Press Releases
Today, further details about the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance program were made public in press accounts. Specifically, it was reported that internal NSA's reports show that the agency repeatedly ran afoul of privacy rules. Following these public revelations, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, and Congressman Robert C.
(DETROIT) – Today, a federal judge ruled in the case of Floyd v. City of New York that the city's "stop and frisk" policy is unconstitutional. After this ruling, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement:
"Today's federal court decision striking down New York's stop-and-frisk policy is a victory for individual liberty and equal justice under the law.
Today, Attorney General Eric Holder delivered an important speech at the American Bar Association's annual meeting in San Francisco. He spoke about the issue of overcrowding in federal prisons and the policies that have led to this problem.
Today, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, and Congressman Robert C.
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 232 to 183 to pass H.R. 367, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act." After passage of the legislation, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement:
Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee issued a minority staff report on, "U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's testimony before the Committee and the Justice Department's Investigation of national security leaks." Following the release of this report, Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement:
Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) joined civil rights groups in calling for passage of their legislation, the End Racial Profiling Act. This legislation is designed to protect minority communities by prohibiting the use of racial profiling by law enforcement officials. The End Racial Profiling Act is supported by 136 national organizations including the NAACP, Rights Working Group, the ACLU, Blacks in Law Enforcement in America and the Sikh Coalition.
Today, Ranking Member John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) of the House Judiciary Committee, joined Congressman John B. Larson (D-Conn.), chairman of the Task Force on Election Reform, and Ranking Member Robert A. Brady (D-Penn.) of the Committee on House Administration, in submitting an Amicus brief to the Supreme Court regarding the upcoming McCutcheon v. FEC case.
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives considered H.R. 2397, the "Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2014." Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Congressman Justin Amash (R-Mich.) offered an amendment to this legislation that would curtail the blanket collection of telephone records by the National Security Agency (NSA). During the debate over this amendment Rep. Conyers delivered the following statement:
Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a full committee markup of H.R. 1493, the "Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013"; H.R. 2122, the "Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013"; H.R. 2542, the "Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Acts of 2013"; and H.R. 2641, the "Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013." After his opening remarks, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement: