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House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) today released the following statement after the Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (H.R. 1551), bipartisan legislation to update key provisions of U.S. copyright law regarding music licensing, was signed into law. “The Music Modernization Act provides a critical update to current copyright law to modernize the music licensing system and better serve both creators and digital music providers. Thi...s historic legislation assists digital music providers with the licensing and distribution of musical works, while also ensuring artists, songwriters, and other music creators receive fair market value for their work. I applaud Chairman Goodlatte’s leadership in ensuring this was done in a bipartisan fashion and that the legislation included key measures found in the Fair Play Fair Pay Act, which I introduced the last two Congresses.” More here: https://bit.ly/2CCs5ZV
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BREAKING: In a historic decision today, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan in the District of Columbia ruled in favor of U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and nearly 200 Members of Congress who are seeking to hold President Donald Trump accountable to the Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause.
Judge Sullivan held that Members have s...tanding to sue President Trump because he has deprived each of the plaintiffs of their right, explicitly guaranteed in the text of the Foreign Emoluments Clause, to vote on whether the President may accept foreign government benefits before he accepts them. Today’s ruling makes it possible to hold President Trump accountable for the full range of his Foreign Emoluments Clause violations—not only those connected with the Trump Hotel in D.C., but also those connected with Trump properties and business ventures elsewhere in the country and abroad.
Lead plaintiffs Blumenthal and Nadler issued their reaction: “Today’s ruling is a triumph for the rule of law, affirming that Congress can hold President Trump accountable for violations of the U.S. Constitution. Members of Congress have a right and a responsibility to prevent the president from corrupting his office – and President Trump is preventing us from doing our job,” said Blumenthal and Nadler. “Thanks to this thoughtful and well-reasoned decision by Judge Sullivan, we are moving forward in our effort to protect the American people from foreign corruption and ensure that President Trump is minding the people’s business, not his own. We now prepare to make our case to Judge Sullivan on the merits: No President is above the law.”
