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Durbin, Graham, Grassley Meet with ICC Chief Prosecutor
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), met with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan to receive an update on its investigation into the atrocities being committed in Ukraine.
Durbin Meets with Director of U.S. Copyright Office
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
On May 10, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights and Director of the U.S. Copyright Office.
Massie, Jordan demand ATF director 'clarify' and 'publicly correct' pistol brace rule testimony
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, called on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) director to "clarify" his comments regarding the agency's pistol brace rule.
Republicans Release Report on How Senior Intelligence Community Officials and the Biden Campaign Worked to Mislead American Voters
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
On May 10, Chairmen Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Michael Turner (R-OH) released a joint interim staff report titled, “The Hunter Biden Statement: How Senior Intelligence Community Officials and the Biden Campaign Worked to Mislead American Voters
Chairman Jordan Presses Alphabet on Subpoena Compliance
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 10, 2023
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to Alphabet, Google’s and YouTube’s parent company, pressing for the company’s full compliance with the terms of the Committee’s subpoena for documents and communications.
Senator Collins Calls for Increased Funding for Alzheimer’s Research & Broader Access to Alzheimer’s Therapies
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
At a hearing to review the fiscal year budget request for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, called for increased funding for Alzheimer’s research. In addition, Senator Collins questioned the Director of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), Dr. Richard Hodes, on the devastating effect the Centers for Medicaid Services’ (CMS) refusal to provide coverage for FDA-approved Alzheimer’s therapies is having on families in Maine and throughout the country.
Durbin Leads Judiciary Committee Democrats in Letters to Harlan Crow Seeking Full Information on Gifts & Travel Given to Justice Thomas
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 9, 2023
Judiciary Committee Dems send letters to Mr. Crow and the holding companies that own his private jet, private yacht, and Topridge Camp
EXCLUSIVE: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, Rep. Dan Bishop Threaten Subpoena Of ESG ‘Cartel’
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2023
News Release: House Judiciary Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan and North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop sent a letter Friday to the CEO of Ceres, calling on the executive to explain corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts that could violate federal antitrust laws.
Jordan’s House Panel Takes Aim At WEF-Backed Scheme To Censor ‘Harmful’ Online Content
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2023
News Release: The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee on Thursday issued subpoenas aimed at an advertising initiative partnered with the World Economic Forum that claims to fight against “harmful" content online.
Chairman Jordan Subpoenas GARM and WFA for Documents and Communications
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed top officials from the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) for documents and communications related to their coordinated efforts to demonetize and censor disfavored speech online.
Durbin Meets with University of Chicago Federal Criminal Justice Clinic
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 8, 2023
On May 8, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with faculty, staff, and students at the University of Chicago Law School’s Federal Criminal Justice Clinic (FCJC), the nation’s first legal clinic devoted to representing indigent clients charged with federal felonies.
St. Croix County Man Sentenced to 216 Months in Prison for 2018 Arson
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in cooperation with the St. Croix District Attorney’s Office and the Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigations State Fire Marshal’s Office, announces the sentencing of a St. Croix County man to 216 months in state prison for setting fire to a Woodville, Wisconsin, commercial building on December 29, 2018.
Durbin Meets with the Keep Kids Safe Coalition to Discuss Efforts to Protect Children from Exploitation
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today met with the Keep Kids Safe Coalition to discuss efforts to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse.
Durbin, Ossoff, Braun Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Overhaul Federal Prison Oversight
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Bipartisan bill requires DOJ Inspector General to conduct vigorous oversight & creates a new independent Ombudsman to investigate health & safety of staff & incarcerated people in federal prisons
Durbin Questions Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Devastating Fallout Since the Supreme Court Overruled Roe V. Wade
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to examine the devastating fallout since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in June 2022
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Devastating Fallout Since the Supreme Court Overruled Roe V. Wade
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to examine the devastating fallout since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
Durbin Statement on Chief Justice Roberts Declining to Testify Before the Judiciary Committee Regarding Supreme Court Ethics
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court ethics to be held on May 2 at 10:00 a.m. in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building
Chairman Jordan Subpoenas GARM and WFA for Documents and Communications
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed top officials from the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) for documents and communications related to their coordinated efforts to demonetize and censor disfavored speech online.
Chairmen Jordan, Green, and McCaul Statement on H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement after the introduction of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023:
Chairman Jordan Subpoenas CDC, CISA, and GEC for Documents and Communications Related to Censorship Investigation
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
On April 28, Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the State Department's Global Engagement Center (GEC) for documents and communications related to the Committee's investigation into how the federal government coerced and colluded with private companies and other third-party groups to censor speech.