Today, U.S. House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte announced the Markup of H.R. 3309, the “Innovation Act,” this Wednesday, November 20th. In announcing the Markup, Chairman Goodlatte released a Manager’s Amendment making changes to H.R. 3309. In addition, this afternoon Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the “Patent Transparency and Improvemen... Read more »
This Monday, the United States Senate will consider the nomination of Judge Robert L. Wilkins to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Over the course of the last month, Senate Republicans have derailed the nominations of two other well-qualified appointees to the same court, considered the second highest in the land, leaving three vacancies in place. In light of... Read more »
Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Antitrust Enforcement Agencies.” Specifically, this oversight hearing focused on the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition’s antitrust efforts. During his opening remarks, Ranking Member John Conyers... Read more »
Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Overcriminalization Task Force held a hearing entitled, “Regulatory Crime: Solutions.” At the hearing, Mr. John S. Baker, Jr., Ph.D. - a visiting professor at Georgetown Law School - and Mr. Lucian E. Dervan - an assistant professor at Southern Illinois University School of Law - testified, advocating for a rethink in the United States’ criminal justice sy... Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives voted 221 to 199 to pass H.R. 982, the “Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act (FACT) of 2013.” This legislation requires an asbestos trust to file quarterly reports with a bankruptcy court that includes asbestos victim’s personally identifying information. After passage of the bill, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement: “Th... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wisc.), Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Chairman Howard Coble (R-N.C.), and Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.) introduced H.R. 3465, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act. The Sec... Read more »
Floor Statement of the Honorable John Conyers, Jr. H.R. 982, the “Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013” November 13, 2013 Mr. Speaker: I strongly oppose H.R. 982, the “Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2013,” or the “FACT Act.” At first glance, this bill seems like a reasonable measure. After all, who could possibly be against greater “transparency?” But I caution ... Read more »
Statement of Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. Hearing on: “Implementation of an Entry-Exit System: Still Waiting After All These Years” Committee on the Judiciary Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 10:00 am 2141 Rayburn Building Today’s hearing provides us with an opportunity to learn what the Department of Homeland Security is doing to implement a system that tracks who enters our country and who l... Read more »
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), and Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Chairman Howard Coble (R-N.C.) today announced the next round of hearings in the House Judiciary Committee’s ongoing review of U.S. copyright law. The next round of hearings, which will be held over the coming months and into next ye... Read more »
Today, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) wrote a letter to Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, requesting a hearing on the unresolved case of Alex Odeh, who was murdered in 1985. The U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice originally... Read more »
