Jurisdiction: (1) Constitutional amendments; (2) Enforcement and protection of constitutional rights; (3) Statutory guarantees of civil rights and civil liberties; (4) Separation of powers; (5) Federal-State relations; (6) Interstate compacts. Membership - 5:4 | |
Democratic Members Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin (Chairman) Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Dianne Feinstein, California Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland | Republican Members Sam Brownback, Kansas (Ranking Member) Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Lindsey O. Graham, South Carolina John Cornyn, Texas |
Senior Staff Robert F. Schiff, Democratic Chief Counsel U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary | |
Majority Office Phone: 202-224-5573 Fax: 202-228-0466 | Minority Office Phone: 202-224-6521 Fax: 202-228-5797 |
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