Department of Justice
CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS OPPOSES CONFIRMATION OF CORY WILSON, FIFTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINEE
[Congressional Black Caucus] Congressional Black Caucus: “that if Wilson is confirmed, he would not support and uphold laws that support inclusion, diversity, equal rights, ...
NADLER AND BASS ASK BARR TO RELEASE VULNERABLE PRISONERS
[COVID-19\Incarceration] Nadler & Bass: “We urge that you use every tool at your disposal to release as many prisoners as possible, to protect them ...
RELEASED CONGRESSIONAL REPORT DETAILS “ABUSES” AND “FAILURES” OF WELLS FARGO
[Congressional Report on Wells Fargo Abuses] This report is a result of a one-year Committee investigation into Wells Fargo’s compliance with five regulatory orders ...
GEORGIA CONGRESSMAN RE-INTRODUCES CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM MEASURES TO HOLD POLICE ACCOUNTABLE, IMPROVE GRAND JURY PROCESS
[Criminal Justice Reform\Police Accountability] Rep. Johnson: “There is no silver bullet to fix our broken criminal justice system. Taken together, these three bills would ...
ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN RUSH CALLS FOR RESIGNATION, DISBARMENT, OF MORALLY DEPRAVED ATTORNEY GENERAL BARR
[Congress\H. Res 757\A.G. William Barr] Rep. Rush: “Since his swearing in earlier this year, it has become painfully clear that Mr. Barr is more ...
CONGRESSWOMAN NORTON SENDS AG BARR LETTER INQUIRING ABOUT “FIRST STEP” LAW’S APPLICATION TO D.C. FELONS
[Mass Incarceration\”First Step Act”\D.C.] In November, Norton met with Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Director Kathleen Hawk Sawyer to ensure BOP would apply the ...
NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN NADLER SAYS PROPOSED MARIJUANA LAW WOULD ADDRESS RACIST LEGACY OF “WAR ON DRUGS”
[Congressional News\Marijuana] Rep. Nadler: “It was only in the early part of the 20th century that marijuana began to be criminalized in the United ...
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE CHAIRS RELEASE STATEMENT DEMANDING FULL RELEASE OF TRUMP’S UKRAINE “SHAKEDOWN” CALL DOCUMENTS
[Trump Impeachment News] Joint Statement by Democratic Committee Chairs: “The transcript is an unambiguous, damning, and shocking abuse of the Office of the Presidency ...
NEW JERSEY SENATOR BOOKER INTRODUCES FEDERAL FIREARMS LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE CRISIS
[Gun Control News] Senator Cory Booker: “We’re in the midst of a national gun violence crisis that is ravaging our country,” Booker said. “The ...
POLICE REFORM GROUP CPR IS FIGHTING TO CHANGE RACIAL POLICING IN NEW YORK
[Racial Policing News] CPR’s Anthonine Pierre: “De Blasio has a lot of things to say about racial justice, when it comes to policing. The ...
