President Trump’s reported Executive Order attempts to unilaterally remove birthright citizenship for individuals born on U.S. soil, which is enshrined in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. Read more »

Ruling allows Members to argue President should be accountable for full range of foreign government benefits he accepts without consent of Congress Read more »

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, to raise concerns and request a briefing on the Religious Liberty Task Force established by the Department of Justice on July 30, 2018. In their letter, the Members affirm their… 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 »

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, delivered the following opening remarks during the Committee markup of  Rep. Ted Lieu’s resolution of inquiry, H. Res. 928, which requests information on President Trump’s pardons: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The power of the pardon is vast.  Alexander… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Hawaii: “I am appalled by the Court’s decision in Trump v. Hawaii.  Today, the Court willfully turned a blind eye to the religious animus motivating the President when he issued the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during the Committee markup of Rep. Mark Meadows’ resolution of inquiry, H. Res. 938, which requests information about Hillary Clinton and the alleged wrongful surveillance of Carter Page: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Not counting… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet hearing on “Examining the Need for New Federal Judges.” “Mr. Chairman, ‘access to justice’ is not just a political slogan, it is a constitutional… Read more »

Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the release of the Department of Justice Inspector General’s report on FBI activities prior to the 2016 election: “The… Read more »