The Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
September 27, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following statement during the Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee’s hearing on "The State of Intellectual Freedom in America."
Chairman Goodlatte: At one time, there was likely no other place in the United States that had, at one time or another, received more praise than Silicon Valley or an American college ca
September 26, 2018
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, September 27, 2018, at 11:30 a.m., the Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “The State of Intellectual Freedom in America.” At the hearing, witnesses will share their stories about alleged political bias, including alleged bias by social media companies on the Internet and college administrators on college campuses targeting professors.
This hearing follows two recent Hou
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July 23, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives today approved by voice vote a bill that provides important limits on the government’s ability to seize private property using eminent domain, the Private Property Rights Protection Act (H.R. 1689). House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) applauded today’s House approval of the bill in the statement below.
Chairman Goodlatte: “Our nation’s founders would be dismayed at how eminent domain operates in present day America.
July 23, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today gave the following statement on the House floor in support of the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act (H.R.
July 23, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today gave the following statement on the House floor in support of the Private Property Rights Protection Act (H.R. 1689). This legislation provides important limits on the government’s ability to seize private property using eminent domain.
Chairman Goodlatte: The protection of private ownership of property is vital to individual freedom and national prosperity.
June 27, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement upon the announcement that Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire.
“I commend Justice Kennedy for his many years of distinguished service. During his thirty years on the Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Kennedy often added a unique perspective to decisions in which he was a pivotal vote.
“I look forward to President Trump’s nomination to fill this new vacancy on the high court.
June 26, 2018
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 National Institute of Family and Life Advocates vs. Becerra.
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June 13, 2018
Washington, D.C. -- House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the Committee’s markup of the bipartisan Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act (H.R.