Justice & Court Reform

Congressmen Johnson, Raskin reintroduce Bivens Act That Would Allow Citizens to Recover Damages for Constitutional Violations by Federal Officials

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Introduces Senate Companion

Johnson, Whitehouse reintroduce Constitutional Accountability Act To Hold Police Accountable

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) and the entire Georgia Democratic delegation sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (LA-04) urging him to call the U.S. House back to Washington immediately to engage in good-faith bipartisan efforts to address the healthcare crisis Republican created. Below and here is a copy of the letter.

'My hope is waning. Time is running out for hope, for justice, and for democracy itself'

“Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech.” 

 “Freddy Mercury did not confess to having ‘just killed a man’ by putting ‘a gun against his head’ and ‘’pulling the trigger. Bob Marley did not confess to having shot a sheriff. And Johnny Cash did not confess to shooting ‘a man in Reno, just to watch him die’  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) voted against Trump MAGA Republican Big, Ugly Bill.

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to restore independence to the nation’s highest court, today Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) reintroduced the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization (TERM) Act, which would establish term limits for Supreme Court justices and a regularized appointments process. Under the TERM Act, a new justice would be nominated every two years and spend 18 years in active service, while preserving constitutional protections for judicial independence in decision-making.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As a part of his ongoing effort to protect and bolster the U.S. Supreme Court’s independence, impartiality and accountability, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) – ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet -- today re-introduced his Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency (SCERT) Act.