Crime

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) issued the following statement on the resignation of Middle District of Alabama Judge Mark Fuller, who was arrested in August 2014 for physically assaulting his wife in a hotel room in Atlanta, Georgia, a violation of state criminal law.

"It is a rare occasion when the U.S. Congress impeaches a federal judge and removes the accused from the bench, but it is a necessary tool to protect the integrity of our judicial system.

Today, during a full House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Policing Strategies for the 21^st Century," Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) delivered the following opening statement:

"Law enforcement accountability is an issue that is very topical given current events, but also one that has long been a concern of mine and many other Members.

The following is the House Judiciary Committee's schedule for the week May 18 - 22.

Tuesday, May 19 2015

10:00 a.m. 2141 Rayburn House Office Building

Full Committee Hearing: Policing Strategies for the 21st Century

Witnesses for the Hearing:

On Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing titled "Policing Strategies for the 21^st Century." This hearing will examine police accountability, aggression towards law enforcement, public safety concerns related to these issues, and solutions to address these problems.

Witnesses for Tuesday's hearing are:

· Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr., Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

On May 12, 2015, the House of Representatives approved the Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015 (S. 665) by voice vote and the bill is now headed to the President's desk to be signed into law.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee Ranking Member Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the statement below after the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the National Security Agency's bulk collection program is not authorized under Section 215 of the Patriot Act. They are the authors of the USA Freedom Act (H.R.

Today, House Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement after the White House announced the commutation of the sentences of 22 individuals - each of whom had been convicted of drug offenses: