The Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
February 15, 2017
Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement upon the House Judiciary Committee’s approval of the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 (H.R. 985) by a vote of 19-12.
Chairman Goodlatte: “Class action suits were designed to address legitimate claims.
February 10, 2017
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1410:00 a.m.Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Hearing on: Judicial Transparency and Ethics
February 9, 2017
Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) released the following statement upon the introduction of the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2017 (H.R. 985).
Chairman Goodlatte: “Due to the complexity and costs associated with our legal system, a lawsuit has become a dirty word in America.
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2141 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
February 2, 2017
Washington, D.C.— House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Space, Science, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas.), and House Judiciary Committee Member Ken Buck (R-Colo.) released the following statements following House Judiciary Committee passage of the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA) of 2017 (H.R. 720) by a vote of 17-6, and the Innocent Party Protection Act (H.R. 725) by a vote of 17-4.
Chairman Goodlatte: “Lawsuits are complicated, but these bills are simple.
February 2, 2017
Washington, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of H.R. 725, the Innocent Party Protection Act.
Chairman Goodlatte: America’s small businesses are some of the leading victims of frivolous lawsuits and the extraordinary costs that our legal system imposes.
February 2, 2017
Washington, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) delivered the following remarks during the House Judiciary Committee’s markup of H.R. 720, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 720).
Chairman Goodlatte: H.R. 720, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act, would restore mandatory sanctions for frivolous lawsuits filed in federal court.
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2141 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
January 31, 2017
Washington, D.C.—House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the following statement upon the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch by President Donald Trump to be the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States:
“The president’s power to make nominations to the Supreme Court is one that has lasting effects on the legal landscape of our country.
January 31, 2017
Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary Committee has announced its schedule for the week of January 30 - February 3, 2017.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2
10:00 a.m.
Full Committee MarkupH.R.