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 »

Today, in response to the weekend’s events in Zuccotti Park, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and the representative of Lower Manhattan, reiterated his call for a full U.S. Department of Justice investigation into allegations of excessive force used by NYPD officers against Occupy Wall Street… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, voiced his strong opposition to H.R. 2299, a draconian Republican bill designed to limit minors’ access to reproductive care, even in the event of rape, incest, or medical emergencies. “As a matter of policy, this bill would place many young women in an… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, reintroduced the American Anti-Torture Act in order to establish a uniform, minimum standard for interrogations of detainees by the U.S. government.  The bill would ensure that individuals in U.S. custody are not tortured, a core standard already… Read more »

Draft language for the “Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003,” also known as “Patriot Act II,” amounts to little more than the institution of a “police state,” according to Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the ranking Democrat on the Constitution Subcommittee, in the US House of Representatives. “Secret arrests, stripping citizenship for… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the Ranking Democrat on the Constitution Subcommittee, delivered the following statement today on the “State of Civil Liberties” at the Progressive Caucus State of the Union event: When speaking about the State of the Union, and where President Bush wants to take this country, there is one phrase that comes to mind - “The era of Big… Read more »

Slamming a key part of the President’s domestic agenda expected to be announced at the State of the Union this evening, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) - the Democrat’s ranking Member on the Constitution Subcommittee - vowed to defeat President George W. Bush’s plan to give Federal tax dollars to fund religious proselytization as part of his so-called “Faith Based… Read more »

US Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the ranking Democrat on the House Constitution Subcommittee, will introduce legislation imposing a moratorium on the implementation of the Administration’s Total Information Awareness (TIA) program, when the House reconvenes later this month. Sen. Russell Feingold has introduced similar legislation in the Senate. “Throughout American history,… Read more »

Seeking to get detailed answers on a controversial decision by the U.S. Department of Justice, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today directly questioned Attorney General John Ashcroft on the death of one of his constituents, and requested a briefing on the matter by Justice Department officials.  The questioning revolved around the decision yesterday by Alan Vinegrad, the interim United… Read more »

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), a long-time champion of consumer issues and the Congressional Representative for New York’s “Silicon Alley,” in conjunction with Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI) and Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT) today took on the Baby Bells to protect American consumers, by promoting real competition in the telecommunications and internet… Read more »