Chairman Nadler sets 9:30 am on Friday, February 8th for Acting Attorney General Whitaker to testify before the House Judiciary Committee. Read more »

DOJ’s OLC twice determined that Justice Department officials are required to provide testimony at hearings, even during a funding lapse. Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement after being nominated by the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee to serve as the Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary in the next Congress:  "I am proud to receive the support of the Steering and Policy Committee today to lead the House Committee on the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Department of Justice (DOJ) acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray, notifying them of his expectation that they will address… Read more »

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations Ranking Member Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), and Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-TN) sent a letter to Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) calling for emergency hearings on hate crimes and domestic… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, authored an Op-Ed in The Hill urging the Senate to withhold their consent on Judge Kavanaugh's nomination to the United States Supreme Court as confirmation hearings are set to begin this week.  Below is an excerpt of Congressman Nadler's Op-Ed, which… Read more »

 Expanding Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence Rep. Nadler speaking in support of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization to protect victims of domestic violence and assault. Last month, I led over 100 of my Democratic colleagues in introducing the reauthorization for the Violence Against Women Act… Read more »

Judiciary Committee Failure to Conduct Oversight is Catastrophe in the Making VIDEO: Click here to watch Rep. Nadler’s opening statement at the House Judiciary Committee hearing with Peter Strzok. Last week, the House Judiciary Committee held its second hearing in less than a month on the FBI and Department of… Read more »

Today, after  President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and subsequent remarks in Helsinki, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) motioned for the House Judiciary Committee to adjourn the current hearing on social media filtering and go into executive session, in order to discuss threats to our electoral process… Read more »

 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 »