WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reintroduced the Respect for Marriage Act, the bill to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The bill has 161 original… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, issued the following statement on the Senate’s new proposal for comprehensive immigration reform: “I applaud my Senate colleagues for their historic efforts and first steps toward serious immigration reform.  Immigration reform is one of the most… Read more »

Tomorrow, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, will attend the Supreme Court oral arguments in the case of U.S. v. Windsor, a landmark challenge to the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).  DOMA defines marriage for purposes of federal law as “only a legal union between one man and one… Read more »

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… Read more »

President Obama, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, House champions of immigration reform endorse UAFA and LGBT-inclusive immigration legislation Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) applauded the White House’s new blueprint for comprehensive immigration reform, a framework which includes a direct pathway to citizenship for more than 11 million undocumented immigrants, and a family reunification proposal that specifically includes bi-national LGBT couples.  Nadler, the longtime sponsor of the Uniting American… Read more »

Today, House LGBT Equality Caucus members Congressman Jerrold Nadler, Congressman Barney Frank, Congresswoman and Senator-elect Tammy Baldwin, Congressman Jared Polis, Congressman David Cicilline, and Congressman John Conyers applauded the Supreme Court’s grant of review in United States of America v. Edith Schlain Windsor, a landmark case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act… Read more »

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… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and author of the bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), applauded the decision released today by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals which found that “Section 3 of DOMA violates equal protection and is therefore unconstitutional.”  “Now… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, and author of the bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), condemned the House Republican Leadership for wasting $1.5 million defending DOMA in court.  Rep. Nadler was responding to a report by the minority staff of the Committee on House Administration which… Read more »