U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary

5/21/2008 Judiciary Weekly Update
	This Thursday, the Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Task Force will hold its second hearing regarding the impact of rising gas prices on the economy and consumers. Executives from ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, ConocoPhillips and BP are expected to testify.

5/14/2008 Judiciary Weekly Update
	"I would write a statute that says that when you’re interrogating a prisoner and you want to get information from him, you treat him with kindness, compassion and empathy. You gain his trust. You get him to like and trust you. And then he will turn over information to you." -- Democratic witness Marjorie Cohn describing at a Judiciary Committee hearing how our intelligence agencies should get vital information from terrorists.

5/06/2008 Judiciary Weekly Update
	This week, the House will vote on the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 (PRO-IP). Last week, the PRO-IP bill passed out of the Judiciary Committee by voice vote.