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April 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration is so determined to deport immigrants it doesn't even want them to know about their legal rights. Republicans who control Congress have the power to stop this attack on due process." Sen. Dick Durbin
April 2, 2018 Letter to Mr. David Apol, Acting Director of Office of Government Ethics - Request Documents on Legal Defense Fund Set Up to Pay Bills for White House, Campaign, and Transition Staff Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
March 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States - Urging Release of Audio Recordings Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
March 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. John Roberts, Chief Justice of the United States - Quigley Leads Letter to Chief Justice Roberts Urging Same-day Release of Audio Recordings Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
March 20, 2018 Foster and Stivers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect American Ingenuity Rep. Bill Foster
March 20, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Introduces The No Disrupting Accountability (NDA) Act To Prevent President Trump's Personal Non-Disclosure Agreements From Silencing White House Whistleblowers Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 20, 2018 Reps. Stivers, Foster Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect American Ingenuity Rep. Bill Foster, ...
March 19, 2018 Letter to the Honorable John Culberson, Chairman, and the Honorable Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science - Increased Funding to Combat Human Trafficking in Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties, Nationwide Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
March 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Reichert, Pascrell, 173 Colleagues Send Letter to Appropriations Committee Advocating For Byrne JAG and COPS Office Funding Rep. Danny Davis, ...
March 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Urging Senate Leaders to Oppose Judicial Confirmation of Kyle Duncan Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
March 6, 2018 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Nominations For U.S. Marshal For Central And Southern Districts Of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2018 Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Decision On White House DACA Case Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Closing of Attorney Access Office Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 5, 2018 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Support of COPS Office in FY2019 Budget Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "The Senate Judiciary Committee can't be a rubber stamp for this Administration's nominees, many of whom lack experience and have displayed troubling judgment and extreme views." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "I spoke against Thomas Farr's judicial nomination, given his decades-long history of supporting efforts to restrict the right of minorities to vote." Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Congressman Davis Introduces the Bail Fairnes Act of 2018 Rep. Danny Davis
Dec. 15, 2017 Tweet - "Even Brett Talley has had more appearances in court than Matthew Petersen. Federal judges need to know what they're doing on day one. Litigants deserve judges who are experienced and competent." Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2017 Tweet - "I called foul a month ago when Brett Talley came before Judiciary Committee -- an unqualified, right-wing ideologue who also did not disclose his marriage to a senior White House lawyer -- a potential conflict of interest #CourtsMatter" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "Senate Republicans confirmed a Trump White House lawyer to serve on America's second highest court. Gregory Katsas can now rule on policies he played a role in creating. Plain wrong. #CourtsMatter" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 17, 2017 Tweet - "Senate Republicans are abandoning their own standards to try to ram through President Trump's extreme judicial nominees. #CourtsMatter" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2017 Tweet - "Why is it that more and more of these Trump judicial nominees have minimal experience? #CourtsMatter" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2017 Tweet - "MORNING READ: One of the most underreported stories of the Trump Admin are these lifetime appointments for unqualified rightwing ideologues. #CourtsMatter" Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2017 Durbin Statement On Confirmation Of John Lausch For U.S. Attorney For The Northern District Of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2017 Tweet - "@SenDuckworth and I joined in an amicus brief to support rights of LGBTQ Americans. Discrimination because of who you love is un-American." Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2017 Letter to the Hon. John Thune, and the Hon. Bill Nelson - CPSC nominee's conflicts of interest and anti-consumer record Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 26, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Noel Francisco, Solicitor General - Seek Justice for American Victims of Terrorism in Israel Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 26, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General and the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State - Grassley Leads Call for Administration to Protect American Victims of International Terrorism Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 19, 2017 Durbin Statement On Committee Approval Of John Lausch For U.S. Attorney For The Northern District Of Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General, the Hon. Rachel Brand, Associate Attorney General, and the Hon. John Gore, Acting Assistant Attorney General - DOJ to Produce Documents that May Show Coordination with Trump Voter Fraud Commission Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Answer Questions on Conversations with Trump Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 29, 2017 Letter to Chief Justice Roberts,United States Supreme Court - Recording of Case 16-1161, Gill v. Whitford Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
Sept. 29, 2017 Schakowsky statement on the Supreme Court deciding to take up Janus v. AFSCME Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 12, 2017 Letter to Mr. Richard F. Smith, CEO of Equifax, Inc. - End Use Of Consumer-Harming Forced Arbitration Clauses Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 27, 2017 Langevin Leads Introduction of Bills to Protect Adopted Children Rep. Danny Davis, ...
July 11, 2017 Durbin Statement On Seventh Circuit Judge Ann Claire Williams Assuming Senior Status Sen. Dick Durbin
June 29, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State, the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, United States Attorney General, and the Honorable John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security - US Refugee Admissions Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 29, 2017 Durbin Statement On Trump Administration's Unfair Travel Ban Criteria Sen. Dick Durbin
June 26, 2017 Schakowsky statement on the fate of President Trump's Muslim ban at the Supreme Court Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 22, 2017 Judiciary Democrats: Allow ABA to Review Potential Judges Before Hearings Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 21, 2017 Senators Cotton, Coons, Durbin, Hirono Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Patent Holders, Inventors Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 20, 2017 Schakowsky sues President Trump Rep. Jan Schakowsky
June 20, 2017 Durbin, Duckworth Join Lawsuit Against Trump For Foreign Conflicts Of Interest Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 18, 2017 Letter to President Donald Trump, Eric Trump, and Allen Weisselberg - Answers from Trump Organization About Conflicts of Interest & President's Compliance With Constitution Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 16, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Dept. of Justice - Call for Investigation into Attorney General Jeff Sessions Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 12, 2017 Durbin: Rosenstein Must Appoint Special Prosecutor Or Resign Sen. Dick Durbin
April 14, 2017 Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Concern About Review of Local Law Enforcement Consent Decrees Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rod Rosenstein, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland - DOJ Criminal Justice and Police Reform Developments Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 6, 2017 Duckworth Statement on Senate Republicans' Elimination of 60-Vote Standard for Supreme Court Nominees
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
April 6, 2017 Durbin: Trump Nominee Will Enter Supreme Court With An Asterisk Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
April 11, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration is so determined to deport immigrants it doesn't even want them to know about their legal rights. Republicans who control Congress have the power to stop this attack on due process." Sen.Dick Durbin
April 2, 2018 Letter to Mr. David Apol, Acting Director of Office of Government Ethics - Request Documents on Legal Defense Fund Set Up to Pay Bills for White House, Campaign, and Transition Staff Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
March 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States - Urging Release of Audio Recordings Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
March 22, 2018 Letter to the Hon. John Roberts, Chief Justice of the United States - Quigley Leads Letter to Chief Justice Roberts Urging Same-day Release of Audio Recordings Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
March 20, 2018 Foster and Stivers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect American Ingenuity Rep.Bill Foster
March 20, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Introduces The No Disrupting Accountability (NDA) Act To Prevent President Trump's Personal Non-Disclosure Agreements From Silencing White House Whistleblowers Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
March 20, 2018 Reps. Stivers, Foster Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect American Ingenuity Rep.Bill Foster, ...
March 19, 2018 Letter to the Honorable John Culberson, Chairman, and the Honorable Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science - Increased Funding to Combat Human Trafficking in Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties, Nationwide Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
March 14, 2018 Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies - Reichert, Pascrell, 173 Colleagues Send Letter to Appropriations Committee Advocating For Byrne JAG and COPS Office Funding Rep.Danny Davis, ...
March 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Urging Senate Leaders to Oppose Judicial Confirmation of Kyle Duncan Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
March 6, 2018 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On Nominations For U.S. Marshal For Central And Southern Districts Of Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 26, 2018 Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Decision On White House DACA Case Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 16, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Closing of Attorney Access Office Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 5, 2018 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Support of COPS Office in FY2019 Budget Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "The Senate Judiciary Committee can't be a rubber stamp for this Administration's nominees, many of whom lack experience and have displayed troubling judgment and extreme views." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Tweet - "I spoke against Thomas Farr's judicial nomination, given his decades-long history of supporting efforts to restrict the right of minorities to vote." Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 18, 2018 Congressman Davis Introduces the Bail Fairnes Act of 2018 Rep.Danny Davis
Dec. 15, 2017 Tweet - "Even Brett Talley has had more appearances in court than Matthew Petersen. Federal judges need to know what they're doing on day one. Litigants deserve judges who are experienced and competent." Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 12, 2017 Tweet - "I called foul a month ago when Brett Talley came before Judiciary Committee -- an unqualified, right-wing ideologue who also did not disclose his marriage to a senior White House lawyer -- a potential conflict of interest #CourtsMatter" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 28, 2017 Tweet - "Senate Republicans confirmed a Trump White House lawyer to serve on America's second highest court. Gregory Katsas can now rule on policies he played a role in creating. Plain wrong. #CourtsMatter" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 17, 2017 Tweet - "Senate Republicans are abandoning their own standards to try to ram through President Trump's extreme judicial nominees. #CourtsMatter" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2017 Tweet - "Why is it that more and more of these Trump judicial nominees have minimal experience? #CourtsMatter" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 13, 2017 Tweet - "MORNING READ: One of the most underreported stories of the Trump Admin are these lifetime appointments for unqualified rightwing ideologues. #CourtsMatter" Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 9, 2017 Durbin Statement On Confirmation Of John Lausch For U.S. Attorney For The Northern District Of Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 1, 2017 Tweet - "@SenDuckworth and I joined in an amicus brief to support rights of LGBTQ Americans. Discrimination because of who you love is un-American." Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 31, 2017 Letter to the Hon. John Thune, and the Hon. Bill Nelson - CPSC nominee's conflicts of interest and anti-consumer record Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 26, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Noel Francisco, Solicitor General - Seek Justice for American Victims of Terrorism in Israel Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 26, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General and the Hon. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State - Grassley Leads Call for Administration to Protect American Victims of International Terrorism Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 19, 2017 Durbin Statement On Committee Approval Of John Lausch For U.S. Attorney For The Northern District Of Illinois Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 17, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney General, the Hon. Rachel Brand, Associate Attorney General, and the Hon. John Gore, Acting Assistant Attorney General - DOJ to Produce Documents that May Show Coordination with Trump Voter Fraud Commission Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Answer Questions on Conversations with Trump Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 29, 2017 Letter to Chief Justice Roberts,United States Supreme Court - Recording of Case 16-1161, Gill v. Whitford Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
Sept. 29, 2017 Schakowsky statement on the Supreme Court deciding to take up Janus v. AFSCME Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Sept. 12, 2017 Letter to Mr. Richard F. Smith, CEO of Equifax, Inc. - End Use Of Consumer-Harming Forced Arbitration Clauses Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 27, 2017 Langevin Leads Introduction of Bills to Protect Adopted Children Rep.Danny Davis, ...
July 11, 2017 Durbin Statement On Seventh Circuit Judge Ann Claire Williams Assuming Senior Status Sen.Dick Durbin
June 29, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Rex W. Tillerson, Secretary of State, the Honorable Jefferson Sessions, United States Attorney General, and the Honorable John Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security - US Refugee Admissions Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 29, 2017 Durbin Statement On Trump Administration's Unfair Travel Ban Criteria Sen.Dick Durbin
June 26, 2017 Schakowsky statement on the fate of President Trump's Muslim ban at the Supreme Court Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 22, 2017 Judiciary Democrats: Allow ABA to Review Potential Judges Before Hearings Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 21, 2017 Senators Cotton, Coons, Durbin, Hirono Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Patent Holders, Inventors Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 20, 2017 Schakowsky sues President Trump Rep.Jan Schakowsky
June 20, 2017 Durbin, Duckworth Join Lawsuit Against Trump For Foreign Conflicts Of Interest Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 18, 2017 Letter to President Donald Trump, Eric Trump, and Allen Weisselberg - Answers from Trump Organization About Conflicts of Interest & President's Compliance With Constitution Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 16, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General of the U.S. Dept. of Justice - Call for Investigation into Attorney General Jeff Sessions Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 12, 2017 Durbin: Rosenstein Must Appoint Special Prosecutor Or Resign Sen.Dick Durbin
April 14, 2017 Letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions - Concern About Review of Local Law Enforcement Consent Decrees Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 11, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Rod Rosenstein, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland - DOJ Criminal Justice and Police Reform Developments Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 6, 2017 Duckworth Statement on Senate Republicans' Elimination of 60-Vote Standard for Supreme Court Nominees
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
April 6, 2017 Durbin: Trump Nominee Will Enter Supreme Court With An Asterisk Sen.Dick Durbin
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