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A new bill has been introduced in the US House of Representatives to address an issue of growing concern for music artists, particularly those in the hip-hop genre.
A group of House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a bill that would place term limits on current and new Supreme Court justices.
Decatur, GA — U.S. Reps. Hank Johnson (GA-4) and Nikema Williams (GA-5) have announced community projects that were included in the fiscal year 2023 appropriations bill, which is Congress' annual spending plan.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to restore legitimacy and independence to the nation's highest court, Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) introduced the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization (TERM) Act. The legislation would establish term limits for Supreme Court justices while preserving constitutional protections for judicial independence in decision making.
"Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech"
Congressmen Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) have introduced the Restoring Artistic Protection Act (RAP Act) to protect artists from the wrongful use of their lyrics against them in criminal and civil proceedings.
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WASHINGTON — A group of U.S. House Democrats Monday called for the passage of legislation that would add four justices to the Supreme Court, following the overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that provided the constitutional right to abortion.
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), the lead sponsor of the 2021 Judiciary Act, called the current makeup "a Supreme Court at crisis with itself and with our democracy" where "basic freedoms are under assault" from the 6-3 conservative supermajority on the bench.
Georgia Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson asked Murray why Thomas, "would exclude court review of that due process right." Thomas is in an interracial marriage, and other critics have also asked why he did not cite the case in his opinion.