House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-New York, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing to debate two articles of impeachment against then-President Donald Trump, and the Republican-proposed amendments, on Dec. 12, 2019, inside the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C. Nadler is among the lawmakers behind a new bill aimed at protecting federal court staff from misconduct and discrimination. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Bill Would Create Sweeping New Protections for Judiciary Staff Against Misconduct, Sexual Harassment
The legislation would expand discrimination protections to federal judiciary staff, offer shields to whistleblowers and create a Commission on Judicial Integrity to oversee workplace misconduct prevention programs.
July 29, 2021 at 07:02 PM
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Judicial Ethics
Lawmakers in Congress have introduced sweeping legislation aimed at protecting federal judiciary staff from misconduct including sexual harassment and discrimination, a move that comes amid an effort to draw attention to those issues within federal courts.
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