Constitution

Letter to Goodlatte re: Cohen Guilty plea, pardon power and attacks on DOJ 8.24.18 Read more »

Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and House Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA), sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, to raise concerns and request a briefing on the Religious Liberty Task Force established by the Department of Justice on July 30, 2018. In their letter, the Members affirm their belief in the basic constituti... Read more »

Religious Liberty Task Force Letter Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, announced the introduction of the Democracy Restoration Act of 2018, which will clarify and, in some cases, expand the voting rights of people with felony convictions, a critical next step in the criminal justice reform. The legislation, introduced with more than 30 Members including Representatives Sheila ... Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following statement on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 1689, the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2017: "Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 1689, the “Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2017. "While I believe this bill is well intentioned, it is the wrong approach ... Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court: "Yesterday, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Kennedy as an Associate Justice o... Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following opening remarks during a Judiciary Committee hearing with the Department of Justice (DOJ) Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray on “oversight of FBI and DOJ actions surrounding the 2016 election.” “Mr. Chairman, the ... Read more »

Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House floor in opposition to H. Res. 970, a resolution offered by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC): “This so-called “resolution of insistence” is being rushed to the floor as an emergency measure. There are many emergencies facing the United States at this hour. The subject mat... Read more »

LETTER TO CHAIRMAN GOODLATTE Read more »

Ahead of a House Rules Committee vote on a resolution sponsored by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) that insists that the Department of Justice (DOJ) comply with the requests, including the subpoenas, issued by the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Judiciary, related to the alleged potential violations of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by DOJ, Hous... Read more »