NEW YORK, Dec. 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: A federal lawsuit brought today by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of D.C., and Jenner & Block LLP challenges the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for unlawfully incarcerating people longer than the law allows under the First Step Act. Th more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The Americas Society/Council of the Americas issued the following news release: * * * The exhibition inaugurates a series in which two artists who are friends and collaborators jointly explore how they influence each other's work. Beatriz Cortez x rafa esparza: Earth and Cosmos On view from January 29 through May 17, 2025 * * * Opening at Americas Society on January 29, 2025, the exhibition Beatriz Cortez x rafa esparza: Earth and Cosmos, highlights the conversations  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10521) on Dec. 19, 2024, by defense policy analyst Anya L. Fink: * * * Authority to Launch Nuclear Forces The U.S. President has sole authority to authorize the use of U.S. nuclear weapons. This authority is inherent in his constitutional role as Commander in Chief. The President can seek advice from his senior military leaders; those military leaders are then required to transm more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The Economic and Social Research Council's Connecting Generations issued the following news: Professor Jakub Bijak, CPC-CG Member, has published a new book 'From uncertainty to policy: A guide to migration scenarios' (https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/from-uncertainty-to-policy-a-guide-to-migration-scenarios-9781035319794.html). The book offers a practical and interdisciplinary proposal for determining quantitative scenarios of future migration. It focu more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The Florida Department of Education issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Today, Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. announced December's chosen books for the Commissioner's Book of the Month, a monthly reading challenge to promote literacy and reading engagement in preK-12 schools. Each month, Commissioner Diaz highlights five recommended books- one per selected grade range. This month, the Commissioner encourages students t more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec. 21 -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced Jenn Edginton will serve as director of the Illinois State Museum, a division of IDNR. Edginton has been the interim director of the Illinois State Museum since February 2023. She joined the museum in January 2021 as director of interpretation. Prior to that, she worked at the Museum of Science and more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Dec. 21 -- The Recording Academy issued the following news release: * * * Grammy Week Event to Be Held at the Fairmont Century Plaza on Thurs, Jan. 30, 2025 * * * On Thurs, Jan. 30, 2025, GRAMMY(R) Award-winning music icon Alicia Keys will be celebrated at the fourth annual Recording Academy(R) Honors Presented by the Black Music Collective, taking place at the Fairmont Century Plaza. Keys will receive the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award, established in 2023 to recogniz more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- The National Basketball Association issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: The NBA today announced its celebrations of the 2nd annual World Basketball Day to honor the game and bring people together from around the world. The day was established in 2023 by the United Nations and is observed annually on December 21, the date Dr. James Naismith first introduced the game of basketball at the Springfield YMCA in 1891. World Basketball Day celebrates cross-cultural more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Dec. 21 -- The Recording Academy issued the following news release: The Recording Academy(R)'s Special Merit Awards Ceremony celebrating the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustees Award, and Technical GRAMMY(R) Award recipients will return during GRAMMY(R) Week on Feb. 1, at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. Frankie Beverly, The Clash, Dr. Bobby Jones, Taj Mahal, Prince, Roxanne Shante, and Frankie Valli are the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award honorees; Errol more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture issued the following news: The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and the European Association for Architectural Education (EAAE) are pleased to announce the keynote speakers for the 2025 ACSA/EAAE Teachers Conference: Wanda Dalla Costa & Balakrishnan Rajagopal. The upcoming conference's theme of Conflict : Resolution will explore how architectural education and practice can respond to conflicts  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 21 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Food Network's Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking concluded last night with Zoe Burmester and Jordan Pilarski winning the competition and taking home the first-ever Wizards of Baking Cup. The duo will be prominently featured in the upcoming Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking The Official Companion Guide (Insight Editions), available March 25, 2025. The new series kicked  more PR