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, WI (Chair)
Edward M. Kennedy, MA
Dianne Feinstein, CA
Richard J. Durbin, IL
Benjamin L. Cardin, MD
Republican Members
Sam Brownback, KS (Ranking Member)
Arlen Specter, PA
Lindsey Graham, SC
John Cornyn, TX
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, D.C. 20510
