{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mciver.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-mciver-and-counsel-paul-fishman-press-call-debriefing-courts-refusal-to-dismiss-us-v-mciver-case", "ICYMI: McIver and Counsel Paul Fishman Press Call Debriefing Court\u2019s Refusal To Dismiss U.S. v. McIver Case", "2026-08-27", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "House", "NJ", "LaMonica McIver", "M001229", "mciver.house.gov", "mciver", "https://mciver.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "NEWARK, NJ \u2013 Today, on a briefing call, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) and her counsel, Paul Fishman, broke down Wednesday's Third Circuit decision to not dismiss U.S. v. McIver. The decision carries troubling legal and political implications that threaten separation of powers.\n\nMcIver and Fishman discussed the complex ruling\u2014 the Court ruled to not dismiss the case on two counts and ruled to vacate and remand the third count\u2014 the next steps from the court and the legal team, and the broader implications and consequences of the case for democracy. The case, if not dismissed, would set a precedent for extreme ICE impunity, executive branch overreach, and weaponization of the DOJ.\n\nBelow are excerpts from the briefing.\n\nFishman on the stakes of the case\n\n\u201cLet me make something clear. We are not afraid to try this case, and if we try this case\u2026we will win that trial.\n\n[...]\n\n\u201cThis is a fight for Congresswoman McIver and every other member of the House of Representatives and the United States Senate who could be targeted by this administration for speaking out, for conducting oversight of the executive branch\u2026 [The case is] designed both to chill her and to chill the other members who want to engage in\u2026the same kind of conduct and hold the executive branch responsible for what they're doing.\u201d\n\nMcIver on defending and serving her district\n\n\u201cMaking sure that my duties as a member representing the 10th district doesn't fall short at all is something that I was very adamant about when [the Trump administration] charged me. I think that's what they hoped for, that it would cripple me in doing my job\u2026 But we\u2019ve delivered thousands of dollars in casework and continue to show up on so many different fronts.\n\n\u201cI'm super just grateful for the support I have in my district\u2026 That was the reason that took me to Delaney in the first place. The response that I was getting from my community about the things that they heard and saw happening\u2026 So I'm going to continue to\u2026 show up for them, and protect them, and fight for them because that's what they elected me to do.\u201d\n\nFor additional information on the upcoming developments in McIver\u2019s case, please contact Hanna.Rumsey@mail.house.gov.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-29T11:31:28Z", "2026-08-29T11:32:37Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mciver.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-mciver-and-counsel-paul-fishman-press-call-debriefing-courts-refusal-to-dismiss-us-v-mciver-case"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8715097792446613, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}