Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary, released a report detailing the Committee’s legislative accomplishments over the past year and a half for the American people. “Throughout the 116th Congress, the Judiciary Committee has found itself at the forefront of efforts to preserve the rule of law and provide for a more just soci... Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Following today's U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruling in the House Judiciary Committee v. McGahn case, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA), Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot L. Engel (D-NY),... Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Today, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-CA) issued the following statement on the protests in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officers: "The professional athletes who refused to play yesterday represent the best of America. These men and women trained and quarantined to ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. –On the heels of the recent announcement from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) declaring invalid Chad Wolf’s appointment as Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), President Trump today announced his intention to nominate Mr. Wolf to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security. In response, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Last week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) lead a bicameral amicus brief in O.A. v. Trump at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, seeking to preserve the D.C. District Court’s decision to strike down President Trump’s plainly illegal ban on all... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-10), Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19), Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee Ranking Member Ken Buck (R-CO-4), Representative Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE-1), Representative Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO-5), Representative Peter Welch (D-VT-At Large), and Representative Jamie Ras... Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C.—This week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), along with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-16), Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), led a letter urging President Trump and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wol... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirmed that the appointments of Chad Wolf and Kenneth Cuccinelli to serve in the top two leadership positions at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) were invalid, in violation of the Homeland Security Act and the Federal Vacancies Act. In response, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) issued the... Read more »
Washington, D.C. –Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Immigration and Citizenship Subcommittee Chair Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) led 40 Members of Congress in opposing a Trump Administration proposed rule that uses the COVID-19 global health crisis as a pretext to ban asylum seekers. The proposal is the latest in a series of administrative actions that seeks to exploit ... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that the House Judiciary Committee has standing to bring suits to enforce its subpoenas, and rejected the Trump Administration’s arguments that courts are powerless to resolve these disputes. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement on the ruling: “Today’s decision i... Read more »