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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.
Chairman Jordan Subpoenas FBI Official Jennifer Leigh Moore
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Chairman Jordan Subpoenas FBI Official Jennifer Leigh Moore
New Testimony Reveals Secretary Blinken and Biden Campaign Behind the Infamous Public Statement on the Hunter Biden Laptop
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Chairmen Jordan and Turner Demand Documents and Communications from Blinken
Durbin Leads Letter to President Biden Urging the Administration to Create a Parole Program to Allow Noncitizens Work Authorization, Address Workforce Shortages
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led 11 Senate colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging his Administration to create a parole program allowing state governments to sponsor noncitizens for parole and work authorization to meet critical workforce needs.
Prohibited Person Sentenced to Seven Years for Possessing a Gun and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Decondi Mayo, 46, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Weddel, of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Graham: There Is A Concentrated Effort by the Left to Delegitimize The Supreme Court
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today discussed efforts by Democrats to try and undermine the legitimacy of the United States Supreme Court.
Senate Republicans Urge Biden To Reverse Course And Keep Title 42 In Place
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Eleven Republican members of the United States Senate today sent a letter to President Biden urging him to reverse course and keep the Title 42 removal authority in place.
Durbin Leads Letter to President Biden Urging the Administration to Create a Parole Program to Allow Noncitizens Work Authorization, Address Workforce Shortages
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led 11 Senate colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging his Administration to create a parole program allowing state governments to sponsor noncitizens for parole and work authorization to meet critical workforce needs.
Durbin Leads Letter to President Biden Urging the Administration to Create a Parole Program to Allow Noncitizens Work Authorization, Address Workforce Shortages
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
The bill creates targeted exceptions to Section 230, imposing basic accountability on tech companies for child sexual abuse material on their platforms
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances the EARN IT Act, Three Nominees to the Full Senate
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
The bill creates targeted exceptions to Section 230, imposing basic accountability on tech companies for child sexual abuse material on their platforms
Durbin Statement on ProPublica Report & Supreme Court Ethics Reform
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding a ProPublica report that alleges that Justice Clarence Thomas accepted and failed to disclose private school tuition payments for his grandnephew made by prominent Republican donor Harlan Crow:
Durbin: It’s Time to Establish Enforceable Rules of the Road for All Justices
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor on the need for Supreme Court ethics reform, including a clear, enforceable code of conduct for Supreme Court justices, following yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the topic.
Durbin Reflects on 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, spoke on the Senate floor on the state of reproductive rights in America and steps he’s taking to shine a light on the serious threats to abortion rights nationwide, including holding last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the issue.
Durbin Statement on Governor Abbott’s Continued Political Stunts & Exploitation of Migrant Families, Calls for More Funding for Chicago
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) sent a letter to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot stating that he will continue his inhumane practice of busing migrants from Texas to Chicago:
Durbin Questions Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Supreme Court Ethics Reform
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 entitled, “Supreme Court Ethics Reform.”
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Supreme Court Ethics Reform
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Durbin: “The highest court in the land should not have the lowest ethical standards. That reality is driving a crisis in public confidence in the Supreme Court. The status quo must change.”
Senate Confirms Anthony Johnstone to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Under the leadership of Chair Durbin, the Senate has confirmed 120 judges to lifetime appointments on the federal bench during the Biden administration