The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a field hearing in Montgomery, Alabama, on voting discrimination in the state and federal protections for voters of color.
140 viewsExperts testified before a Senate subcommittee on the need for federal changes to conservatorships. Nicholas Clouse shared his experience of living under a guardianship, telling the subcommi…
1,146 viewsHearings to examine restoring the Voting Rights Act, focusing on combating discriminatory abuses.
22 viewsHealth professionals and women’s health advocates. testified at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on abortion rights and the proposed Women’s Health Protect Act.
4,022 viewsLegal experts testified before a Senate subcommittee at a hearing on the Voting Rights Act and two Supreme Court rulings. The witnesses discussed the impact of the 2015 Shelby County v. Hold…
1,006 viewsHearings to examine the Women’s Health Protection Act.
13 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on gun violence prevention and enforcing safe gun storage laws. The witnesses answered several questions on gun control a…
1,245 viewsLaw enforcement officials and firearms experts testified on gun violence prevention efforts before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution. The hearing focused primarily on the…
1,930 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on stopping gun violence. Most of the hearing focused on “red flag laws” or “extreme risk orders,” which law enforcement …
878 viewsA Senate subcommittee convened a hearing to examine protecting free speech and preventing violent demonstrations. Several members talked about the rise in violent demonstrations by groups li…
10,919 viewsA Senate Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing on Google and its censorship policy. Google’s public policy and government affairs vice president testified during the first part of the hearin…
21,856 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on congressional accountability. Former Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) and a panel of experts examined whether term limits are…
12,739 viewsHearings to examine free speech, focusing on technological censorship and the public discourse.
194 viewsHearings to examine threats to religious liberty around the world.
85 viewsHearings to examine threats to religious liberty around the world.
16 viewsWitnesses testified at a joint hearing of two Senate Judiciary subcommittees. The hearing concerned the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act, which deals with adjusting the statutes of li…
3,384 viewsThe Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on the Bush administration’s increasing reliance on secret law and the threat it posed to democratic and accountable gove…
685 viewsWitnesses testified about the application of the federal death penalty. Topics included federal jurisdiction in a locality such as Puerto Rico that has outlawed capital punishment, the Depar…
523 viewsCommittee members heard testimony on S.J. Res. 8, a proposed amendment to the Constitution to prohibit retroactive increases in taxes. The amendment would require a “super majority” two-thir…
81 viewsA Senate Judiciary Subcommittee heard testimony on a Tax Limitation Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would require a two-thirds vote in Congress to pass legislation that would increas…
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