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The Constitution

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
Lauren B. Petron, Republican Chief Counsel

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Majority Office
Phone: 202-224-5573
Fax: 202-228-0466
 Minority Office
Phone: 202-224-6521
Fax: 202-228-5797

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noteworthy

Did You Know?  Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts has held a seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee longer than any other senator in history - 45 years and 11 months.  Senator Henry Fountain Ashurst of Arizona served on the Committee for 37 years and 10 months; Senator Thomas Sterling of South Dakota for 35 years and two months; Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina for 34 years and 11 months; and Senator James Oliver Eastland of Mississippi for 34 years and 10 months.

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