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Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on Judge’s Rejection of Trump’s Abuse of Obscure Wartime Law to Conduct Deportations Without Due Process

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Washington, D.C. (March 24, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after Chief Judge James Boasberg rejected the Trump Administration’s bid to continue deporting individuals to mass prisons in El Salvador without due process. The federal judge found the Administration’s actions under the Alien Enemies Act—a 1798 law for dep... Read more »

Ranking Members Raskin and Pallone Demand Trump Reinstate FTC Commissioners

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Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent a letter to President Trump demanding he reinstate Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya and Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The letter comes after President Trump’s attem... Read more »

In FOIA Request Filing, Ranking Members Raskin and Connolly Demand DOGE Stop Lying and Come Clean

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Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request demanding DOGE stop lying to the American people and start providing clear answers about its operations. The request follows Elon Musk and th... Read more »

Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on Trump and House Republicans’ Crusade to Undermine the Independent Judiciary

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Washington, D.C. (March 18, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump lashed out at a federal judge on Truth Social and demanded judges be impeached—the latest escalation in Trump and Republicans’ crusade to undermine and erode the independent judiciary: “Donald Trump is losing and losing badl... Read more »

Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on the Trump Administration’s Cruel Deportation of a U.S. Child with Cancer

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Washington, D.C. (March 14, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement admonishing the Trump Administration’s heartless deportation of a 10-year-old U.S. citizen recovering from brain cancer: “In Donald Trump’s America, a 10-year-old American citizen recovering from brain cancer can be arrested on her way to an emergency medica... Read more »

Raskin, Jayapal, Scanlon Demand Answers Over Detention and Attempted Deportation of Mahmoud Khalil

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Ranking Member of the Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee are leading 103 Members of Congress in demanding answers from Department of Homeland... Read more »

Ranking Member Raskin Demands DOJ Inspector General Investigate Interim U.S. Attorney Edward Martin’s Brazen Ethical Violations, Abuse of Power

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Washington, D.C. (March 13, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General Michael Horowitz demanding an immediate investigation into apparent ethical, legal, and constitutional violations committed by Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Edward R. Martin, Jr. The letter outlines Mr. Mar... Read more »

Ranking Member Raskin Reminds Trump: Officials Who Violate Court Orders May Face Civil and Criminal Penalties

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Washington, D.C. (March 12, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, warned President Trump that Administration officials who violate court orders could face personal criminal and civil penalties. Raskin’s warning came in the wake of more than 40 court orders halting the Trump Administration’s illegal and unconstitutional actions to freeze congressionally ap... Read more »

Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on Trump’s Purge of DOJ’s Top Corruption Fighters

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Washington, D.C. (March 12, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) gutted the Department’s top anti-corruption unit, the Public Integrity Section: “Corruption is the depraved heart of authoritarianism, and it beats like mad on the Trump-Musk operation. They've ... Read more »

Antitrust Subcommittee Ranking Member Nadler’s Opening Statement at Hearing on NCAA and Antitrust Law

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Washington, D.C. (March 11, 2025)—Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, delivered opening remarks at the subcommittee hearing examining antitrust law and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Below are Ranking Member Nadler’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at today’s subcommittee hearing. WAT... Read more »