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Oct. 23, 2019 Tweet - "While the House is busy passing legislation to address the most pressing issues facing the American people, Senate Republicans are focused almost exclusively on rubber-stamping President Trump's unqualified, ideological judicial nominees. This week, it's Justin Walker of KY." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2019 Tweet - "Nominees for lifetime appointments to federal judgeships should know their way around a courtroom. There are plenty of experienced attorneys in the Second Circuit -- so why did the WH pick Steven Menashi, their own in-house lawyer, when he has literally never argued in court?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2019 Tweet - "Trump judicial nominee Steven Menashi has never tried a case, argued an appeal, or conducted a deposition. Instead, he's been working with Betsy DeVos & Stephen Miller to help carry out their partisan agendas. He's entirely unfit for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2019 Pallone and Schakowsky on FTC's Sunday Riley Settlement Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 18, 2019 Senators Durbin, Wyden, Hirono, Rose and Assistant Speaker Lujan Stand with DACA SCOTUS Plaintiffs and Immigration Advocates to Call on Congress to Protect DREAMERS Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 17, 2019 Durbin Stands With DACA Supreme Court Plaintiffs To Call On Congress To Protect Dreamers Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2019 Judicial Travel Accountability Act Unveiled In Congress Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Of all the attorneys in Kentucky, couldn't Republicans find one who is qualified to be a federal trial judge? Justin Walker clearly isn't. We need nominees with real courtroom experience. Too many R noms haven't even stuck around for the second half of a Law & Order episode." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2019 Tweet - "I will always stand up for #DACA and the hundreds of thousands of #Dreamers across the U.S., and was proud to do so again today with @maziehirono, @RonWyden, @SenJackyRosen, & @repbenraylujan. The Senate must pass the #DreamAndPromiseAct immediately." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2019 Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Nomination Of John Knees To Serve As U.S. District Judge For The Northern District Of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Muting Amb. Sondland from testifying before Congress on impeachment charges puts us on the inevitable path to the Supreme Court. A replay of the Nixon scenario." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Today, the Supreme Court will hear cases to determine the future of LGBTQ protections in the workplace. No one should be fired for being who they are -- that's why I support the #EqualityAct. #DontRollBackOurRights" Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 Harris, Colleagues File Amicus Brief in Support of DACA in the Supreme Court Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 4, 2019 Tweet - "When President Trump ended #DACA more than two years ago, he set in motion a crisis jeopardizing the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people and their families. And now he's taking this fight all the way to the Supreme Court. We can't let him win." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 Congressional Leaders File Bipartisan Amicus Brief In Support Of DACA In The Supreme Court Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 30, 2019 Quigley, Cartwright, Lofgren Introduce Bill to Increase Transparency in Government Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Sept. 24, 2019 Senators Introduce Bill to Boost Protection for SEC, CFTC Whistleblowers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 23, 2019 Casten, Booker, Gillibrand, and Kennedy Introduce Legislation Banning Inequitable Calculations of Civil Damages Rep. Sean Casten, ...
Sept. 16, 2019 Durbin Statement On Recent Reporting On Justice Kavanaugh's Confirmation Process Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "My statement regarding the recent reporting around Justice Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation process:" Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2019 Pallone and Schakowsky on FTC's Youtube settlement Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 31, 2019 Tweet - ".@RepShimkus and I have worked on many projects together, recently on expanding the fine work at @ScottAFB and establishing a bipartisan approach to filling judicial vacancies." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 13, 2019 Tweet - "The Supreme Court shouldn't undertake political projects at the behest of dark money groups like the NRA. I'm joining @SenWhitehouse, @MazieHirono, @SenBlumenthal, & @SenGillibrand in urging SCOTUS not to deviate from judicial principles just to satisfy these groups' demands." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2019 Durbin, Senators Call Out Partisan 'Project' To Tip Supreme Court In Favor Of NRA-Backed Plaintiffs Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García, Barbara Lee Call on DOJ to Explain Elimination of In-Court Interpreters for Immigrants Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 23, 2019 Tweet - "Today the Senate passed a resolution that @SenDuckworth and I introduced to honor the life of a great Illinoisan, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, and to praise his decades of service to this country and his profound contributions to American law." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday marked the passing of a giant in American law. Justice John Paul Stevens served on the Supreme Court for nearly 35 years, bringing along his midwestern blend of brilliance, courtesy, & humility. His legacy is enormous." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "John Paul Stevens described the standard for a judge as "the impartial guardian of the rule of law." With his service on the Court, he met that standard throughout his life. I was honored to know him & admire his amiable yet rock solid way of addressing the issues of our time." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "The Judicial Crisis Network is a dark-money front organization that spends millions on ads and sees themselves as the Republican Party's gatekeeper for appellate court nominees. Who is writing their checks? Who are their donors? They won't say." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019 Foster, Stivers Join Senate Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect US Patent Holders, Inventors Rep. Bill Foster
July 9, 2019 Tweet - "Today, Leader McConnell has scheduled a vote on a nominee to fill a California-based judicial seat in the 9th Circuit. Unfortunately, that nominee, Daniel Bress, is a Washington, DC lawyer who has barely lived in California since high school." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Welcomes Supreme Court Decision to Remove Citizenship Question from 2020 Census Rep. Chuy Garcia
June 21, 2019 Reps. Cleaver, Butterfield, Kelly, Lee, Watson Coleman Seek Answers From Big Tech on Legal Diversity Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
June 20, 2019 Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Nomination Of Martha Pacold, Mary Rowland, & Steven Seeger To Serve As U.S. District Judges For The Northern District Of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019 Tweet - "Senate Republicans just voted to give Matthew Kacsmaryk a lifetime appointment to the federal bench even though he has repeatedly written about his opposition to LGBTQ rights & the Obergefell case. To confirm him -- especially during #PrideMonth -- is shameful." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 18, 2019 Tweet - "Once again, our Republican colleagues are spending the week rubber-stamping President Trump's extreme nominees. June is #PrideMonth, but Republicans decided to call a vote this week on Texas district court nominee Matthew Kacsmaryk, a radical opponent of LGBTQ rights." Sen. Dick Durbin
June 4, 2019 Tweet - "Under Leader McConnell, the Senate is considering partisan, controversial lifetime appointments to the federal courts and virtually nothing else. He has created a legislative graveyard. It does not have to be this way." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 30, 2019 Tweet - "In life and in politics, a person is only as good as their word. Sen. McConnell's tortured logic in denying Pres. Obama an appointment to the Supreme Court has now been abandoned for Pres. Trump." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 23, 2019 Nominations Sen. Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019 Tweet - "When it comes to abortion, North Carolina district court nominee Kenneth Bell once wrote in an op-ed, "there is no middle ground." Senate Republicans advanced his nomination today, rubber stamping yet another judicial nominee with extreme ideological views." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019 Tweet - "Utah district court nominee Howard Nielson -- whom the Senate will vote on today - wrote a memo for the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel arguing that the Geneva Conventions, which prohibit torture, do not apply to civilians captured abroad. #StopNielson" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 20, 2019 Tweet - "Daniel Collins, nominated to a CA 9th Circuit seat, is receiving a vote over the objection of both CA Senators. Before this year, a judicial nominee had never been confirmed over the objection of both home state Senators. If Collins is confirmed, it will be the 6th time this year" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday Senate Republicans rubber stamped Kenneth Lee to the 9th Circuit. To say Lee's writings are extreme would be an understatement. He wrote, "Charges of sexism often amount to nothing but irrelevant pouting." This is someone who deserved a lifetime federal judgeship?" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans just approved Wendy Vitter to serve on the federal bench. While moderating a panel, she told an audience to urge their doctors to put in their waiting rooms a brochure entitled "The Pill Kills." This is someone who deserved a lifetime federal judgeship?" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019 Tweet - "Wendy Vitter failed to disclose more than 100 speeches & documents to the Judiciary Committee, including a panel she moderated in 2013 where she told the audience to urge their doctors to put a brochure entitled "The Pill Kills" in waiting rooms. #UnfitToJudge #CourtsMatter" Sen. Dick Durbin
May 13, 2019 Tweet - "This week, Senate Republicans are expected to rubber-stamp 3 more Trump judicial nominees who are far out of the mainstream. They have turned the Senate's advice and consent process into an assembly line to confirm ideological extremists. The Senate can, and should, do better." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 2, 2019 Tillis Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Middle-Class Creators From Copyright Infringement Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 3, 2019 Tweet - "Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans just went nuclear to change Senate rules for debating nominations. Why? Republicans want to pack the courts with extreme, ideological judicial nominees with less time for scrutiny" Sen. Dick Durbin
April 2, 2019 Tweet - "Senate Republicans want to use the nuclear option to change the rules. Why? So they can avoid close scrutiny of their extreme judicial nominees." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 21, 2019 Letter to Director James C. Duff - Review of Heritage Foundation Training Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 15, 2019 Durbin, Grassley Bill Will Require Supreme Court To Allow Cameras In The Courtroom Sen. Dick Durbin
March 14, 2019 Tweet - "#SCOTUS rulings affect the lives of every American from every zip code in the country. Yet, arguments and decisions can only be watched if you obtain a seat in the courtroom. That's why I'm reintroducing my bill during #SunshineWeek to put cameras in the SCOTUS courtroom." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 13, 2019 Tweet - "Today the Senate votes on the nomination of Neomi Rao to serve on the D.C. Circuit Court for life. She has minimal experience practicing law-no trials, no appeals, only one brief filed in U.S. court-and her writings on race, sexual assault, and other issues are deeply troubling." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019 Cloture Motion Sen. Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019 Tweet - "Today, Senate Republicans and the White House decided to ignore the objections of New Jersey's two Senators and plowed right through with the controversial nomination of Paul Matey to serve on the 3rd Circuit." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans rubber stamping Mr. Readler - who sought to strip Americans of ACA protections for pre-existing conditions - for a lifetime appointment on the federal bench should tell you everything you need to know about where they stand on health care." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019 Tweet - "The Senate is voting on Chad Readler's judicial nomination now. Readler filed the Trump Administration's brief in the Texas. v. U.S. case where he opposed the ACA's requirement to cover pre-existing conditions. He wanted it stricken from the books." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans just advanced the judicial nomination of 36 year-old Allison Jones Rushing for the 4th Circuit (NC). She has practiced law for just 9 years, only tried 4 cases to verdict or judgment in her career (none as lead counsel), and isn't even a member of the NC bar." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Forced arbitration has warped our justice system. It gives special interests & corporations a free pass & stacks the deck against hardworking Americans. This must end. Proud to join @SenBlumenthal, @RepHankJohnson & @RepJerryNadler to intro the #FAIRAct. #EndForcedArbitration" Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019 EXECUTIVE CALENDAR--Continued Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019 Tweet - "The Senate is currently voting on 9th Circuit nominee Eric Miller. If confirmed, he'd be first judicial nominee confirmed with no blue slips - i.e., no approval from either home state Senator. Republicans would remove yet another guardrail in the Senate advice & consent process." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Today, Senate Republicans, led by Leader McConnell, voted in committee to change Senate rules to limit debate on judicial nominees--even as Senate Rs brag about the "record number" of judicial confirmations under Trump." Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2019 Quigley Introduces Bill to Improve Access & Transparency in U.S. Federal Court System Rep. Mike Quigley
Feb. 13, 2019 Collins introduces legislation to improve access and transparency in federal court system Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Feb. 11, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Help Introduce Legislation To Require Supreme Court Justices To Adopt Ethics Code Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 5, 2019 Tweet - "Neomi Rao, President Trump's nominee to serve on the D.C. Circuit, gave testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee today. I asked her to explain her past writings where she discussed "myths of racial and gender oppression."" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 31, 2019 Letter to Nancy A. Berryhill - Trump Proposal Threatens Due Process in Social Security Appeals Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Jan. 22, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on the SCOTUS DACA Decision Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 19, 2019 Tweet - "As the 4th week of the #TrumpShutdown comes to an end, our country's legal system is now facing the tough impacts of the shutdown. Federal courts are running out of money. Is this really what the President thinks is best for our country?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2019 Congressman García's Statement on Court Ruling on 2020 Census Rep. Chuy Garcia
Jan. 3, 2019 Davis, LaHood Applaud Confirmation of John Milhiser as U.S. Attorney Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
Jan. 3, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Senate Confirmation Of John Milhiser For U.S. Attorney For The Central District Of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2018 Statement on Affordable Care Act Court Ruling Rep. Brad Schneider
Dec. 15, 2018 Schakowsky statement on district court decision in Texas v. United States Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Date Title Politician
Oct. 23, 2019 Tweet - "While the House is busy passing legislation to address the most pressing issues facing the American people, Senate Republicans are focused almost exclusively on rubber-stamping President Trump's unqualified, ideological judicial nominees. This week, it's Justin Walker of KY." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 23, 2019 Tweet - "Nominees for lifetime appointments to federal judgeships should know their way around a courtroom. There are plenty of experienced attorneys in the Second Circuit -- so why did the WH pick Steven Menashi, their own in-house lawyer, when he has literally never argued in court?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2019 Tweet - "Trump judicial nominee Steven Menashi has never tried a case, argued an appeal, or conducted a deposition. Instead, he's been working with Betsy DeVos & Stephen Miller to help carry out their partisan agendas. He's entirely unfit for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 22, 2019 Pallone and Schakowsky on FTC's Sunday Riley Settlement Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 18, 2019 Senators Durbin, Wyden, Hirono, Rose and Assistant Speaker Lujan Stand with DACA SCOTUS Plaintiffs and Immigration Advocates to Call on Congress to Protect DREAMERS Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 17, 2019 Durbin Stands With DACA Supreme Court Plaintiffs To Call On Congress To Protect Dreamers Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2019 Judicial Travel Accountability Act Unveiled In Congress Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 17, 2019 Tweet - "Of all the attorneys in Kentucky, couldn't Republicans find one who is qualified to be a federal trial judge? Justin Walker clearly isn't. We need nominees with real courtroom experience. Too many R noms haven't even stuck around for the second half of a Law & Order episode." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2019 Tweet - "I will always stand up for #DACA and the hundreds of thousands of #Dreamers across the U.S., and was proud to do so again today with @maziehirono, @RonWyden, @SenJackyRosen, & @repbenraylujan. The Senate must pass the #DreamAndPromiseAct immediately." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2019 Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Nomination Of John Knees To Serve As U.S. District Judge For The Northern District Of Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Muting Amb. Sondland from testifying before Congress on impeachment charges puts us on the inevitable path to the Supreme Court. A replay of the Nixon scenario." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 8, 2019 Tweet - "Today, the Supreme Court will hear cases to determine the future of LGBTQ protections in the workplace. No one should be fired for being who they are -- that's why I support the #EqualityAct. #DontRollBackOurRights" Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 Harris, Colleagues File Amicus Brief in Support of DACA in the Supreme Court Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 4, 2019 Tweet - "When President Trump ended #DACA more than two years ago, he set in motion a crisis jeopardizing the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people and their families. And now he's taking this fight all the way to the Supreme Court. We can't let him win." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 4, 2019 Congressional Leaders File Bipartisan Amicus Brief In Support Of DACA In The Supreme Court Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 30, 2019 Quigley, Cartwright, Lofgren Introduce Bill to Increase Transparency in Government Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Sept. 24, 2019 Senators Introduce Bill to Boost Protection for SEC, CFTC Whistleblowers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 23, 2019 Casten, Booker, Gillibrand, and Kennedy Introduce Legislation Banning Inequitable Calculations of Civil Damages Rep.Sean Casten, ...
Sept. 16, 2019 Durbin Statement On Recent Reporting On Justice Kavanaugh's Confirmation Process Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2019 Tweet - "My statement regarding the recent reporting around Justice Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation process:" Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 4, 2019 Pallone and Schakowsky on FTC's Youtube settlement Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 31, 2019 Tweet - ".@RepShimkus and I have worked on many projects together, recently on expanding the fine work at @ScottAFB and establishing a bipartisan approach to filling judicial vacancies." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 13, 2019 Tweet - "The Supreme Court shouldn't undertake political projects at the behest of dark money groups like the NRA. I'm joining @SenWhitehouse, @MazieHirono, @SenBlumenthal, & @SenGillibrand in urging SCOTUS not to deviate from judicial principles just to satisfy these groups' demands." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 12, 2019 Durbin, Senators Call Out Partisan 'Project' To Tip Supreme Court In Favor Of NRA-Backed Plaintiffs Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 29, 2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García, Barbara Lee Call on DOJ to Explain Elimination of In-Court Interpreters for Immigrants Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 23, 2019 Tweet - "Today the Senate passed a resolution that @SenDuckworth and I introduced to honor the life of a great Illinoisan, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, and to praise his decades of service to this country and his profound contributions to American law." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday marked the passing of a giant in American law. Justice John Paul Stevens served on the Supreme Court for nearly 35 years, bringing along his midwestern blend of brilliance, courtesy, & humility. His legacy is enormous." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "John Paul Stevens described the standard for a judge as "the impartial guardian of the rule of law." With his service on the Court, he met that standard throughout his life. I was honored to know him & admire his amiable yet rock solid way of addressing the issues of our time." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2019 Tweet - "The Judicial Crisis Network is a dark-money front organization that spends millions on ads and sees themselves as the Republican Party's gatekeeper for appellate court nominees. Who is writing their checks? Who are their donors? They won't say." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 10, 2019 Foster, Stivers Join Senate Colleagues to Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect US Patent Holders, Inventors Rep.Bill Foster
July 9, 2019 Tweet - "Today, Leader McConnell has scheduled a vote on a nominee to fill a California-based judicial seat in the 9th Circuit. Unfortunately, that nominee, Daniel Bress, is a Washington, DC lawyer who has barely lived in California since high school." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2019 Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García Welcomes Supreme Court Decision to Remove Citizenship Question from 2020 Census Rep.Chuy Garcia
June 21, 2019 Reps. Cleaver, Butterfield, Kelly, Lee, Watson Coleman Seek Answers From Big Tech on Legal Diversity Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
June 20, 2019 Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Nomination Of Martha Pacold, Mary Rowland, & Steven Seeger To Serve As U.S. District Judges For The Northern District Of Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin
June 19, 2019 Tweet - "Senate Republicans just voted to give Matthew Kacsmaryk a lifetime appointment to the federal bench even though he has repeatedly written about his opposition to LGBTQ rights & the Obergefell case. To confirm him -- especially during #PrideMonth -- is shameful." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 18, 2019 Tweet - "Once again, our Republican colleagues are spending the week rubber-stamping President Trump's extreme nominees. June is #PrideMonth, but Republicans decided to call a vote this week on Texas district court nominee Matthew Kacsmaryk, a radical opponent of LGBTQ rights." Sen.Dick Durbin
June 4, 2019 Tweet - "Under Leader McConnell, the Senate is considering partisan, controversial lifetime appointments to the federal courts and virtually nothing else. He has created a legislative graveyard. It does not have to be this way." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 30, 2019 Tweet - "In life and in politics, a person is only as good as their word. Sen. McConnell's tortured logic in denying Pres. Obama an appointment to the Supreme Court has now been abandoned for Pres. Trump." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 23, 2019 Nominations Sen.Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019 Tweet - "When it comes to abortion, North Carolina district court nominee Kenneth Bell once wrote in an op-ed, "there is no middle ground." Senate Republicans advanced his nomination today, rubber stamping yet another judicial nominee with extreme ideological views." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 21, 2019 Tweet - "Utah district court nominee Howard Nielson -- whom the Senate will vote on today - wrote a memo for the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel arguing that the Geneva Conventions, which prohibit torture, do not apply to civilians captured abroad. #StopNielson" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 20, 2019 Tweet - "Daniel Collins, nominated to a CA 9th Circuit seat, is receiving a vote over the objection of both CA Senators. Before this year, a judicial nominee had never been confirmed over the objection of both home state Senators. If Collins is confirmed, it will be the 6th time this year" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "Yesterday Senate Republicans rubber stamped Kenneth Lee to the 9th Circuit. To say Lee's writings are extreme would be an understatement. He wrote, "Charges of sexism often amount to nothing but irrelevant pouting." This is someone who deserved a lifetime federal judgeship?" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 16, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans just approved Wendy Vitter to serve on the federal bench. While moderating a panel, she told an audience to urge their doctors to put in their waiting rooms a brochure entitled "The Pill Kills." This is someone who deserved a lifetime federal judgeship?" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 14, 2019 Tweet - "Wendy Vitter failed to disclose more than 100 speeches & documents to the Judiciary Committee, including a panel she moderated in 2013 where she told the audience to urge their doctors to put a brochure entitled "The Pill Kills" in waiting rooms. #UnfitToJudge #CourtsMatter" Sen.Dick Durbin
May 13, 2019 Tweet - "This week, Senate Republicans are expected to rubber-stamp 3 more Trump judicial nominees who are far out of the mainstream. They have turned the Senate's advice and consent process into an assembly line to confirm ideological extremists. The Senate can, and should, do better." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 2, 2019 Tillis Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Middle-Class Creators From Copyright Infringement Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 3, 2019 Tweet - "Leader McConnell and Senate Republicans just went nuclear to change Senate rules for debating nominations. Why? Republicans want to pack the courts with extreme, ideological judicial nominees with less time for scrutiny" Sen.Dick Durbin
April 2, 2019 Tweet - "Senate Republicans want to use the nuclear option to change the rules. Why? So they can avoid close scrutiny of their extreme judicial nominees." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 21, 2019 Letter to Director James C. Duff - Review of Heritage Foundation Training Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 15, 2019 Durbin, Grassley Bill Will Require Supreme Court To Allow Cameras In The Courtroom Sen.Dick Durbin
March 14, 2019 Tweet - "#SCOTUS rulings affect the lives of every American from every zip code in the country. Yet, arguments and decisions can only be watched if you obtain a seat in the courtroom. That's why I'm reintroducing my bill during #SunshineWeek to put cameras in the SCOTUS courtroom." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 13, 2019 Tweet - "Today the Senate votes on the nomination of Neomi Rao to serve on the D.C. Circuit Court for life. She has minimal experience practicing law-no trials, no appeals, only one brief filed in U.S. court-and her writings on race, sexual assault, and other issues are deeply troubling." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019 Cloture Motion Sen.Dick Durbin
March 12, 2019 Tweet - "Today, Senate Republicans and the White House decided to ignore the objections of New Jersey's two Senators and plowed right through with the controversial nomination of Paul Matey to serve on the 3rd Circuit." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 6, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans rubber stamping Mr. Readler - who sought to strip Americans of ACA protections for pre-existing conditions - for a lifetime appointment on the federal bench should tell you everything you need to know about where they stand on health care." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019 Tweet - "The Senate is voting on Chad Readler's judicial nomination now. Readler filed the Trump Administration's brief in the Texas. v. U.S. case where he opposed the ACA's requirement to cover pre-existing conditions. He wanted it stricken from the books." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 5, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Dick Durbin
March 4, 2019 Tweet - "Republicans just advanced the judicial nomination of 36 year-old Allison Jones Rushing for the 4th Circuit (NC). She has practiced law for just 9 years, only tried 4 cases to verdict or judgment in her career (none as lead counsel), and isn't even a member of the NC bar." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 28, 2019 Tweet - "Forced arbitration has warped our justice system. It gives special interests & corporations a free pass & stacks the deck against hardworking Americans. This must end. Proud to join @SenBlumenthal, @RepHankJohnson & @RepJerryNadler to intro the #FAIRAct. #EndForcedArbitration" Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019 EXECUTIVE CALENDAR--Continued Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 26, 2019 Tweet - "The Senate is currently voting on 9th Circuit nominee Eric Miller. If confirmed, he'd be first judicial nominee confirmed with no blue slips - i.e., no approval from either home state Senator. Republicans would remove yet another guardrail in the Senate advice & consent process." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2019 Tweet - "Today, Senate Republicans, led by Leader McConnell, voted in committee to change Senate rules to limit debate on judicial nominees--even as Senate Rs brag about the "record number" of judicial confirmations under Trump." Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 13, 2019 Quigley Introduces Bill to Improve Access & Transparency in U.S. Federal Court System Rep.Mike Quigley
Feb. 13, 2019 Collins introduces legislation to improve access and transparency in federal court system Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Feb. 11, 2019 Duckworth, Durbin Help Introduce Legislation To Require Supreme Court Justices To Adopt Ethics Code Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Feb. 5, 2019 Tweet - "Neomi Rao, President Trump's nominee to serve on the D.C. Circuit, gave testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee today. I asked her to explain her past writings where she discussed "myths of racial and gender oppression."" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 31, 2019 Letter to Nancy A. Berryhill - Trump Proposal Threatens Due Process in Social Security Appeals Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Jan. 22, 2019 Schakowsky Statement on the SCOTUS DACA Decision Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Jan. 19, 2019 Tweet - "As the 4th week of the #TrumpShutdown comes to an end, our country's legal system is now facing the tough impacts of the shutdown. Federal courts are running out of money. Is this really what the President thinks is best for our country?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 15, 2019 Congressman García's Statement on Court Ruling on 2020 Census Rep.Chuy Garcia
Jan. 3, 2019 Davis, LaHood Applaud Confirmation of John Milhiser as U.S. Attorney Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
Jan. 3, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Senate Confirmation Of John Milhiser For U.S. Attorney For The Central District Of Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 17, 2018 Statement on Affordable Care Act Court Ruling Rep.Brad Schneider
Dec. 15, 2018 Schakowsky statement on district court decision in Texas v. United States Rep.Jan Schakowsky
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