Judiciary

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, this evening renewed his call for a federal investigation into the Darrius Stewart case. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the Congressman requested the Department of Justice to open a federal civil rights investigation immediately.

[WASHINGTON, DC] – The nomination of U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III, Congressman Steve Cohen’s (TN-09) recommendation to President Obama to serve as a United States District Court Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, today was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee by voice vote. The committee’s approval clears the way for a final vote on his nomination by the full Senate. Congressman Cohen recommended Stanton after convening a bipartisan, racially diverse screening committee of Memphis-area attorneys. Mr.

[Washington, D.C.] – The House Judiciary Committee today approved the Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act (H.R. 3279), legislation introduced by Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA), and Congressman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) to increase transparency and give the public access to information about federal payments awarded under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). The committee approved the bill by voice vote.

[Washington, D.C.] – Citing J. Edgar Hoover’s deplorable treatment of civil rights leaders, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today introduced legislation to take the former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director’s name off the FBI building in Washington, DC. Congressman Cohen was joined by Reps. John Lewis (D-GA), John Conyers (D-MI), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Jared Polis (D-CO), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Karen Bass (D-CA).

[Washington, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today announced the Department of Justice is monitoring the state investigation of the death of Darrius Stewart, a 19 year old African American Memphis man shot by a Memphis Police Officer following a routine traffic stop last summer. The Department of Justice also indicated it would take appropriate action if civil rights violations occurred.

[Washington, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, today released the following statement regarding the announcement that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) will now handle all inquiries into officer-involved deaths for the Memphis Police Department and Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.