This week in lame-duckery, the Senate to the Hill yesterday and the House is back tomorrow. , was introduced by Senator, now vice-president-elect, Joe Biden (D-Del.) on July 10, 2008. S. 3245 would establish a pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system; it will be hotlined in the Senate next week, but unfortunately it isn't likely to be voted on by the House until the next Congress.
We're also looking , the reauthorization of the (PDF), to move in the Senate this week. Which is timely, because we just joined a lawsuit that deals with that very law.
Tuesday, November 18
Today the holds its (and it's a mouthful): . Attorney General Michael Mukasey was ordered to produce all torture documents for this hearing. Will he comply? Stay tuned.