NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (TNSPer) -- The New York University School of Law issued the following news: Bob Bauer, who has been on public service leave as a senior adviser to the Biden presidential campaign, will return to the Law School in January as a professor of practice and distinguished scholar in residence. An eminent practitioner, prolific writer, and gifted teacher, Bauer is a leading expert on the regulation of the political process, administrative law, and presidential power, and co-author  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following issue brief entitled "The Time Is Now To Create a White House Office for Racial Equity" by Danyelle Solomon, vice president of Race and Ethnicity Policy, and Lily Roberts, director of Economic Mobility: The COVID-19 pandemic has not only threatened the health and well-being of hundreds of millions of people around the globe but has also triggered a national recession in the United States and worsened the racial wealth  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement on Nov. 7: Congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris on your historic victory today. You fought for the soul of America. Today marks a new dawn in our country and the beginning of our journey on the road to repair after four long years of repressive policies towards communities of color. The Congressional Black Caucus is proud of our very own, Sen. Kamala Harris who wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary by Mark Sobel and Matthew P. Goodman entitled "Biden Should Call for an Early G20 Summit": Mark Sobel is U.S. chair of the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) and a senior adviser (non-resident) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Matthew P. Goodman is senior vice president for economics and holds the Simon Chair in Politic more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary by Evan Ramstad, senior associate with the Korea chair, entitled "Ten Years after Seoul Hosted the G20 Summit, South Korea's Economy Is a Slow Grower": Sometime this summer--after South Korea proved to be one of the best countries at slowing the coronavirus, after Parasite won Best Picture, and after I became enthralled with Hospital Playlist on Netflix--I remembered a maxim about change th more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: For Leroy Petry, clutching a live grenade and attempting to return it was second nature, regardless of the outcome. The Army Ranger wasn't thinking about himself, but just protecting the Soldiers by his side, he said. That split-second decision changed the course of his life forever. It's been more than a decade since the retired master sergeant lost his right hand saving fellow Rangers in battle, a selfless act that more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 10 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: After months of on-again, off-again negotiations, the Trump administration and Capitol Hill Democrats may finally agree on a fresh injection of federal aid amid high unemployment and a resurgence in coronavirus infections. It's one of several opportunities for legislative cooperation in Washington--if both parties are committed to taking them, say two members of Northeastern's faculty. "Clearly there's going  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- People for the American Way issued the following news release: As the GOP-controlled Senate prepares to advance another half-dozen Trump judicial nominees toward confirmation next week in a lame-duck session, People For the American Way has sent a letter to Senate Democrats demanding they stand firm and speak out against moving forward on any of these nominations. The letter notes that judicial confirmations are extraordinarily rare during a lame-duck period preceding a n more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following statement on Nov. 10 * * * Today, the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in Texas v. California, a Republican-backed lawsuit to strike down the Affordable Care Act and its critical protections. For 10 years, the Republicans have tried, and failed, to take down this law and the lifesaving care it affords millions of Americans. "Today's Supreme Court oral arguments meant to strip healthcare from millions of Ame more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 10 -- Rice University issued the following news release: President-elect Joe Biden's presidency promises to roll back many of the Trump administration's attacks on U.S. immigration and to return the system to its standing under President Barack Obama, according to an immigration expert at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Kelsey Norman, fellow for the Middle East and director of the institute's Women's Rights, Human Rights and Refugees Program, is availa more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- David Lopez, co-dean at Rutgers Law School, Newark, New Jersey, has issued a public comment on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission proposed rule entitled "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures". The comment was written on Nov. 9, 2020, and posted on Nov. 10, 2020: * * * I am writing to express my opposition to the EEOC's Update to the Commission's Conciliation Procedures. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a bipartisan federal agency  more ST

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 14 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 13: Apeaceful and prompt transition of power is crucial to both the health of American democracy and the nation's security, Janet Napolitano and Michael Chertoff said Friday in a webinar hosted by the University of Virginia's Institute for Democracy. They would know. Chertoff served as secretary of homeland security under President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2009. He oversaw the departme more PR