The Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Chairman Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) introduced the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015 (H.R. 1927) to strengthen federal class action lawsuit rules by ensuring victims who have experienced actual or comparable injury are justly compensated.
 

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved the Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (H.R. 889) by a voice vote. Through a change in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, this legislation bolsters the ability of U.S. museums and schools to borrow foreign government-owned artifacts and artwork from other cultures around the world.. The legislation would encourage governments to loan many of their most treasured pieces of art and artifacts for public viewing in the United States.

Washington, D.C. – On Friday, February 27, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., the Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the state of class action lawsuits ten years after the enactment of the Class Action Fairness Act, legislation authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte.  The Class Action Fairness Act, which was signed into law on February 18, 2005, was designed to curb the widespread abuse of frivolous class action lawsuits, while prese

Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below after South Dakota became the 25th state to call for a convention to amend the U.S.