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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El Congresista Hank Johnson (D-GA) se unió a más de 145 miembros del Congreso enviando una carta al presidente Obama instando a la Administración a detener de inmediato las redadas dirigidas a las familias y niños de América Central.
Congressman: Unjust system creates modern day debtors’ prisons for the poor
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) announced that he is a proud original cosponsor of H.R. 4364 – the “End Debtor’s Prison Act of 2016” – which withholds Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grants to municipalities that contract with private, for-profit companies that engage in “pay only” probation systems.
More than a half a century ago, a young preacher called a generation to action and forever changed the course of history.
The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. devoted his life justice and equality, sowing seeds of hope for a day when all people might claim “the riches of freedom and the security of justice.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) -- Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law -- fought against Republican attempts to make it virtually impossible for most civil rights, consumer, privacy, and employment class action lawsuits against corporations and undermine the interests of asbestos victims.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to an updated study by Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia (UVA), Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) was the highest ranked member of the Georgia Congressional delegation when it comes to legislative effectiveness in the 113th Congress (2013-2014).
Calls on Congress to finish the job by passing legislation to confront America’s gun violence epidemic
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) applauded President Obama’s announcement that the Administration will take executive action to help reduce and prevent gun violence in America.
During budget talks, Congressman calls for more DOJ funding to conduct Section 14141 “pattern or practice” investigations of troubled law enforcement agencies
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced the Police Agency Investigation Improvement Act of 2015, H.R. 4249, which would increase funding to the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) by $25 million to assist in investigations of suspected misconduct to ensure police agencies across the country are not violating citizens’ Constitutional rights.