TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Aug. 5 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Wednesday passed the Durbin Feeling Native American Language Act of 2021, a bipartisan bill named in honor of the late Cherokee linguist Durbin Feeling. Senators Brian Schatz, (D-Hawai'i) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced the bill which was initially proposed by former Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) in 2020. Udall i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Curt Levey, president of the Committee for Justice, has testified before the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the U.S. The testimony was presented on July 20, 2021: * * * Co-Chairs Bauer and Rodriguez, thank you for this opportunity to testify about possible Supreme Court reforms. The nonprofit organization that I head, the Committee for Justice, has been involved in each of the last seven Supreme Court confirmation battles-- eight if you count Harriet Mier more ST