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October 21, 2021

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) reintroduced the State Justice Improvement Act, legislation that will make lasting changes to America's criminal justice system. Across the country, courts often impose fines and fees without considering an individual's ability to pay – disproportionately impacting low income communities and communities of color. This legislation provides state and local courts with new and expanded federal funding opportunities to reform these monetary punishment policies.


October 20, 2021

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing on "Oversight of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: The Current State of Integration of People with Disabilities:"

"Thank you, Chairman Cohen, and thank you to all of our witnesses for joining us today.


October 18, 2021

Washington, D.C. - Following the publication of multiple reports that directly contradict the sworn testimony of representatives on behalf of Amazon and other statements to Congress about its business practices, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Antitrust Subcommittee Chair David N.


October 15, 2021

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressional sponsors of the Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021 issued the following statements condemning Johnson & Johnson for placing its liabilities for thousands of lawsuits alleging its talc-based products caused cancer into bankruptcy:


October 14, 2021

Washington, D.C. – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Hank Johnson (GA-04), and Representative Mondaire Jones (NY-17) released the following statement after the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States released its initial draft materials today.


October 7, 2021

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas granted the Department of Justice's request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Texas' law SB 8:


October 1, 2021

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime Chair Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with Subcommittee Members David N.


September 30, 2021

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during the markup of H.R. 3617, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2021:

"I am proud to have introduced H.R. 3617, the 'Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act,' or the 'MORE Act,' joined by my colleagues Representatives Barbara Lee, Earl Blumenauer, Nydia Velazquez, Sheila Jackson Lee, and Hakeem Jeffries, as well as many colleagues on this Committee who have signed on as cosponsors.


September 30, 2021

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the following statement after the Committee voted to advance 12 pieces of legislation to the full House of Representatives: