Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), alongside Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA), released the following statement after the Supreme Court decision on National Institute of Family and Life Advocates vs.… 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 Abbott v. Perez, involving racial gerrymandering in Texas: “On the fifth anniversary of the Shelby County v. Holder decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has again turned a blind eye to minority vote dilution.  Despite… 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 »

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement in response to Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) calling an “emergency” hearing with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray without the required 7 day notice given to Ranking Members: “This rushed hearing is a… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 6136, the Border Security and Immigration Reform Act: “I strongly oppose H.R. 6136.  Far from being the ‘moderate’ and ‘compromise’ bill that has been advertised, this bill is extreme and… Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 4760, the Republican Securing America’s Future Act (SAFE Act), introduced by Chairman Goodlatte: “This legislation is nothing more than a wish-list of the far-right anti-immigrant… 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, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), released the following joint statement on President  Donald Trump’s family separation executive order: “Donald Trump created a humanitarian crisis when he mandated that children would be ripped from their… Read more »

Today, House Democrats, led by House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), held a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol to introduce the Keep Families Together Act, H.R. 6135, legislation to end family separation at the U.S. border. H.R. 6135 is the House companion to legislation introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Diane… Read more »

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) led more than 190 House Democrats in introducing the Keep Families Together Act, H.R. 6135, legislation to end family separation at the U.S. border. In addition to Rep. Nadler, original House cosponsors of the legislation include: Subcommittee on Immigration Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Rep. Luis… Read more »