Judiciary Committee Pressures Working Group on Sex Harassment

•Senate Judiciary Committee says legislation possible if working group results unsatisfactory •Working group has taken initial steps to address concerns about sexual harassment in the judiciary following allegations against judge

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley will consider “moving forward with legislation” if a working group assigned to investigate sexual harassment in the judiciary doesn’t produce satisfactory results, the committee said in a statement.

The Feb. 22 statement wasn’t specific on what type of legislation might be pursued by the Republican-led panel or whether any bills had been proposed. The committee didn’t respond to a request from Bloomberg Law to ...