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Rep. Nadler Repeats Long Standing Demand for Greater Email Privacy Standards in Light of White House Privacy Report on Big Data

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, renewed his call to enact major legislative updates to our nation’s privacy laws in light of the White House’s recently released “Big Data” privacy report. “The White House’s report calling…

Guantanamo Bay is a Stain on Our National Honor

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Rep. Nadler released the following statement on the continued detention of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: “We are told by some in the majority that enemy soldiers should not have constitutional rights. But Mr. Speaker, a majority, concededly, of those at Guantanamo was never involved in hostile acts against the United States; 86% were turned in for bounties. We don’t know…

Rep. Nadler on Reports of Anti-Semitism in Ukraine

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Today, there are numerous reports from Ukraine that "flyers in Donetsk said all Jews who are 16 years old and above should register at the government building" and that the local Jewish population is "required to report any real estate and automobiles." "The reports coming out of Ukraine about anti-Semitic flyers that make chilling demands…

The Question the U.S. Attorney General Refused to Answer

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder regarding his April 8, 2014 testimony about the Administration’s bulk telephone metadata collection program and its use of National Security Letters (NSLs). “While there has been a lot of attention focused on the government’s…

Rep. Nadler on Should the Department of Commerce Relinquish Direct Oversight Over ICANN?

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, delivered an opening statement at the hearing on “Should the Department of Commerce Relinquish Direct Oversight Over ICANN?” The following is the full text of Congressman Nadler’s opening statement (as prepared for…

Rep. Nadler on the Preservation and Reuse of Copyrighted Works

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, delivered an opening statement at the hearing on the “Preservation and Reuse of Copyrighted Works.” The following is the full text of Congressman Nadler’s opening statement (as prepared for delivery): “Thank you, Mr.…

Rep. Nadler Introduces Bill to Stop Companies, Like GM, from Hiding Safety Flaws

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Judiciary Committee, re-introduced the Sunshine in Litigation Act. This legislation would prevent companies, such as General Motors, from concealing evidence of wrongdoing that puts our public health and safety at risk. “For years, America’s…

Rep. Nadler: Hobby Lobby Should Not be Subject to Religious Liberty Protections

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Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), a veteran member of the House Judiciary Committee and one of the architects of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) of 1993, released the following statement on the oral arguments before the Supreme Court regarding Hobby Lobby and RFRA: “Bosses should not be able to make health care decisions about the reproductive…

Rep. Nadler on the U.S. Copyright System in the Digital Age

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, delivered an opening statement at the hearing on Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. This was the first hearing of this Subcommittee with Congressman Nadler serving as the Ranking Member. “I am honored to succeed our…

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