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Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today criticized the decision by a federal district court judge in Boston to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). In 1996, the DOMA was passed with bipartisan support in Congress and signed into law by then-President Bill Clinton.
Washington, DC - In a letter to Attorney General Holder, Ranking Member Lamar Smith and 19 other Members of Congress criticized the Obama administration’s decision to challenge Arizona’s 2010 immigration enforcement law, SB1070.
Washington, DC - Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today applauded the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Second Amendment rights of all Americans. The Justices ruled 5-4 in McDonald v.
Washington, DC - Fourteen members of Congress sent a letter today to Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jeff Sessions asking him to question Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan about her role in the Obama administration’s decision to ask the Court to overturn a 2007 Arizona immigration enforcement law.
Washington, D.C.-House Judiciary Committee Democrats today opposed a Resolution of Inquiry demanding information regarding the job offers made by Administration officials to Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) and Colorado senatorial candidate Andrew Romanoff.
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in support of the 2010 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement released by the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (“IPEC”), Victoria Espinel:
Washington, DC - Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX) issued the following statement in response to reports that the Obama administration will challenge the 2010 Arizona immigration enforcement law.
Washington, D.C.--House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Constitution Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) have introduced a resolution of inquiry demanding information about what role the Justice Department may have played in the job offers made to Rep.
Washington, D.C.--House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Constitution Subcommittee Ranking Member James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) today sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting information about what role the Justice Department may have played in the job offers made to Rep.
Washington, DC - Ranking Member Lamar Smith (TX-21) and 15 other Members of Congress will show their support with a welcome message to participants in the Phoenix Rising Rally to be held on Saturday, June 5 from 3-6 PM in Phoenix, Ariz. The rally is being held in support of Arizona’s new immigration enforcement law.