WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Education and Labor Committee issued the following statement by Chairman Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, at a hearing entitled "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Labor": "Mr. Secretary, I want to begin by thanking you for appearing before this Committee today. This hearing is an opportunity to discuss the Department of Labor's budget request for Fiscal Year 2020 as well as the many important issues under your jurisdiction. "As its mission sta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties issued the following testimony by Nevada State Sen. Pat Spearman at a hearing entitled "Equal Rights Amendment": "For the record, I am Pat Spearman, State Senator representing Senate District 1 in the great State of Nevada. It is an honor to be here today to discuss the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). "In 1972 Congress passed the ERA and sent it to the states for ratification. At that t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: Judge Damon Keith, the longest serving African-American federal judge in U.S. history, passed away at his home in Detroit, Michigan on April 28, 2019. A graduate of West Virginia State University, Judge Keith earned his law degree from Howard University and went on to obtain a Masters in Law from Wayne State University in Detroit. Appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Dist more PR