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Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Voting Rights Act in Washington in July, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

NSA phone snooping ban set for Senate vote

By Stephen Dinan and Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Sen. Patrick J. Leahy Associated Press photo

NORIEGA: Firing back at the DEA

By Roger F. Noriega

Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., Wisconsin Republican, speaks at a town-hall meeting on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, in West Bend, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Patriot Act author introduces bill to halt NSA snooping

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

WRIGHT: What difference does it make?

By Crystal Wright

National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. U.S. intelligence officials say the government shutdown is seriously damaging the intelligence community&#8217;s ability to guard against threats. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

NSA chief’s admission of misleading numbers adds to Obama administration blunders

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat, chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Associated Press)

Top senator calls for scrapping key snooping Patriot Act section

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (right), Vermont Democrat, and the committee's ranking Republican, Chuck Grassley of Iowa, arrive on Capitol Hill on July 31, 2013, as the panel questioned top Obama administration officials about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs for the first time since the House narrowly rejected a proposal last week to effectively shut down the NSA's secret collection of hundreds of millions of Americans' phone records. (Associated Press)

Senate to hold hearings on NSA privacy violations

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration by Nancy Ohanian

PAUL: The madness of mandatory minimums

By Sen. Rand Paul

Vice President Joseph R. Biden pats President Obama on the chest Thursday while he speaks at a reception in the East Room of the White House to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month. (Associated Press)

Obama gets caught between advocates of gay rights, immigration reform

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat, chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Associated Press)

Gay-rights amendment could complicate immigration debate

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, responds to questions and offers remarks during an interview in Washington on Wednesday, July 6, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Immigration reform bill clears committee hurdles, heads to full Senate

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat, chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: The immigration poison pill

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

**FILE** Illegal immigrants prepare to enter a bus after being processed at the U.S. Border Patrol's Tucson Sector headquarters on Aug. 9, 2012, in Tucson, Ariz. (Associated Press)

DHS management problems could hinder immigration bill: audit

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Jeff Sessions (left), Alabama Republican, and Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat

Patrick Leahy warns Jeff Sessions: Don’t mess with immigration talks

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (shown) and D.C. Council member David A. Catania are spearheading efforts in their respective legislative bodies to protect the privacy of personal email accounts. (Associated Press)

Patrick Leahy, Susan Collins roll out bipartisan gun trafficking bill

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

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Senate renews Violence Against Women Act on 78-22 vote

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Leahy fails Second Amendment test

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** FILE ** Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat (Associated Press)

Top Senate Democrat warns against police use of drones

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"I think at the federal level and at the state level, get rid of these mandatory minimum sentences. Let judges act as judges and make up their own mind what should be done. The idea that we protect society by one size fits all, or the idea that we can do this kind of symbolism to make us safer — it just does not work in the real world," said Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont, the senior Democrat in the Senate. (Associated Press)

Leahy: Abolish mandatory minimum sentences

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier wrote a letter to council Chairman Phil Mendelson urging him not to rush council member David A. Catania’s proposal to increase the privacy of personal email accounts. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

D.C. lawmakers consider bill to protect emails

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times