection Act of 2005 (Committee on the Judiciary)
10-10-05 House Letter commenting on H.R. 420, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act
09-30-05 House Letter opposing H. Res. 97 regarding foreign law and the federal courts (Committee on the Judiciary)
09-02-05 Senate Letter supporting temporary relocation of federal district courts in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina
09-02-05 House Letter supporting temporary relocation of federal district courts in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina
08-01-05 House Letter commenting on the separation of powers (Committee on the Judiciary)

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