1. Brodsky has asked a justice in state Supreme Court in Albany to enforce the subpoena, and a decision is expected soon. 2. Democrats say the majority Republicans were reluctant to enforce the subpoenas because compliance might have yielded dirty GOP laundry as well as the Democratic kind. 3. If a petition circulator were allowed to be a resident of another state, she explained, Colorado officials could not enforce the subpoena. 4. If the counsel rules against the White House, the committee is expected to vote to enforce the subpoena, and then seek the approval of the full Senate. 5. On Wednesday, the SEC asked U.S. District Judge John McBryde in Fort Worth to enforce the subpoenas. 6. One law to enforce such subpoenas, the civil contempt statute, does not give Congress the ability to get evidence from officers of the executive branch. 7. Republicans warned Friday that a filibuster would be a political mistake, particularly since the Democrats have asked courts to enforce congressional subpoenas when they controlled the Senate. 8. The documents were released after weeks of wrangling that culminated in a Senate vote to enforce a subpoena to take the White House into federal court to get them. 9. The committee may continue to issue and enforce subpoenas for documents on the case. 10. The EEOC asked a federal judge in Houston last week to enforce a subpoena it served against Circuit City. |