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Washington, D.C. - On Thursday at 10:00 a.m., the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee will hold a hearing on H.R. 1123, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act.  This legislation restores the exemption, enacted by the Copyright Office, to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that permits consumers to unlock their cell phones without the approval of their wireless provider.  The exemption was allowed to expire for cell phones purchased after January 26, 2013.

Washington, D.C. - Today House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks on the issue of abusive patent litigation at the Software & Information Industry Association’s (SIIA) Tech Policy Speaker’s Series. Below are his remarks as delivered:

Chairman Goodlatte: “I want to thank the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) for hosting this Tech Policy Speaker’s Series and all of you for being here today to discuss the issue of abusive patent litigation.

Washington, D.C. - The Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice today approved legislation in a vote of 5-3 that prohibits state and local governments that receive federal economic development funds from using eminent domain to transfer private property from one private owner to another for the purpose of economic development, the Private Property Rights Protection Act (H.R. 1944).  This legislation is in response to the 2005 Supreme Court decision in the case of Kelo v.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) today sent a letter to Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Peter Kadzik in response to the letter they received from him yesterday.  On May 29, Chairman Goodlatte and Subcommittee Chairman Sensenbrenner

Washington, D.C. - The Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice today approved legislation in a vote of 6-4 that would ban abortions in the United States after 20 weeks, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797).  Since the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973, medical knowledge regarding the development of unborn babies and their capacities at various stages of growth has advanced dramatically.  Extensive research conducted by Dr.

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today issued this statement following the White House’s release of reforms to combat abusive patent litigation.

Washington, D.C. - On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., the Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the Department of Justice’s handling of known or suspected terrorists admitted into the Witness Security Program, a federal program designed to protect witnesses and their dependents that are in danger as a result of their agreement to testify for the government in a variety of cases.  Last month, the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General released a scathing

Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) today received a letter from Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Peter Kadzik in response to a recent letter they sent to Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the discrep