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…
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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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…