Press Releases
Washington, D.C. - The House Judiciary Committee has postponed its meeting to authorize the issuance of a subpoena to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for documents pertaining to the legal justification of drone strikes on alleged terrorists overseas, including drone strikes against U.S. citizens.
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today noticed a meeting to authorize the issuance of a subpoena to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for documents pertaining to the legal justification of drone strikes on alleged terrorists overseas, including drone strikes against U.S. citizens. Although some of these documents have been provided to the House and Senate Intelligence Committees and the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Obama Administration has yet to provide them to the House Judiciary Committee, which is charged with oversight of the Justice Department and the U.S. Constitution. The House Judiciary Committee will meet on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.
Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a full Committee hearing entitled “Mismanagement at the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.” This hearing will examine a report released on March 12 by the Inspector
General regarding the politicization, polarization, and mismanagement occurring at the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice-specifically the Division’s Voting Section.
Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Luxury Jets and Empty Prisons: Wasteful and Duplicative Spending at the Department of Justice.” As the March 1 sequestration deadline approached, Attorney General Eric Holder dramatically warned that the Justice Department would be forced to make cuts that threaten the safety of all Americans. However, the House Judiciary Committee has examined recent expenses at the Justice Department and has found several examples of wasteful and duplicative spending, all of which are paid for by the American taxpayer. Examples include hundreds of
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton testified before the House Judiciary Committee regarding criminal and illegal immigrants who are priorities for removal but were released by the agency, which claimed release was necessary due to sequestration. However, several of the claims made by Director Morton do not match the facts and here’s why:
Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 3:30 p.m., the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “The Register’s Call for Updates to U.S. Copyright Law.” This hearing will examine the recent recommendations made by the Register of Copyrights to update U.S. copyright law.
On March 4, 2013, the Register of Copyrights, Maria Pallante, delivered an address entitled “The Next Great Copyright Act” at Columbia Law School. In her speech, the Register recommended commencing a comprehensive review of U.S. copyright law. Register Pallante will testify before the Committee at tomorrow’s hearing.
Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 1:00 p.m., the House Judiciary Committee will hold a full Committee hearing to investigate the release of criminal and illegal immigrants who are priorities for removal by U.S.
Washington, D.C. - Following the President’s nomination of Thomas Perez as his next Labor Secretary, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement.
Chairman Goodlatte: “I am shocked the President is moving forward with this nomination. Last week the Department of Justice’s Inspector General (IG) outlined dysfunction at the Civil Rights Division, which Mr. Perez currently manages. The IG report brought to light insufficiencies in the Division’s management, significant impediments to its operation, and deep ideological polarization.
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), along with Representative Howard Coble (R-N.C.), Chairman of the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee and Representative Mel Watt (D-N.C.), Ranking Member of the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee, announced the introduction of legislation to restore consumers’ ability to unlock their mobile phones, in order to switch from one wireless carrier to another. This bill also directs the Copyright Office to determine whether similar treatment should be given to other wireless devices.
Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 1:30 p.m., the Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “The Separation of Nuclear Families Under U.S. Immigration Law.” At present, about 88,000 green cards are made available each year to the spouses and minor children of legal permanent residents but the demand is much higher. The wait list for these green cards is currently two-and-a-half years long but in the past it has been as long as six years. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Immigration and Border Security Subcommittee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) released the following statements in advance of tomorrow’s hearing.