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The Framers of America's republic created a system of checks and balances to keep the three branches of the federal government accountable to the people. The legislative branch writes the laws. The executive branch executes the laws. And the judicial branch interprets the laws. As a member of Congress, Senator Grassley also takes his Constitutional oversight responsibilities to heart. A former jurist serving on the highest court in the land, Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis wrote: “Sunshine is the best disinfectant.” Senator Grassley whole-heartedly agrees. As a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has oversight jurisdiction of the federal courts, he has long worked to make the judicial branch more open and transparent to the American people. From a bipartisan bill that would allow cameras in the courtroom to another that would create a first-ever Inspector General within the federal judiciary, Senator Grassley is working to strengthen two bedrock principles of American democracy – an engaged citizenry and open government.
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Sign up for an RSS feed of news related to "Courts/Justice".May 17, 2012 - Senate Committee Approves Grassley-Coons Officer Safety Act
May 16, 2012 - Opening Statement at the Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing with FBI Director Robert Mueller
May 10, 2012 - Grassley, Judiciary Republicans Question Handling of Known Hezbollah Figure who was in U.S. Custody
May 10, 2012 - Judiciary Executive Business Meeting: Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act, Officer Safety Act, Nominations
May 9, 2012 - Oversight Hearing for the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator
May 7, 2012 - A Dose of Reality for the White House on Judicial Nominations
May 4, 2012 - Grassley Questions DEA about Alleged Mistreatment and Detainment of California College Student
May 4, 2012 - Wrongdoing on the Taxpayers’ Dime
May 3, 2012 - Grassley Reacts to Issa Memo on Possible Contempt Charges Against Holder
May 1, 2012 - Grassley Concerned that Fraudulent Practices May be Used to Circumvent Protections of H-1B Visa
April 27, 2012 - Grassley Reacts to New Secret Service Conduct Rules
April 26, 2012 - Judiciary Executive Business Meeting
April 26, 2012 - ATF Releases New Firearms Data
April 26, 2012 - New Allegations of Secret Service Misconduct
April 26, 2012 - Violence Against Women Act, Opening Remarks of Floor Consideration
April 26, 2012 - Support for the Hutchison-Grassley Substitute on the Violence Against Women Act
April 26, 2012 - Support for Alternative VAWA Bill
April 25, 2012 - Napolitano Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee
April 23, 2012 - Grassley Presses for More Details About White House Internal Investigation into Colombia Scandal
April 20, 2012 - Grassley Questions Secret Service And Inspector General About Investigating Other Advance Teams Involvement
April 18, 2012 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization, Grassley Responds to Politicization
April 18, 2012 - Fall out Begins in Secret Service Agents' Prostitute Scandal
April 17, 2012 - Grassley Receives Briefing from Secret Service Director About Colombia Prostitute Scandal
April 12, 2012 - Whistleblower Talks About Employer Using B-1 Visas as Subterfuge to H-1B Visa
April 6, 2012 - Grassley, Issa Receive White House Response on Interview of Kevin O'Reilly Regarding Knowledge of Fast and Furious
April 3, 2012 - Top Republican Judiciary Committee Members Question Obama Administration’s Commitment to Medical Malpractice Reform
March 30, 2012 - Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort Underway to Provide Additional Court Options for Federal Law Enforcement Officers
March 28, 2012 - Hearing on the Special Counsel’s Report on the Prosecution of Senator Ted Stevens
March 28, 2012 - Grassley, Issa Send New Letter to White House about Fast and Furious
March 28, 2012 - Grassley, Issa letter to White House Requesting Interview with Former National Security Council Staff Familiar with Fast and Furious
March 28, 2012 - Nominations Proceeding Under Regular Order, Du Nomination
March 26, 2012 - Cantwell, Grassley Lead Bipartisan Senate Coalition Urging Investment in Key Program to Fight Crime
March 26, 2012 - Q&A on Cameras in the Courtroom
March 22, 2012 - Nuffer, Contreras, Abrams Judicial Nominations Floor Statement
March 21, 2012 - Justice for All: Convicting the Guilty and Exonerating the Innocent
March 16, 2012 - Supreme Court Responds to Grassley's Request for Audio, Video Coverage of Health Care Reform Arguments
March 15, 2012 - Returning to Regular Order with Judicial Nominations, President Doesn't have Nominees for More Than Half of Vacancies
March 15, 2012 - Political, Partisan Tactics Being Used in Violence Against Women Act Debate
March 15, 2012 - Grassley Statement on Sunshine Week, Transparency in the Federal Government
March 14, 2012 - Americans Want Senate to Focus on Jobs, Economy, Gas Prices, Not Political Statements on Judicial Nominations
March 13, 2012 - Setting the Record Straight, 17 Cloture Petitions on Judicial Nominees
March 13, 2012 - FOIA Requests Stifled Under Current Executive Branch
March 12, 2012 - Reid Files Cloture on 17 Judicial Nominations
March 12, 2012 - Q&A: Sunshine and Accountability
March 9, 2012 - Grassley Asks Justice Department for Details on its “Thousands” of Cases Brought on Mortgage Fraud
March 8, 2012 - Grassley discusses domestic trafficking of foster youth
March 8, 2012 - Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting - Nominations, Safe Doses Act and Grant Programs
March 8, 2012 - Grassley, Durbin Raise Concerns About “Specialized Knowledge” Standard in Visa Program
March 7, 2012 - Lending Discrimination Practices
March 7, 2012 - Senate Approves Leahy-Grassley Bill To Increase Penalties For Counterfeit Drugs