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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining the lack of competition in the ticketing industry titled, “That’s the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment.”
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Durbin Statement on SCOTUS Report Regarding Dobbs Leak
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the announcement by the Supreme Court that the person(s) responsible for the leaked draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization remains unknown:
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Durbin Statement on the Appointment of a Special Counsel to Investigate Classified Documents
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the Attorney General’s appointment of Robert Hur as Special Counsel to investigate the reported discovery of classified documents at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C. and the Bidens’ personal residence in Wilmington, Delaware:
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Durbin Urges President Biden to Revoke Former President Bolsonaro’s U.S. Visa Following Attacks on Brazil’s Government Institutions
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to President Biden urging the Administration to review the U.S. visa of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is now in Florida, after his supporters stormed and ransacked Brazil’s Congress, the Supreme Court, and the presidential palace in an attempt to undermine the recent free and fair election of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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Durbin Statement on Classified Documents Found at Penn Biden Center
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding reports that Attorney General Merrick Garland has assigned U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John Lausch to review the discovery of classified documents from the Obama-Biden Administration at the Penn Biden Center, a Washington, D.C. based think tank:
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Justice Department discusses Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Globyz Pharma, LLC on Jan. 30
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Chairman Jim Jordan Announces House Judiciary Committee Republican Members for 118th Congress
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) announced Republican Members of Congress who will serve on the Committee for the 118th Congress.
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Chairman Jim Jordan Puts Biden Administration Officials on Notice About Outstanding Document Requests
Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) just sent letters to White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, Attorney General Garland, FBI Director Wray, DHS Secretary Mayorkas, Education Secretary Cardona, ATF Director Dettelbach, and DEA Administrator Milgram renewing outstanding requests for communications and documents.
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Chairman Jim Jordan Praises House Passage of Pro-Life Legislation
Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) praised the House passage of H.R. 26, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, legislation to require healthcare practitioners to provide medical care to every infant who survives an abortion, and H. Con. Res 3, a resolution condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, organizations, and churches. Since the leak of the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization opinion, over 100 pro-life facilities, organizations, and churches have been vandalized or firebombed by far-Left activists.
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Jim Jordan on Why the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government is Necessary
Jim Jordan on Why the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government is Necessary
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California Man Sentenced For Felony Charge Related To Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
News Release: Defendant Entered Senate Gallery, Took Selfies.
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Leader Of Drug Delivery Service Responsible For Three Fentanyl Poisoning Deaths Convicted
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the conviction in Manhattan federal court of BILLY ORTEGA, a/k/a “Jason," for distributing the fentanyl that killed three young New York City professionals: Julia Ghahramani, Amanda Scher, and Ross Mtangi. The jury convicted ORTEGA following a two-week trial before U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams.
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Addict in Possession of a Firearm Sentenced
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Derek J. Barbour, 35, of Malvern, Iowa, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, as an addict in possession of a firearm. United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Barbour to 33 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After her release from federal prison, she will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.
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Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges Stemming From Shootout at New Orleans Hotel
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today, that MALIK FERNANDEZ, age 23, from New Orleans, pled guilty on Jan. 24, 2023 to various firearm and drug charges. His guilty plea stems from his participation in a Dec. 28, 2020, shootout at the Jung Hotel on Canal Street.
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Beloit Man Sentenced to 42 Months for Possessing a Firearm in a School Zone
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that David Barber, 38, Beloit, Wisconsin was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 42 months in prison for possessing a firearm in a school zone. Barber pleaded guilty to this charge on Oct. 12, 2022.
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Weeping Water Man Sentenced for Felon in Possession of Ammunition
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Matthew W. Miller, 36, of Weeping Water, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for the crime of Felon in Possession of Ammunition. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Miller to 37 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, he will begin a 3-year term of supervised release.
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New Orleans Man Charged by Federal Grand Jury for Alleged Possession of Approximately 100 Machine Gun Conversion Devices
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that KODY SEVERIN, age 25, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on Jan. 26, 2023 in a seven-count indictment by a federal grand jury for violations of the Federal Gun Control Act and the Federal Controlled Substances Act, and for attempted obstruction of justice.
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Leader of Guatemalan Drug Trafficking Organization that Smuggled Multi-Ton Quantities of Drugs Sentenced to 17.5 Years
News Release: SAN DIEGO - William Estuardo Lemus-Lara, aka “Humilde," a high-level cartel boss from Guatemala, was sentenced in federal court today to 210 months in federal prison.
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Bellevue Man Sentenced for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Crimes
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Carlos O. Lopez, 29, of Bellevue, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for distributing Alprazolam pills and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Lopez to ...
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Peace: Brooklyn business owner ‘preyed on immigrants burdened by mortgage debt in the Russian community’
The owner of a Brooklyn-based credit counseling business has been indicted for defrauding clients.
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