Skip to main content

The Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties

December 7, 2016
Chairman Goodlatte: From 1933, when Hitler took power in Germany, until 1945, when the Allied Forces liberated Europe, the Nazis and their collaborators stole countless works of art and cultural objects from museums and private collections throughout Europe. Indeed, according to the American Alliance of Museums, “the Nazi regime orchestrated a system of theft, confiscation, coerc
November 16, 2016
Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) released the following statement following today’s Committee passage of the Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015 (
September 13, 2016
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
September 9, 2016
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: 
Date:
Location:
2237 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING

September 6, 2016
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of September 6-9, 2016.  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 710:30 a.m. | Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice
September 6, 2016
Subcommittee Will Examine Transparency and Application of the Judgment FundWashington, D.C. — On Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at 10:30 A.M., the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice will hold an oversight hearing entitled, “Oversight of the Judgment Fund: Iran, Big Settlements, and the Lack of Transparency.” The hearing will examine the history and u