Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-New York), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, spoke out against a five year extension of the warrantless wiretapping provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). “While it is appropriate for our government to gather foreign intelligence, and some degree of secrecy is necessary, it is also… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Modernization Act of 2012 in order to bring the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) up to date with advances in… Read more »

Last night, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, helped defeat yet another effort by House Republicans to curtail women’s access to reproductive rights.  H.R. 3803, the “D.C. Abortion Ban Act,” was defeated under suspension of the rules. “This legislation is a flagrantly… Read more »

Says, “Law enforcement officials may not brand as enemies or agitators people who simply question their authority or speak out publicly against their actions.” Read more »

Today, Congressmembers Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Tom Petri (R-WI), John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), the Ranking Democrat of the Judiciary Committee, and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) reintroduced legislation that would ensure meaningful judicial determination of the state secrets privilege.  The bipartisan State Secret Protection Act… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, denounced H.R. 3541, the so-called “Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act,” unconstitutional legislation that would interfere in a woman’s private medical choices and criminalize abortion prior to viability. “Today we have yet another radical foray into… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, denounced the newest effort by House Republicans to curtail women’s access to reproductive rights.  Speaking at a Constitution Subcommittee hearing on H.R. 3803, Nadler lamented the never-ending parade of bills attacking women and seeking to roll back hard-won… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, along with Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, and Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, will introduce legislation to prevent the indefinite… Read more »

At Constitution Subcommittee hearing on Voting Rights enforcement, Nadler scolds GOP for smearing DOJ and failing to invite that agency to testify Read more »

Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jared Polis (D-CO), David Cicilline (D-RI), and John Conyers (D-MI) – the lead sponsors of the Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) – sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner citing new decisions in federal court declaring… Read more »