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Nadler Applauds President Obamas Increased Transparency on National Security Issues, Urges Colleagues to Work with President on Core Civil Liberty Concerns

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s comments on pressing national security issues: “I applaud President Obama for addressing many of the serious national security issues that our nation is confronting, and for taking steps to…

Nadler Applauds Administration Decision to Use the Federal Courts to Try Boston Marathon Suspect

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Today, Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice of the House Judiciary Committee, praised the Obama Administration for its decision to charge and prosecute Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, in the United States court system.  Representative Nadler issued the following statement in response to…

Nadler: Inspector General Report Confirms Recent Reforms to DOJs Voting Rights Section, Vindicates Leadership of Assistant Attorney General Tom Perez

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, responded to a new report issued by the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Justice on the Voting Rights Section of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division from 2001-2011.  The 258-page report covers the activities of…

212 Members of Congress File Historic Amicus Brief on DOMA Case before U.S. Supreme Court

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Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Ranking Constitution Subcommittee Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) in the House, and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in the Senate, along with House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Ranking House Judiciary Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and…

Nadler Opposes Amendment to Stafford Act Regarding Houses of Worship on Constitutional Grounds

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), ranking member on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and a vigorous advocate for the clear separation between Church and State, reluctantly opposed  H.R. 592, the Federal Disaster Assistance Non-Profit Assistance Act, which would amend the Stafford Act to allow direct funding of houses of worship following disasters. …

Nadler Named Ranking Democrat on Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice of House Judiciary Committee

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), one of Congress’s most outspoken defenders of civil rights and civil liberties, was again named the Ranking Democrat on the newly renamed Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice of the House Judiciary Committee.  The Constitution subcommittee has jurisdiction over all proposed constitutional amendments, constitutional rights,…

Nadler Opposes Indefinite Detention Provision in Defense Authorization Bill

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, voiced his opposition to the Conference Report on H.R. 4310, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, because of its provisions allowing for the continued indefinite detention of prisoners without trial. “In the last decade, we have begun to let…

Nadler Lauds Attorney General Schneidermans New Nonprofit Electioneering Disclosure Rules

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) applauded new regulations, announced by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, governing disclosure of electioneering activities by New York State nonprofit organizations.  The new rules will require organizations to make transparent their donors, election-related expenditures, and political spending, and were created in order to protect…

Nadler: With Major Victories for LGBT Rights this Week, Congress and States Must Join March toward Equal Rights for All Americans

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Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and author of the Respect for Marriage Act to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), applauded the numerous victories for LGBT Americans across the nation on Tuesday – including the election of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin to the U.S. Senate and the success…

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