Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, announced the introduction of the Democracy Restoration Act of 2018, which will clarify and, in some cases, expand the voting rights of people with felony convictions, a critical next step in the criminal justice reform. The legislation, introduced with more than 30 Members… Read more »
Tonight, Ranking Members Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) of the House Judiciary Committee, Elijah Cummings (D-MD) of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Adam Schiff (D-CA) of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence issued the following joint statement after Representatives Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) introduced Articles of Impeachment against… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after Judge Peter J. Messitte’s ruling in D.C. and Maryland v. Trump in the District of Maryland. Judge Messitte rejected President Trump’s argument… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening statement during a Judiciary Committee markup of H.R. 1872, the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act:
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. H.R. 1872, the “Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017,” seeks to end restrictions imposed by the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a Judiciary Committee hearing on “Examining the Wayfair Decision and its Ramifications for Consumers and Small Businesses”:
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding today’s hearing.
“In 1992, the Supreme… Read more »
Yesterday, New York City lawmakers, led by House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, joined immigration advocates and attorneys for minors who were separated from their families as a direct result of the Trump Administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy to discuss the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following statement on the House floor in support of H.R. 5954, the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018:
"Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5954, the “Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018.” This bipartisan bill, of which I… Read more »
Today, in the wake of President Donald Trump’s comments in Helsinki, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Crime Subcommittee Ranking Member Shelia 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) demanding a special committee meeting to… Read more »