U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary

02/03/2010
DOJ Must Clarify Terror Trial Numbers

Washington, D.C. — House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today urged the Justice Department to provide substantive information regarding the number of terrorists currently housed in U.S. prisons and the number of terrorists successfully prosecuted in the U.S. post 9-11.

02/03/2010
Statement of Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith: Hearing on the First Amendment and Campaign Finance Reform After Citizens United
Ranking Member Smith: In 2002, Congress passed federal campaign finance restrictions that I, along with most Republicans, opposed because we felt they were unconstitutional.

02/02/2010
Administration Is Not Serious About Immigration Reform
Washington, DC – Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-TX) today issued the following statement regarding the President’s fiscal year 2011 budget proposal:

02/01/2010
Gitmo Decision to Cost Americans in Safety and Security
Washington, D.C. – House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today issued the following statement regarding the Obama Administration’s FY 2011 Budget request:

11/18/2010
Hearing to: Consider Possible Impeachment of United States District Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr.

02/04/2010
Hearing on: Transparency and Integrity in Corporate Monitoring

02/04/2010
Hearing on: Protecting Employees in Airline Bankruptcies

12/03/2009
Hearing on: the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice