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Today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit challenging the strict voter identification law implemented by the state of Texas in the wake of suspension of the Section 5 preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act. In its complaint, DOJ alleges that the voter ID provision was adopted with discriminatory purpose, and will have the result, of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race, color, or membership in a language minority group.
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:
The REINS Act fits into a broader conservative narrative about government overreach. But it comes after a string of disasters in recent years that were tied to government regulators falling short, including:
- the financial crisis of 2008;
- the explosion of the Dixie Crystal sugar refinery of 2008 (killed 14 people);
- the peanut butter salmonella outbreak of 2008-09 (killed 9 people);
- the BP oil spill of 2010 (killed 11 people);
- the West Virginia mining accident of 2010 (killed 29 people).
There is no correlation between regulation and unemployment:
Republicans claim to make rulemaking more efficient, but the RFA would expand the number of rules covered by the RFA and require agencies to perform excessive analysis of regulations that affect or indirectly affect small businesses.
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: