[[{“fid”:”477″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:”300″,”width”:”225″,”style”:”width: 225px; height: 300px; float: left;”,”title”:”Justice for Trayvon”,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]] A jury of his peers may have found George Zimmerman innocent, but–many miles away from the Sanford, Florida case–New York City lawmakers aren’t done with the controversy The city’s congressional delegation gathered this afternoon in Lower Manhattan to condemn the trial’s verdict, while at the same time, […]

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[[{“fid”:”483″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:”275″,”width”:”490″,”title”:”NY1 – Trayvon Martin PC 7.15.13″,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]] As more demonstrations are being planned in protest of George Zimmerman's acquittal in the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, members of New York's congressional delegation said Monday that there are precedents for the federal government to follow up with its own investigation. Speaking to reporters Monday, Rep. […]

[[{“fid”:”474″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“style”:”width: 400px; float: left; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; height: 266px;”,”title”:”Trayvon Martin PC 7.15.13″,”class”:”media-element file-full”},”link_text”:null}]]New York, NY – Today, Representatives Hakeem Jeffries (NY- 8), Charlie Rangel (NY-13), Gregory Meeks (NY- 5), José Serrano (NY- 15), Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Nydia Velazquez (NY-7) and Yvette Clarke (NY-9) called upon the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct […]

Brooklyn, NY – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) released the following statement after the jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the killing of Trayvon Martin: “Once again, the court system has failed to deliver justice in a racially-tinged matter that involves the killing of an innocent, unarmed African-American male.  The Justice Department must open an […]

Law360, New York (July 11, 2013, 6:42 PM ET) — Two congressmen introduced legislation Wednesday that would heighten pleading requirements for patent suits and restrict discovery, the latest bill in a slew of proposals aimed at cracking down on so-called patent trolls.The Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, or H.R. 2639, was introduced by Reps. Hakeem […]

WASHINGTON- Today, Congressmen Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Blake Farenthold (R-TX) introduced the H.R. 2639, the “Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013”.  The bill represents a bipartisan effort to promote American innovation and job creation in the technology ecosystem by addressing the growing problem of abusive patent litigation. CONGRESSMAN JEFFRIES: “The legislation is designed to […]

If the two previous town hall meetings in Howard Beach discussing the neighborhood’s recovery from Hurricane Sandy were any indication, many entered St. Helen’s Father Dooley Hall on Sunday afternoon prepared for a showdown; a raucous meeting of angry, frustrated and confused homeowners loudly expressing their concerns and obstacles in the recovery from the community’s […]

[[{“fid”:”470″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:”682″,”width”:”1024″,”style”:”width: 380px; height: 253px; float: left;”,”title”:”Hurricane Sandy Town Hall”,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]]                 Clasping the hands that have bailed out bucket after bucket of water from basements, that have had to throw out photos of parents and grandparents and children, that have been lent to neighbors and strangers alike, South […]