Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

IN WAKE OF PUTIN’S VOW TO “NEVER” EXTRADITE THE 13 RUSSIAN NATIONALS INDICTED BY SPECIAL COUNSEL MUELLER FOR ELECTION TAMPERING, TOP DEMOCRATS URGE PRESIDENT TRUMP TO USE ALL POSSIBLE RESOURCES TO ENSURE THESE RUSSIAN FUGITIVES STAND TRIAL IN U.S.

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The Democrats Argue that the Trump Administration Has Failed To Counter Russia’s Effort in Meddling and Refused to Punish Russia with Unanimously Passed Sanctions Top Dems to President Trump: Use All Your Power to Show You’re Serious About Preventing Election Meddling by Foreign Countries U.S Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senator Dianne... Read more »

Nadler Calls for Swift Action to Address Gun Violence during Judiciary Markup

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During today’s Judiciary Committee markup, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) called for the House Judiciary Committee to address gun violence in America. Watch Here Ranking Member Nadler delivered the following remarks at the beginning of the markup: “Mr. Chairman and colleagues – Before I discuss the bill before us, I want to say a word about what is not before us, na... Read more »

Nadler's Statement on Examining Class Action Lawsuits Against Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (Icf/Iid)

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Mr. Chairman, as we consider today’s narrow topic of class action lawsuits against intermediate care facilities that care for individuals with intellectual disabilities, we must be sure that our focus is always on this key question—how can we ensure that people with mental disabilities receive the best care possible, appropriate to their individual circumstances? Since the 1960s, aided by the adv... Read more »

NADLER’S STATEMENT ON THE “CITIZENS’ RIGHT TO KNOW ACT OF 2017”

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Mr. Chairman, I believe the consideration of the issues underlying this bill is timely, but unfortunately misguided. This Committee should examine pretrial services and bail issues with the goal of reforming our Nation’s bail system, not for the purpose of protecting the use of money bail, which is unfair to the indigent, unproductive, and expensive for American taxpayers. H.R. 2152, the “Citizen... Read more »

Nadler, Lieu, Raskin Statement on Downgraded Security Clearance for Kushner and Other White House Aides

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Today, following news reports that President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and other White House aides working under interim security clearances will have their clearances downgraded over outstanding security concerns, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Representatives Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) issued the following joint state... Read more »

NADLER’S STATEMENT ON THE SURVIVORS’ BILL OF RIGHTS ACT OF 2016

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the “Survivors’ Bill of Rights Act of 2016” by the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In October of 2016, we enacted the “Survivor’s Bill of Rights Act,” an important law to provide mu... Read more »

Ranking Member Nadler Statement Following Indictments Against Russian Operatives by Special Counsel Mueller

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) released the following statement after Special Counsel Robert Mueller issued new indictments against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian groups accused of interfering with the 2016 U.S. elections: “Given the facts alleged in this indictment, not even President Trump should doubt that the Russian government’s effort to subver... Read more »

NADLER’S STATEMENT OPPOSING THE “ADA EDUCATION AND REFORM ACT OF 2017”

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Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY.) delivered the following remarks during the Floor debate of “H.R. 620, the “ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017” I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, H.R. 620, the so-called “ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017,” would undermine the civil rights of Americans with disabilities by significantly weakening the ... Read more »

AHEAD OF REPUBLICANS’ POLITICALLY DIVISIVE JUDICIARY HEARING TO CONNECT THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC TO ANTI-IMMIGRANT POLICIES & RHETORIC, JUDICIARY DEMOCRATS CALL FOR REAL HEARINGS TO ADDRESS OPIOID CRISIS

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Today, ahead of House Judiciary Republicans’ politically divisive Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee hearing entitled “The Effect of Sanctuary City Policies on the Ability to Combat the Opioid Epidemic,” House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Vice Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and eight other House Judiciary Democrats sent a letter to Chairman Bob Goodlatt... Read more »