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Bedford Man Sentenced to 14 Months in Federal Prison After Stealing 16 Firearms From Local Gun Shop
By DOJ Newswire Report | Oct 8, 2023
Calvin Levi Johnson, 20, of Bedford, Indiana, was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to theft from a federally licensed firearms dealer.
Fourth Circuit Upholds Former Tabor City Doctor’s Conviction for Operating a Pill Mill
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jul 5, 2023
A three-judge panel from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a unanimous, published opinion affirming former physician Jong Whan Kim’s conviction and sentence for operating a pill mill in Tabor City.
Previously Convicted Felon Arrested for Distributing Fentanyl Pills and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Additional firearms, narcotics and pill press recovered during search
Senator Murray Leads Congressional Delegation to Europe Ahead of July NATO Summit in Lithuania
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) embark on a congressional delegation to Lithuania, Norway, and Belgium.
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Graham Statement On Durham Testimony
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on Special Counsel John Durham’s testimony to the House Judiciary Committee.
Graham: Female Athletes Competing Against Biological Males Is Not Fair
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke in favor of protecting women’s sports at a hearing today.
Graham: DOJ, FBI Should Answer Questions On Handling Of Biden Tape Allegations
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke about the Department of Justice and FBI’s handling of allegations that then-Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, may have had improper ties to Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company.
Durbin Statement on Failed Republican Effort to Weaken the National Firearms Act
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today voted against a Republican-sponsored Congressional Review Act resolution to repeal a vital gun safety regulation under the National Firearms Act.
In Speech on the Senate Floor, Durbin Defends the Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today celebrated the historic progress made in protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.
Durbin: It’s Now Up to Congress to Protect Women and Health Care Providers From the Results of the Disastrous Dobbs Ruling
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
Ahead of the one year anniversary of the Dobbs ruling, Durbin delivers speech on the Senate floor
Durbin Statement on Confirmation of 100th District Court Judge During the Biden Administration
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
With the confirmation of Natasha Merle to the Eastern District of New York, the Senate has confirmed 100 district court judges, 35 circuit court judges, and one Supreme Court Justice to lifetime appointments on the federal bench
Durbin Meets with BOP Director Peters
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with Colette Peters, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), to receive an update on the use of solitary confinement in federal facilities.
In Conjunction with Pride Month, Durbin Questions Witnesses at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Defending the Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, “Protecting Pride: Defending the Civil Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.”
Following Propublica Report Regarding Justice Alito, Durbin & Whitehouse Announce Markup in Senate Judiciary Committee on Supreme Court Ethics Reform Legislation During Next Work Period
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, today released the following statement regarding a ProPublica report that alleges that Justice Samuel Alito accepted and failed to disclose a luxury fishing vacation with GOP billionaire Paul Singer who later had cases before the Court:
In Conjunction with Pride Month, Durbin Delivers Opening Statement at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Defending the Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, “Protecting Pride: Defending the Civil Rights of LGBTQ+ Americans.”
Senate Confirms Julie Rikelman to the U.S. Court Of Appeals for the First Circuit
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
Under the leadership of Chair Durbin, the Senate has confirmed 135 judges to lifetime appointments on the federal bench during the Biden administration
Durbin, Graham Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize Missing Children’s Assistance Act
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023, which renews funding for the Missing Children’s Assistance Act (MCAA) through Fiscal Year 2028 and updates the statute concerning the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).
Durbin Celebrates 11th Anniversary of DACA, Calls on Congress to Finally Pass the Dream Act
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
In 2010, Durbin sent a bipartisan letter asking then-President Obama to stop the deportation of Dreamers—eleven years ago today, President Obama responded by announcing the DACA program
New Report Reveals CISA Tried to Cover Up Censorship Practices
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
Today, the House Judiciary Committee and the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released an interim staff report detailing how the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) — an agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) originally intended to protect pipelines and other critical infrastructure from cyberattacks — expanded its mission to surveil and censor Americans' speech on social media.
Republicans Release New Information On January 6 Pipe Bomb Investigation
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 27, 2023
On June 14, Chairmen Thomas Massie (R-KY), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray revealing new information surrounding the FBI's investigation into pipe bombs placed near the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Republican National Committee (RNC) on January 5, 2021.