SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 24 -- The Freedom of the Press Foundation issued the following news on July 23: Freedom of the Press Foundation joined a Supreme Court brief this month in Van Buren v. United States, an upcoming case about the primary federal "anti-hacking" law: the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Our brief, led by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, argues that the law must be narrowly construed or risk unconstitutionally restricting protected First Amendment speech. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL31675) entitled "Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process" by Paul K. Kerr, specialist in non-proliferation, on July 17: Summary: This report reviews the process and procedures that currently apply to congressional consideration of foreign arms sales proposed by the President. This includes consideration of proposals to sell major defense equipment, defense articles and services, or the retransfer to t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Patrick J. Tiberi, president and CEO of the Ohio Business Roundtable, Columbus, has issued a public comment on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule entitled "Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process". The comment was written on June 24, 2020, and posted on July 23, 2020: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed rule published by the Environmental Protect more ST

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Social Security Works issued the following statement by President Nancy Altman in response to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, announcing that the TRUST Act was included in the Republican coronavirus package: "The TRUST Act creates a closed-door process to fast track cuts to Social Security. It is a way to undermine the economic security of Americans without political accountability. Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, and all Congressional Republicans have more PR