Press Releases

Washington, D.C. (March 7, 2025)-Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued a statement responding to President Donald Trump's latest effort to intimidate Americans who dare to challenge his unlawful actions in court and punish the law firms who represent them. Trump's latest actions include issuing an unprecedented memorandum directing government agencies to seek financial damages from Americans who seek justice in the courts.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, AI and the Internet, along with Jerry Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust (NY-12), re-introduced Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2025 (JUDGES Act) to create more federal judgeships.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressional civil rights leaders reintroduced the Do No Harm Act, to address the increasing use of religious freedom to undermine civil rights protections. The bill restores the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to its original purpose, which is to protect religious exercise while ensuring religious freedom is not used to erode civil rights protections.

Washington, D.C. (March 5, 2025)-Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, led subcommittee Democrats in calling out Republicans' latest plot to put Donald Trump even further above the law and rig the legal system to benefit him and his cronies.

Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025)-Today, Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Republican efforts to dismantle proven gun safety laws and make communities less safe.

Below are Ranking Member McBath's remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today's hearing.

Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025)-Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing on Republican efforts to dismantle proven gun safety laws and make communities less safe.

Below are Ranking Member Raskin's remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today's hearing

Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025)-Today, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, delivered opening remarks during the hearing on Republicans' legislative reforms to rig the rules for Trump and his corrupt cronies.

Below are Ranking Member Scanlon's remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today's hearing.

Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025)-Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, and subcommittee Democrats condemned Republican efforts to dismantle proven gun safety laws and make communities less safe.