WASHINGTON, April 12 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * 200+ HOUSE DEMOCRATS FILE AMICUS BRIEF AGAINST UNCONSTITUTIONAL TRUMP BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP EXECUTIVE ORDER Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Democrats continued their efforts to push back against President Donald Trump's unlawful executive directives by filing an amicus brief in defense of the essential constitutional principle of birthright citizenship in the matter of State of Washington, et al. v. Trump, et al. The more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * 200+ HOUSE DEMOCRATS FILE AMICUS BRIEF AGAINST UNCONSTITUTIONAL TRUMP BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP EXECUTIVE ORDER Washington, D.C. -- Today, House Democrats continued their efforts to push back against President Donald Trump's unlawful executive directives by filing an amicus brief in defense of the essential constitutional principle of birthright citizenship in the matter of State of Washington, et al. v. Trump, et al. The brief was signed by 208 m more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by John D. Rackey, senior policy analyst for the Structural Democracy Project at the Bipartisan Policy Center, from an April 9, 2025, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2026 appropriations: * * * Chair Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony in support of the fiscal year 2026 (FY2026) legislative branch appropriations bill. My name is J.D.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Following Supreme Court Ruling, Mfume, Colleagues Demand Trump White House Immediately Return Maryland Man Deported in 'Error' WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06) and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Trump Administration m more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Omar Lead Colleagues in Condemning Trump's Illegal Invocation of Alien Enemies Act, Demanding Answers About Deportees WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) led 13 of their colleagues in a letter to President Trump condemning his unlawful invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. The letter follows the Supreme Court's rece more PR

NEW YORK, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Files Amicus Briefs Defending Wilmer Hale and Jenner... Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed amicus briefs supporting law firms Jenner & Block and WilmerHale in their respective lawsuits to permanently block the implementation of executive orders that punish the firms for providing legal representation to clients that the President views as political opponents. Both cases are currently before the U.S. District Co more PR