Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (116th Congress)

Chairman Nadler Statement for Subcommittee Hearing on "Oversight of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice"

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties hearing on "Oversight of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice": "Thank you, Chairman Cohen, and thanks to all of our witnesses for joining us today. "When Attorney G... Read more »

Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 5309, the CROWN Act of 2019

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, during the markup of H.R. 5309, the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2019 or the CROWN Act of 2019: "Today, the Judiciary Committee considers H.R. 5309, the 'Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2019' or 'CROWN... Read more »

Nadler, Waters and Clay Slam Trump Administration Decision to Terminate Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary,Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, and Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D-MO), Chair of the Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban... Read more »

Nadler & Cohen Statement on SCOTUS Decision Weakening Birth Control Protections

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Chair Steve Cohen (D-TN) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision upholding a Trump Administration rule that undermines access to birth control for women across the country: “Today’s decisionpotentially leaves hundreds o... Read more »

Nadler, Scanlon, Johnson and Sensenbrenner Call for U.S. Courts to Reform & Streamline Handling of Workplace Misconduct in the Courts

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Washington, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY); Vice Chair Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA); Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Chairman Hank Johnson (D-GA); and Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law Ranking Member James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) released a letter from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) in res... Read more »