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Durbin, Associate Attorney General Gupta, Assistant Attorney General Solomon Visit University of Chicago Crime Lab
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
On June 9 , U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, visited the University of Chicago Crime Lab with Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Amy Solomon at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Durbin, Warnock Statement on Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Alabama Congressional Map
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) today released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 decision that Alabama had diluted the power of Black voters and violated the Voting Rights Act by drawing a congressional voting map with a single district in which they made up a majority:
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Two Circuit Court Nominations to Full Senate
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
oday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance two circuit court nominations to the full Senate: Judges Ana de Alba to the Ninth Circuit and Irma Carrillo Ramirez to the Fifth Circuit.
Durbin Questions District Court Nominees at Latest Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned Loren AliKhan, nominated to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia; Susan DeClercq, nominated to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan; Julia Munley, nominated to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; and Vernon Oliver, nominated to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut; at the latest Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing.
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Judiciary Committee Hearing on District Court Nominations
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 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 on the nominations of Loren AliKhan, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia; Susan DeClercq, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan; Julia Munley, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; and Vernon Oliver, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut.
Durbin Marks 10th Anniversary of Hadiya Pendleton’s Death, Calls Out Republicans for Attempts to Dismantle Existing Gun Safety Laws
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin railed against Senate Republicans’ plans to weaken the National Firearms Act, a gun safety law that has been in place since 1934
Durbin Fires Back After Harlan Crow Refuses to Voluntarily Cooperate with Information Requests Regarding Gifts to Justice Thomas
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
In speech on the Senate floor, Durbin repudiates Crow’s claim to separation of powers protections, makes clear “all options are on the table to acquire information”
Durbin, Whitehouse Statement on Harlan Crow’s Continued Refusal to Provide Key Information Regarding Gifts and Travel Given to Justice Thomas
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
After receiving response to their May 26th letter, Durbin and Whitehouse say that “all options are on the table moving forward”
Ahead of Debt Limit Vote, Durbin Continues to Call for Closure of Guantanamo Bay
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Durbin: The time has come to deliver what little justice we can to the victims of 9/11 as well as their families
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Bipartisan Bill to Protect Children from Online Sexual Exploitation
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today’s vote marks the fifth bill to protect children’s safety online to pass out of the Committee
Durbin, Menendez, Booker Lead Oversight Effort to Hold Companies Accountable for Contracting with Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. Which Unlawfully Employed Migrant Child Labor
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), alongside several Senate colleagues, sent letters to nine companies that contracted with Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. (PSSI), which the Department of Labor (DOL) found was unlawfully employing migrant child labor at these host companies’ facilities.
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Immigrant Workers, Agriculture, and Need for Immigration Reform
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 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 entitled, “From Farm to Table: Immigrant Workers Get the Job Done.”
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Durbin’s STOP CSAM Act to Crack Down on the Proliferation of Child Sex Abuse Material Online
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
On May 11, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to advance the Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act of 2023 (STOP CSAM Act).
Testimony Reveals Senior FBI Official Expressed Concerns about Trump Raid
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) just sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland revealing new information related to the raid of former President Donald Trump’s residence and the Department of Justice’s reported indictment of President Donald Trump.
Exclusive: Jordan Demands Scope Memo of Special Counsel Probe into Biden’s Classified Documents
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) asked the Department of Justice on Tuesday to provide an unredacted copy of the memorandum detailing the scope of special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents.
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Jim Jordan Demands Interview With Ex-FBI Agent Who May Have ‘Impeded’ Hunter Biden Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2023
News Release: Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio is demanding that a former senior FBI agent sit for a transcribed interview with the House Judiciary Committee as part of its review of the bureau’s conduct and interactions with political figures.
Rep. Jim Jordan demands DOJ memo outlining scope of Trump probe
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, a top Trump ally, is calling on the Justice Department to provide lawmakers with internal documents laying out the scope of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the former president ’s handling of classified documents found last year at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
Chairman Jordan Expands Investigation into Biden Targeting Parents at School Board Meetings
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) just sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients about the Biden Administration's use of counterterrorism and criminal tools against parents exercising their First Amendment rights at school board meetings. The letter ...
Weaponization Committee Uncovers New Information Suggesting the FTC Took Action Against Twitter After Reports of Elon Musk's Intent to Acquire the Company
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 8, 2023
On June 8, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan revealing new evidence that strongly suggests that the FTC's actions against Elon Musk and Twitter are politically motivated.
Chairmen Jordan and McClintock Request Transcribed Interview from ICE Official
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2023
News Release: BREAKING: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA) just sent a letter to the Deputy Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...