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Chairman Goodlatte:  The topic of this hearing today, federal court diversity jurisdiction, might seem dry and technical at first blush, but it’s actually near the heart of the Founder’s vision of the body politic -- namely their understanding that federal courts should hear cases between citizens of different states, especially when those lawsuits involved commercial or other subjects integral to the national economy. Currently, when a citizen from one state sues a defendant from another state, the inter-state nature of that lawsuit gives federal courts jurisdictio

Chairman Goodlatte:  The topic of this hearing today, federal court diversity jurisdiction, might seem dry and technical at first blush, but it’s actually near the heart of the Founder’s vision of the body politic -- namely their understanding that federal courts should hear cases between citizens of different states, especially when those lawsuits involved commercial or other subjects integral to the national economy. Currently, when a citizen from one state sues a defendant from another state, the inter-state nature of that lawsuit gives federal courts jurisdictio

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson for information about a criminal immigrant previously deported at least five times who is currently illegally present in the United States and reportedly responsible for nearly a dozen sexual assaults. Nicodemo Coria-Gonzales is charged with six felony offenses, including aggravated sexual assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and aggravated kidnapp

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson for information about a criminal immigrant previously deported at least five times who is currently illegally present in the United States and reportedly responsible for nearly a dozen sexual assaults. Nicodemo Coria-Gonzales is charged with six felony offenses, including aggravated sexual assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and aggravated kidnapp

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 12-16, 2016. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1311:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil JusticeHearing on: Exploring Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Witnesses:

• Mr. Charles Cooper, Partner, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
• Ms. Joanna Shepherd, Professor of Law, Emory Law School
• Mr.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 12-16, 2016. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1311:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil JusticeHearing on: Exploring Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Witnesses:

• Mr. Charles Cooper, Partner, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
• Ms. Joanna Shepherd, Professor of Law, Emory Law School
• Mr.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 12-16, 2016. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1311:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil JusticeHearing on: Exploring Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Witnesses:

• Mr. Charles Cooper, Partner, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
• Ms. Joanna Shepherd, Professor of Law, Emory Law School
• Mr.

Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 12-16, 2016. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1311:00 a.m. | Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil JusticeHearing on: Exploring Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Witnesses:

• Mr. Charles Cooper, Partner, Cooper & Kirk, PLLC
• Ms. Joanna Shepherd, Professor of Law, Emory Law School
• Mr.