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Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on a D.C. federal judge’s ruling ordering the Trump Administration to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was unilaterally created in a memorandum by the Obama Administration, and accept new applicants. “For a federal judge to rule that the current administration cannot change a memo from the previous administration is absurd.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on a D.C. federal judge’s ruling ordering the Trump Administration to continue the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was unilaterally created in a memorandum by the Obama Administration, and accept new applicants. “For a federal judge to rule that the current administration cannot change a memo from the previous administration is absurd.

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Oil States Energy v. Greene’s Energy.  The Court ruled 7-2 to uphold the constitutionality of the inter partes review process created in the America Invents Act. “I am pleased that the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the inter partes review (IPR) proceedings that Congress established in the America Invents Act.

Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Oil States Energy v. Greene’s Energy.  The Court ruled 7-2 to uphold the constitutionality of the inter partes review process created in the America Invents Act. “I am pleased that the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the inter partes review (IPR) proceedings that Congress established in the America Invents Act.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s call on Congress to address the Supreme Court’s decision in Sessions v. Dimaya and close the “aggravated felony” loophole. “I agree with the Trump Administration that Congress must remedy the recent Supreme Court decision that allows some criminals convicted of serious crimes to avoid deportation.

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s call on Congress to address the Supreme Court’s decision in Sessions v. Dimaya and close the “aggravated felony” loophole. “I agree with the Trump Administration that Congress must remedy the recent Supreme Court decision that allows some criminals convicted of serious crimes to avoid deportation.

Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) released the following statement after reaching an agreement with Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Attorney General Stephen E.

Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) released the following statement after the Committees received former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey’s memos. “We have long argued former Director Comey's self-styled memos should be in the public domain, subject to any classification redactions.