Conyers & House Judiciary Committee Democrats Announce Forum Examining the Impact of the Government Shutdown & Sequestration on the Provision of Justice

(WASHINGTON) – Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) and Democratic Members of the House Judiciary Committee announced they will be holding a Forum on the impact of the federal shutdown and sequestration on the provision of Justice in the U.S. on Tuesday, October 8, at 2 pm.  Participants will include  some of the Nation’s leading experts on justice-related issues.  The Forum will be held in the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2237, at 2 pm.

Further information about the event is detailed below:

What:	Forum Examining the Impact of the Government Shutdown and Sequestration on the Provision of Justice
Who:	Hosts: Ø  Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) – Ranking Member, House Judiciary Committee Ø  Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) – Ranking Member, Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice Ø  Congressman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-Va.) – Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations Ø  Congressman Melvin L. Watt (D-N.C.) – Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ø  Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) – Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security Ø  Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) Ø  Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) – Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Ø  Congressman Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, Jr. (D-Ga.) Ø  Congressman Theodore E. “Ted” Deutch (D-Fla.) Ø  Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) Participants: Ø  John Silkenat – President, American Bar Association Ø  The Honorable W. Royal Furgeson – Retired Federal District Judge, Dean of UNT Dallas College of Law Ø  AJ Kramer – Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia Ø  Robert Kengle – Co-Director, Voting Rights Project, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Ø  Don Saunders – Director of Civil Legal Services, National Legal Aid and Defenders Association Other participants to be announced.
When:	Tuesday, October 8th, 2:00 p.m.
Where:	Rayburn House Office Building Room 2237

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