Senate Judiciary Committee

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said Wednesday that Congress needs to pass data privacy legislation to encourage more competition in the technology markets.

FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that his agency has almost a thousand open investigations into intellectual property theft, almost all of them “leading back to China.”

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) scolded a Google executive Tuesday, saying that Congress’ patience with Google’s monopoly is running thin, and that it’s “time for accountability.”

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday afternoon titled “Google and Censorship through Search Engines,” which will be presided over by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), chairman of the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Amy Klobuchar discussed her preparation of a list of future candidates for the Supreme Court but refused to reveal any names.

Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate America’s largest technology companies’ censorship practices, given their “enormous influence” and the “alarming and endless” possibilities for abuse.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Tuesday he would support amending Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to combat online sex trafficking. Section 230 allows for big tech companies to censor conservative and alternative voices without significant legal recourse.

AG William Barr is skipping testifying on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

Attorney General William Barr is scheduled to testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report.

Mueller complained Barr’s second letter “did not fully capture the context, nature, and substance” of his investigation.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) wrote the profile of Christine Blasey Ford for Time Magazine’s annual “100 Most Influential People” list.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said his committee will start to investigate the FBI and DOJ’s abuse of the FISA warrant process and surveillance of the Trump campaign and called for a special counsel to investigate these potential abuses of power during a press conference on Monday. 

Sen. Hawley (R-MO) said Google fails to offer consumers a meaningful choice to opt-out of its location tracking.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) seeks to incentivize states to adopt Red Flag Laws allowing gun confiscation.

Gabriel Weinberg, the founder and CEO of privacy-based search engine DuckDuckGo, called for privacy legislation in the United States during a hearing on GDPR and CCPA before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, explaining how it could create more competition and innovation.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) says firearm confiscation laws portend a way that Democrats and Republicans can “come together.”

“So I would ask Sen. Hirono in what circumstance, in what way, shape, or form is asking Neomi Rao whether she believes particular conduct to be sinful an appropriate question to be asked in this committee–ever,” Lee continued.

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Thursday to advance to the Senate floor the nomination of William Barr for attorney general. 

Attorney General (AG) nominee William Barr will say that Congress and the public should know the results of  Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged collusion during the 2016 presidential election, according to prepared remarks ahead of his Tuesday Senate nomination hearing. 

The archbishop of Philadelphia has joined the chorus of those condemning the anti-Catholic harassment of U.S. district court nominee Brian C. Buescher by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday that attorney general nominee William Barr has confidence in special counsel Robert Mueller and will let him complete his Russia investigation.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Wednesday was elected chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in the 116th Congress.

WASHINGTON, DC — China is by far the most active economic espionage offender in the United States today, often pilfering or attempting to steal U.S. firepower and the fruits of American brainpower, experts and national security officials told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

California Senator Kamala Harris was at risk of losing her seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee but kept it with the assistance of Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) made a mistake recently when he announced that he wouldn’t vote to confirm Tom Farr for a federal district court slot in North Carolina. This was after Scott voted in favor of cloture for Farr, which

Outgoing Never Trump Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) is voting against all judicial nominees unless he gets a vote on legislation to protect Robert Mueller, scuttling 21 upcoming Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) votes, requiring Vice President Mike Pence to break ties for some nominees already on the Senate floor, and requiring all others to be re-nominated in 2019.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) is facing possible removal from the Senate Judiciary Committee as an enlarged Republican majority is set to rule over the Senate in January.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced on Friday that he will opt to serve as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee in the new congressional term, which will likely make Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) the next Senate Judiciary Committee chairman.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) may say this week if he will leave his post as the leading member of the powerful Judiciary Committee.

So how did a man who is a proven ally of women, who is universally praised by female colleagues, and has never had any complaints lodged against him over his decades-long career come to be labeled a “rapist” and those who voted to confirm him to the Supreme Court as “rape enablers”? It took a mix of political activism, uncorroborated allegations, and left-wing hysteria – all woven seamlessly into a media narrative blasted 24/7 to drown out the truth and transform a good man into a monster.