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Ranking Members Raskin, Scanlon Launch Inquiry into Trump DOJ’s Abusive and Baseless Prosecution of Southern Poverty Law Center

May 1, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (May 1, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government, launched an inquiry into the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) politically motivated prosecution of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a preeminent civil rights organization with a decades-long record of investigating and combating white supremacist and extremist violence.

Ranking Member Raskin’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision in Louisiana v. Callais

April 29, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, effectively gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965:

Raskin, Huffman Launch Investigation into Trump’s Billion-Dollar Taxpayer-Funded Settlement to TotalEnergies

April 29, 2026

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Washington, D.C. — Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) sent a letter to TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné announcing a formal investigation by Committee Democrats into the secret billion-dollar deal the company struck with the Trump administration. The Department of the Interior (DOI) killed two American offshore wind projects, then handed over almost a billion dollars in taxpayer money to a French oil company and tried to make the whole arrangement off-limits to any judge who might want to take a look.

Ranking Member Raskin’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on the Instrumental Role of Congress to Support All Victims of Sexual Violence

April 29, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing examining the federal government’s vital duty to enact survivor-centered protections that support all victims of sexual violence and abuse.

Issues: Crime

Subcommittee Ranking Member McBath’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on the Instrumental Role of Congress to Support All Victims of Sexual Violence

April 29, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2026)—Today, Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing examining the federal government’s vital duty to enact survivor-centered protections that support all victims of sexual violence and abuse.

Issues: Crime

Subcommittee Ranking Member Scanlon’s Opening Statement at Hearing on Republicans’ Effort to Eliminate FACE Act Safeguards

April 28, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (April 28, 2026)—Today, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, delivered opening remarks at a hearing examining the public safety implications associated with failure to enforce the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.

Issues: Constitution

Ranking Member Raskin’s Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans’ Effort to Eliminate FACE Act Safeguards

April 28, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (April 28, 2026)—Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing examining the public safety implications associated with failure to enforce the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.

Issues: Constitution

Judiciary Democrats Launch Investigation into Reports of FBI Director Kash Patel’s Alcohol Abuse, Demand He Submit to Alcohol Abuse Screening

April 22, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (April 22, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Judiciary Democrats in launching an investigation into allegations that Kash Patel has engaged in a pattern of alcohol abuse that raises serious national security concerns.

In New Amicus Brief, Ranking Member Raskin Challenges Trump Administration’s Effort to Vaporize J6 Felony Convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keeper Leaders

April 17, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.

Ranking Member Raskin Opens Sweeping Investigation into “U.S. Special Envoy for Peace” Jared Kushner’s Foreign Entanglements and Staggering Conflicts of Interest

April 17, 2026

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Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2026)—Rep.

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