Congressional Activities: Week of April 28, 2008

Here is this week's congressional hearings schedule, with links to the daily calendars for the House and Senate, the weekly House whip information (majority/minority), and the Senate floor schedule. Of note: on Wednesday the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution will hold a hearing on “Secret Law.” Professor Dawn Johnsen will testify at the hearing. In addition to serving on ACS’ Board of Directors, she co-authored a white paper (along with 18 former OLC attorneys) on Principles to Guide the Office of Legal Counsel, a law journal article on the same topic, and participated in a panel discussion on principles to guide the Department of Justice. Bradford Berenson, who is also scheduled to testify, participated in a panel discussion on whether there will be limits to the commander in chief power in the 21st century. A third panelist, David Rivkin, has spoken at numerous ACS events.