House Judiciary panel holds hearing on rise of violence and discrimination against Asian Americans during Covid CNBC 4 days ago Kevin Breuninger
Asian American leaders and activists are poised to testify about the rise in discrimination and violence against their communities amid the coronavirus pandemic.
A House subpanel on civil rights will hear from Sen. Tammy Duckworth and other lawmakers, as well as experts and advocates for Asian Americans.
Also on the witness list is actor Daniel Dae Kim, best known for his roles in Lost and Hawaii Five-0, who has previously spoken out against the growing problem of anti-Asian violence.
House Judiciary Panel to Hold Hearing on Rise of Violence and Discrimination Against Asian Americans During Covid
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This past Wednesday, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D‐Trial Lawyers) held his first hearing as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights. It won’t be a surprise to anyone following Whitehouse’s career that the hearing was called “What’s Wrong with the Supreme Court: The Big‐Money Assault on Our Judiciary.”
The operative framework was that our courts have been “captured” by dark money and that groups who file
amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs dance to the tune of corporate donors. But there’s no evidence that judges do anything other than apply the law as they see it. Nor is there any evidence that