VIDEO: On Fox, Cornyn Discusses Arrested Wisconsin Judge, Pres. Trump’s Border Security Success in First 100 Days
News In America, no one is above the law, including public officials and judges. President Trump is following through on his campaign promise…and I support that wholeheartedly. If it means that people, including elected officials like judges, are obstructing the law and obstructing that process, they should be investigated and they should be prosecuted. WASHINGTON […]
Cornyn Calls on DOJ to Investigate EPIC City Following Accusations of Religious Discrimination, Sharia Law
News AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to open an investigation into the East Plano Islamic Center’s (EPIC) planned Muslim community, EPIC Ranches City, in Josephine, Texas, which is under […]
Cornyn, Blumenthal, Grassley, Durbin Bills to Lower Drug Costs Pass Senate Judiciary Committee
News Legislation Would Crack Down on Patent System Abuse & Deter Product Hopping WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statements after their Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, which would help lower drug prices by preventing bad actors in the pharmaceutical industry […]
Cornyn, Cruz File Amicus Brief Urging SCOTUS to Hear Case Challenging Texas’ Lobbying Law
News Texas Senators Raise Concern Over Law’s Potential First Amendment Violations WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) filed an amicus brief encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) to take up Sullivan v. Texas Ethics Commission, which is a case on appeal from the Supreme Court of Texas by petitioner Michael […]
Cornyn Files Amicus Brief in Support of Texas’ Position on Habeas Corpus Finality
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) filed an amicus brief today in support of the State of Texas’ position in Rivers v. Guerrero, which is an Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) case on appeal from the Fifth Circuit. A copy of the brief can be found here. “Rivers’s petition relies on a […]
Cornyn, Cruz Accepting Applications for District Court, U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal Vacancies
News WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced that they are accepting applications for federal judicial vacancies in the Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas. These vacancies are located in Dallas, Houston, McAllen, Austin, and Waco. The Senators are also accepting applications for U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal vacancies in the Eastern, Northern, […]
Cornyn Op-Ed: Senate Must Confirm John Ratcliffe, Scott Turner and Brooke Rollins
News ‘These Are Three Stellar Texans with Outstanding Credentials’ WASHINGTON – As confirmation hearings began this week in the United States Senate, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Dallas Morning News highlighting the accomplishments and expertise of three nominees from North Texas, John Ratcliffe, Brooke Rollins, and Scott Turner, and advocating […]
Cornyn Boasts ‘Every Confidence’ in Texan & CIA Director Nominee John Ratcliffe
News I have every confidence that you will do a outstanding job as the next Director of the CIA. I’ve known you for a long time and watched your career from the private sector, to acting U.S. Attorney for a while, to a member of Congress… I don’t really have any doubt about your qualifications. […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Questions AG Nominee Bondi on DOJ Weaponization, Border Security
News CORNYN: ‘Will you do everything within your power as Attorney General to enforce the laws… to restore security to our southern border?’ BONDI: ‘Yes, Senator. Absolutely.’ WASHINGTON – Today during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the nomination of Pam Bondi to be U.S. Attorney General under the incoming Trump administration, U.S. Senator John […]
Cornyn Meets with Attorney General Nominee Pam Bondi
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Pam Bondi, whom President-Elect Trump has announced he will nominate to serve as U.S. Attorney General. Please see photo attached and below. This image is in the public domain, but those wishing to do so may credit the Office of U.S. Senator John Cornyn. Senator John Cornyn, […]
Cornyn, Cruz Bill to Allow Federal Court Proceedings in West Texas Signed Into Law
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements after their Improving Access to Our Courts Act to allow federal court proceedings to be conducted at the U.S. District Court in Alpine, Texas, which is one of the seven U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Texas and serves […]
Cornyn on Biden, Harris, and Senate Democrats’ SCOTUS Takeover Attempt
News Our colleagues don’t want to keep losing cases in the courtroom, so they’ve adopted a new strategy: If you can’t win the game, change the rules. A potential Harris administration would stage a full-blown coup to overtake the Supreme Court and eviscerate judicial independence. The Biden-Harris proposal is not about protecting democracy or assuring […]
Cornyn, Cruz Bill to Extend Federal Court Proceedings in West Texas Heads to President’s Desk
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements after their Improving Access to Our Courts Act to allow federal court proceedings to be conducted at the U.S. District Court in Alpine, Texas, which is one of the seven U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Texas and serves […]
Cornyn, Colleagues’ Bill to Ensure Crime Victims’ Representatives Receive Restitution Heads to President’s Desk
News Bill Would Require Offenders to Pay Victims’ Proxies for Related Expenses WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and U.S. Representatives Harriet Hageman (WY-At-Large) and Lucy McBath (GA-07) released the following statements after their Victims’ Voices Outside and Inside the Courtroom Effectiveness (Victims’ VOICES) […]
Cornyn, Coons, Colleagues’ Bill to Protect State and Local Judges Passes Senate
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the following statements after their Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act, which would establish a State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center to provide technical assistance, training, and threat monitoring for state and local […]