Senate Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy, D-Vt., objected in a news...
Senate Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy, D-Vt., objected in a news release Wednesday to Senate Republicans’ refusal to confirm David Medine as chairman of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. “The obstruction of a few Republican Senators leaves the American…
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people without a fully functioning Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board at a time when Americans face growing threats to their privacy rights and civil liberties,” Leahy said. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee had previously opposed the confirmation of Medine, a partner with WilmerHale, citing “serious concerns” about the nominee’s views on profiling foreign nationals from high-risk countries (CD May 18 p11). The board was established in 2004, following a recommendation by the 9/11 Commission.