Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), together with the support of all House Judiciary Democrats, introduced a resolution (H.Res. 661) that urges the Senate to observe regular order and to give President Barack Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court full and fair consideration and an up-or-down vote. “Judge Garland is an eminently s... Read more »
Encryption a Top Issue for House Judiciary and Energy and Commerce Committees House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Ranking Member John Conyers (D-MI), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today announced the creation of an encryption working group to examine the complicated legal and policy issues surroundi... Read more »
Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-TN) released the following statement after President Obama announced D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland as nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court: “Fulfilling his constitutional duty to nominate justices to the Supreme Court... Read more »
U.S. Congressman John Conyers (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, together with 31 original cosponsors, introduced H.R. 4754, the Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2016 to address unchecked decision-making powers that appointed emergency financial managers have in financially distressed cities. “We cannot undo the damage already done by the lead-poisoned water in F... Read more »
Today’s Executive Overreach Task Force hearing examines whether President Obama has violated the U.S. Constitution with respect to his authority to enforce the Affordable Care Act and the immigration laws. These are both issues that the full Committee has repeatedly considered in the past and it is clear to me that the President has not violated any constitutional limitations on the exercise of h... Read more »
Today’s hearing focuses on whether the Supreme Court’s articulation of judicial deference in Chevron is a concept that should be retained in federal administrative law. I believe the Chevron doctrine should be retained for several reasons. To begin with, enhanced judicial review would make rulemaking even more costly and time-consuming for agencies. The federal rulemaking process is already deepl... Read more »
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 10:00 a.m. Executive Overreach Task Force Hearing 2141 Rayburn House Office Building Hearing on: "Executive Overreach in Domestic Affairs Part I – Health Care and Immigration" Witnesses: Ms. Elizabeth P. Papez, Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP Mr. Josh Blackman, Associate Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law/Houston Mr. Simon Lazarus, Senior Counsel, Constitutional Ac... Read more »
“At the markup for the resolution establishing the Executive Overreach Task Force, I had expressed the concern that this Task Force might be used as a platform for partisan political attacks. “I also expressed the hope that we could work collaboratively in some areas of mutual interest, in particular those centering on strengthening Congress’s ability to conduct oversight of the Executive Branch. ... Read more »
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to associate myself with your comments about our jurisdiction. “It is not an accident that the House Judiciary Committee is the committee of primary jurisdiction with respect to the legal architecture of government surveillance. “In times of heightened tension, many of our colleagues will rush to do something, anything, to get out in front of an issue. We welcome t... Read more »
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016 10:00 a.m. Executive Overreach Task Force Hearing 2237 Rayburn House Office Building "The Original Understanding of the Role of Congress and How Far We’ve Drifted From It" Witnesses: Mr. Matthew Spalding, Associate Vice President and Dean of Educational Programs Hillsdale College, Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship Mr. James C. Capretta, Vi... Read more »
