Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, who is expected to become Acting Attorney General following the departure of Attorney General Barr, requesting that he rescind the execution orders for the three individuals whose executions have been scheduled to take place in January. December 18, 2020 |
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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) announced the introduction of the Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2020, bicameral legislation to re-establish the Office for Access to Justice within the Department of Justice. The Office for Access to Justice was closed by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in 2018. |
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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives unanimously passed two criminal justice reform bills within the Committee's jurisdiction: |
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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement: |
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced the Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2020, bicameral legislation to simplify and modernize the consumer bankruptcy system to make it easier for individuals and families forced into bankruptcy to get back on their feet.
Washington, D.C. – Today, more than 40 states attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, and the Federal Trade Commission filed historic antitrust lawsuits alleging that Facebook has illegally maintained its monopoly through acquisitions of its competitors-including Instagram and WhatsApp-among other anticompetitive conduct. |
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Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed 11 bills within the Committee's jurisdiction: |
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Washington, D.C. – On Friday, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ordered the Trump Administration to fully restore Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).As of today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is accepting new initial and advance parole applications and extending protection terms from one to two years for all applicants. |
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3884, the bipartisan Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2020, one of the most comprehensive marijuana reform bills ever introduced in the U.S. Congress. The MORE Act was introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) introduced the companion bill in the Senate. |