Subject: TUESDAY: 9:30AM ET @ SCOTUS Steps: Constitutional Responsibility Project to Hold Press Conference Highlighting Chief Judge Garland’s Judicial Record
From: Jeremy Funk <[email-masked]>
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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:48:35 -0400

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Contact: Natalie Raps, [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>, 202.464.6956.

TUESDAY: Constitutional Responsibility Project to Hold Press Conference Highlighting Chief Judge Garland’s Judicial Record
Sen. Heitkamp, Sen. Blumenthal, Elizabeth Wydra, and former DOJ prosecutors to speak about Chief Judge Merrick Garland’s role in managing Oklahoma City bombing investigation & bringing domestic terrorist to justice

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 9:30am ET, the Constitutional Responsibility Project will host a press event with Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the Constitutional Accountability Center’s President Elizabeth Wydra, and former Department of Justice prosecutors Beth Wilkinson and Donna Bucella, on the steps of the Supreme Court to discuss Chief Judge Merrick Garland’s role in managing the on-the-ground investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing.

In the aftermath of the domestic terrorist attack, Chief Judge Garland, who was serving as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice, worked with federal agents, rescue workers, local officials, and community members to take on one of the most significant anti-terrorism cases in our nation’s history - ultimately bringing Timothy McVeigh to justice.

On the 21st anniversary of the attack, former case prosecutors Beth Wilkinson and Donna Bucella will discuss their experience working with Chief Judge Garland during the investigation. Elizabeth Wydra will highlight Garland’s dedication to helping the American people and will underscore the importance of a fully staffed Supreme Court that can conclusively decide cases that support hard working law enforcement and keep the American people safe. Former state Attorneys General, Senator Heitkamp (D-ND) and Senator Blumenthal (D-CT) will note Chief Judge Garland’s lifelong record of public service and meaningful judicial experience while advocating for their Republican colleagues to hold a fair hearing and an up-or-down vote on Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

WHO:                   Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND)
Donna Bucella, Prosecutor during the initial stages of Oklahoma City Bombing Hearing
Beth Wilkinson, Trial Prosecutor during Oklahoma City Bombing; Partner, Wilkinson, Walsh + Eskovitz
Elizabeth Wydra, President, Constitutional Accountability Center

WHEN:                 Tuesday, April 19, 2016
9:30am ET

WHERE:               Steps of the Supreme Court
                                1 First Street Northeast
                                Washington, D.C. 20543

RSVP:                   For media interested in attending the event, please email [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

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