Justice & Court Reform
As the former chair and now ranking member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, Congressman Johnson is the leading voice in the House on court reform -- particularly the Supreme Court. Even before the 6-3 right-wing supermajority took control of the court, Rep. Johnson proposed legislation to expand the Supreme Court (Judiciary Act); require that the justices follow a code of ethics, transparency, and recusal standards (SCERT Act); and establish term limits for justices (TERM Act). Rep. Johnson has also introduced legislation to ensure that employees of the federal judiciary have strong statutory rights and protections against discrimination and workplace misconduct (JAA).
For more on the Congressman’s work on court reform, please read below.
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Congressman: It's critical all voices be included in film & media in front of and behind camera.
DECATUR, GA – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) cohosted a Twitter chat on the importance of diversity in film and media this week with BlackBloggersConnect (@JoinBBC).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), author of the Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act, issued the following statement after news that the slain human rights hero's family was being threatened by violence:
Congressman: The Emoluments Clause isn't in the Constitution for nothing.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Hank Johnson's (GA-04) Resolution of Inquiry as Ranking Member of the T&I Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management was rejected by Republicans.
Johnson is seeking information on the lease agreement between the Trump Old Post Office LLC and the General Services Administration (GSA) for the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building into the Trump International Hotel.
Kate Ackley, Roll Call
The House Transportation and Infrastructure panel is expected to vote on a resolution of inquiry from Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., that would seek government communications related to the lease of the Old Post Office Building.
Congressman Hank Johnson, a Democrat who represents the Fourth Congressional District and who also has been at the forefront of the battle, commended the two prominent pastors for standing up for Americans.
By DAVID CAPLAN, ABC News
Nearly two dozen House Democrats are asking the FBI to review Ivanka Trump's security clearance as a presidential adviser, Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., announced Wednesday morning.
Judiciary Dems: Failing to Act Now Will Allow Others to Inflict Lasting Damage to the Department of Justice
By Charles S. Clark,
"President Trump continues to directly benefit from the Trump International Hotel, in violation of the lease agreement," said the report initiated by Ranking Member Rep. Peter Defazio, D-Ore., and Hank Johnson, D-Ga., both on the panel's Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Subcommittee.
Lori S. Robinson, The Root
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) agrees. "Right-wing paramilitary groups continue to terrorize and continue to murder labor and human rights activists," says Johnson, a staunch advocate for Afro-Colombians. "Basic rule of law processes are still not in place."
In addition, Congressman Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Transportation and Infrastructure, drafted a resolution to force the General Service Administration to produce documents related to a 60-year lease agreement for the Trump Organization to develop the iconic Old Post Office building in Washington.
"We need to ensure that President Trump is not enriching himself while serving in the ultimate position of public trust," Johnson said.