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Congressional and Other Testimony

The Congressional and Other Testimony Series presents the testimony of Washington College of Law faculty on public policy issues at federal and state Congressional hearings as well as local government hearings. Testimony is often invited as part of the law making process to obtain subject matter expertise on an issue to help shape public policy.

Submissions from 2024 2024

Hearing on Next Generation Infrastructure: How Tokenization of Real-World Assets will Facilitate Efficient Markets, Hilary J. Allen

TAC Meeting Statements, Hilary J. Allen

Submissions from 2022 2022

Crypto Crash: Why the FTX Bubble Burst and the Harm to Consumers, Hilary J. Allen

Sexual Abuse of Female Inmates in Federal Prisons, Brenda Smith

Submissions from 2021 2021

Hearing on “Stablecoins: How Do They Work, How Are They Used, and What Are Their Risks?” Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Hilary J. Allen

Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services on “Addressing Climate as a Systemic Risk: The Need to Build Resilience within Our Banking and Financial System” in June 2021, Hilary J. Allen

The Lanterman-Petris-Short Act: How Can It Be Improved?, Robert Dinerstein

Submissions from 2020 2020

Joint Response to the House Judiciary Committee on the State of Antitrust Law and Implications for Protecting Competition in Digital Markets, Jonathan Baker, Joseph Farrell, Andrew Gavil, Martin Gaynor, Michael Kades, Michael Katz, Gene Kimmelman, A. Melamed, Nancy Rose, Steven Salop, Fiona Scott Morton, and Carl Shapiro

Testimony for Review Panel on Prison Rape, Brenda V. Smith

Senate Law and Public Safety Committee Statement to Senate Joint Resolution No. 79 with committee amendments, Brenda V. Smith, Linda R. Greenstein, Joseph P. Cryan, Nia H. Gill, Nicholas J. Sacco, Anthony M. Bucco, Declan J. O’Scanlon Jr., Loretta Weinberg, Wendy S. Whitbeck, Alison Accettola, and Sarah Fletcher

Submissions from 2019 2019

House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on the 2017 Tax Bill and Who it Left Behind, Nancy Abramowitz

Panel Two: An Analysis of Women’s Health, Personal Dignity, and Sexual Abuse in the U.S. Prison System, Brenda V. Smith, Julie Abbate, Andie Moss, Dr. Jaimie Meyer, Dr. Carolyn Sufrin, and Betsy Ginsberg

Women in Prison: Disparate Treatment, Disparate Impact, and the Duty of Care, Brenda V. Smith, Catherine E. Lhamon, Patricia Timmons-Goodson, Debo P. Adegbile, Gail Heriot, Peter N. Kirsanow, David Kladney, Karen K. Narasaki, Michael Yaki, Mauro Morales, and Maureen Rudolph

Solitary Confinement Briefing on H.R. 4488 Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2019, Brenda V. Smith, Juan Mendez, and Johnny Perez

Submissions from 2018 2018

Has the US Economy Become More Concentrated and Less Competitive: A Review of the Data, Jonathan Baker, Steven Berry, Fiona Scott Morton, Joshua Wright, and Gregory Werden

Testimony of Prof. Brenda V. Smith, American University, Washington College of Law: Pervasive Problem of Sexual Abuse against Women in Prison & Best Practices for Prevention and Reporting Sexual Violence within the Prison Setting, Brenda V. Smith

Submissions from 2017 2017

Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee discussion on data warrants - Advisory Committee to the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee 'Data Warrants From Across the Pond: Fighting Crime While Preserving Privacy' discussion, Jennifer Daskal

Hearing on "21st Century Trade Barriers: Protectionist Cross Border Data Flow Policies Impact on U.S. Jobs," Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, Jennifer Daskal

Testimony from Amanda Frost on The Role and Impact of Nationwide Injunctions by District Courts, Amanda Frost

The Role and Impact of Nationwide Injunctions: Written Testimony for the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, Amanda Frost

Statement of Amanda C. Leiter at the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on: Examining Impacts of Federal Natural Resources Laws Gone Astray, Part II, Amanda Leiter

U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on: Examining Impacts of Federal Natural Resources Laws Gone Astray, Part II, Amanda Leiter

Submissions from 2014 2014

Testimony for the Review Panel on Prison Rape Hearings on Sexual Victimization in U.S. Prisons, Jails, and Juvenile Correctional Facilities: Professor Brenda V. Smith, American University, Washington College of Law, Director, Project on Addressing Prison Rape, Brenda V. Smith

Submissions from 2013 2013

In re Text Messaging Antitrust Litigation, Jonathan Baker

Procaps S.A. v. Patheon Inc.: Expert report, Jonathan Baker

Procaps S.A. v. Patheon Inc.: Videotaped Deposition Transcript, Jonathan Baker

United States v. Apple, Inc., Jonathan Baker

Comments on behalf of the former National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (NPREC), Brenda V. Smith

Submissions from 2012 2012

Travis v. Gusman, Brenda Smith

Submissions from 2011 2011

Statement of David E. Aaronson in Support of HB 1075 to Repeal the Death Penalty, David E. Aaronson

RE: Protecting immigration detainees from sexual abuse and assault, Brenda V. Smith; Human Rights Watch; Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc.; American Civil Liberties Union; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Americans for Immigrant Justice, Inc.; America’s Voice Education Fund; ASISTA Immigration Assistance; Ayuda; Detention Watch Network; Disciples Justice Action Network; End Violence Against Women International; Farmworker Justice; Friends Committee on National Legislation; Futures Without Violence; Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center; Human Rights Campaign; Human Rights First; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Just Detention International; Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence; Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service; Mennonite Central Committee, U.S. Washington Office; National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd; National Alliance to End Sexual Violence; National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum; National Center for Transgender Equality; National Council of La Raza; National Immigration Forum; National Women’s Law Center; North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Prison Fellowship; Refugee and Immigration Ministries of Disciples Home Missions, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); Service Employees International Union; Tahirih Justice Center; The United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society; and Urban Justice Center

Submissions from 2010 2010

Drones II, Kenneth Anderson

Rise of the Drones: Unmanned Systems and the Future of War, Kenneth Anderson

Testimony before the United States Department of Justice Working Group, “Listening Session on the Views of the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission”, Brenda V. Smith

Congressional hearing, "Keeping Youth Safe While in Custody: Sexual Assault in Adult and Juvenile Facilities", Brenda V. Smith, Committee on the Judiciary, Troy Erik Isaac, Bernard Warner, Gabriel A. Morgan, and Grace Bauer

Prepared Statement to the House Committee on the Judiciary on The Espionage Act and the Legal and Constitutional Issues Raised by WikiLeaks, Stephen I. Vladeck

Submissions from 2009 2009

Comments of 71 Concerned Economists: Using Procurement Auctions to Allocate Broadband Stimulus Grants, Jonathan Baker, William Baumol, Kenneth Arrow, Susan Athey, Coleman Bazelon, Timothy Brennan, Timothy Bresnahan, Jeremy Bulow, Yeon-Koo Che, Peter Cramton, Daniel Ackerberg, James Alleman, Gregory Crawford, Peter DeMarzo, Gerald Faulhaber, Jeremy Fox, Ian Gale, Jacob Goeree, Brent Goldfarb, Shane Greenstein, Robert Hahn, Robert Hall, Ward Hanson, Barry Harris, Robert Harris, Janice Hauge, Jerry Hausman, Thomas Hazlett, Kenneth Hendricks, Heather Hudson, Mark Jamison, John Kagel, Alfred Kahn, Ilan Kremer, Vijay Krishna, William Lehr, Thomas Lenard, Jonathan Levin, Yuanchuan Lien, John Mayo, David McAdams, Paul Milgrom, Roger Noll, Bruce Owen, Charles Plott, Robert Porter, Philip Reny, Michael Riordan, David Salant, Scott Savage, William Samuelson, Richard Schmalensee, Marius Schwartz, Andrzej Skrzypacz, Vernon Smith, Daniel Vincent, Joel Waldfogel, Scott Wallsten, Robert Weber, Bradley Wimmer, Glenn Woroch, Lixin Ye, John Hayes, and Gregory Rosston

Testimony before the D.C. Council on Marriage Equality & Domestic Partnerships, Nancy Polikoff

Submission of American Patent and Health Law Professors on Australian Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry into Gene Patents, Joshua Sarnoff

Submissions from 2006 2006

In re Mercedes-Benz Antitrust Litigation_pretrial motion testimony, Jonathan Baker

Testimony in Support of House Bill 456 concerned Sexual Abuse of Persons in Custody, Brenda V. Smith

Submissions from 2005 2005

Reply Declaration on Issues of International Law, Laws of War, Corporate Liability in International Law in Agent Orange Ats Litigation, Kenneth Anderson

Hearing on Merger Enforcement, Panel on Treatment of Efficiencies Antitrust Modernization Commission, Jonathan Baker

In re Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corp._deposition testimony, Jonathan Baker

In re Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corp._trial testimony, Jonathan Baker

In re Mercedes-Benz Antitrust Litigation_deposition testimony, Jonathan Baker

Submissions from 2004 2004

Declaration on Issues of the Laws of War, Corporate Liability and Other Issues of International Law in Agent Orange Ats Litigation, Kenneth Anderson

Submissions from 2000 2000

Federal Trade Commission v. H.J. Heinz Co_deposition testimony, Jonathan Baker

Federal Trade Commission v. H.J. Heinz Co_trial testimony, Jonathan Baker

United States v. Northwest Airlines Corp._deposition testimony, Jonathan Baker

Antitrust Enforcement Agencies: The Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, Jonathan Baker, James DeLong, Steven Farrar, Ed Hamberger, Joel Klein, Robert Pitofsky, Bert Rein, Jim Rill, Andy Strenio, and Robert Voltmann

Submissions from 1999 1999

Briefing: Inmates with Severe Mental Illness and Mental Health Courts, Brenda V. Smith

Oral Intervention of International Human Rights Law Group on Report of Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, Brenda V. Smith

Submissions from 1998 1998

Sexual Offenses: Custodial Employees and Persons in Custody_1998, Brenda V. Smith

Submissions from 1997 1997

Sexual Offenses: Custodial Employees and Persons in Custody_1997, Brenda V. Smith

Submissions from 1993 1993

United States v. Airline Tariff Publishing Co._declaration estimating consumer injury from air fare coordination, Jonathan Baker

Submissions from 1988 1988

Testimony of Professor Jonathan Baker, Dartmouth University, to the United States Sentencing Commission, Jonathan Baker

Submissions from 1985 1985

Christian Schmidt Brewing Co. v. G. Heileman Brewing Co._representing Heileman Brewing Co., Jonathan Baker

Submissions from 1984 1984

In re Certain Alkaline Batteries_representing Duracell, Jonathan Baker