Keeping Families Together and Protecting Asylum Seekers Rep. Nadler speaking at press conference on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to introduce the Keep Families Together Act.  This Father's Day, I made an unannounced visit to the Elizabeth Detention Facility in Elizabeth, NJ to speak with immigrant… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court: "Yesterday, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the United States Supreme Court decision to not consider a case regarding merchants providing services to same-sex couples: “It is unfortunate that the Court has decided not to take up this opportunity to hold definitively that same-sex… Read more »

Promises Judiciary Committee hearings on the Equal Rights Amendment should Democrats take House Majority Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the Committee markup of H.R. 5682, the FIRST STEP Act. "At the conclusion of the House Judiciary Committee discussion of the FIRST STEP Act, I voted against Committee adoption of the bill.  I do not doubt that the bill is… Read more »

Yesterday, four leading members of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus objected to the forced dissemination of a highly deceptive anti-abortion brochure called “A Woman’s Right to Know” by an office of the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for the care of undocumented teens in federal facilities. The Office of Refugee Resettlement is… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a hearing entitled, “Examining Social Media Filtering Practices and their Effect on Free Speech”: "Thank you. "Priorities matter, Mr. Chairman. "Over the course of the past year, the Majority has… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled, “Discipline Disparities for Black Students, Boys, and Students with Disabilities.” The ranking… Read more »

Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on Justice Department Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to eliminate a requirement for those seeking asylum to have a full hearing before an immigration judge: “This week, Attorney General Sessions unilaterally vacated a decision finding that… Read more »

Watch Here During today’s House Judiciary Committee markup, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) called for the House Judiciary Committee to address gun violence in America. Ranking Member Nadler delivered the following remarks at the beginning of the markup: “Mr. Chairman and colleagues – Before I discuss the bill… Read more »