WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Accountable.US Statement on Supreme Court Overturning Fifth Circuit Decision in Judge-Shopped Ghost Guns Case Washington D.C. - Today, Accountable.US President Caroline Ciccone released the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in Bondi v. VanDerStok which upheld the federa more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association posted the following news release: * * * AMA applauds SCOTUS decision upholding the ATF's regulation of ghost guns The following statement is attributable to: Bruce A. Scott, M.D. President, American Medical Association "We applaud the Supreme Court's decision recognizing the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in the regulation of ghost guns, which will help keep  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Barr: The Best Consumer Protection Is Consumer Choice Today, the House Financial Services Committee is holding a Financial Institutions Subcommittee hearing, led by Subcommittee Chair Andy Barr (KY-06), to examine the current regulatory and legal landscape for federal consumer financial protection, as we more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Betz Interviews Marion County Commercial Court Judge Klineman Taft partner Tracy Betz interviewed Marion County Commercial Court Judge Christina Klineman to discuss her experiences, the unique practices in commercial court, and the practical insights gained since joining the court in 2024. In addition, Betz authored the article "Commercial courts: A year in review with Judge Klinema more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Brady Celebrates Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Ghost Gun Regulation In Bondi vs. VanDerStok; Decision Arrives as Trump Threatens to Roll Back Gun Safety Policies The Supreme Court ruling leaves in place President Biden's life-saving rule requiring ghost gun kits and parts be regulated as traditional firearms Today, Brady, the nation's oldest gun violence preventi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Schools Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Broadband Advocates Respond to Supreme Court Arguments on USF Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the consolidated cases Nos. 24-354 and 24-422, which will determine the future of the Universal Service Fund (USF) and the federal government's ability to ensure affordable broadband access. The Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband (SHLB) Coalitio more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Celebrates U.S. Supreme Court's Decision Upholding the Regulation of Ghost Guns OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement after the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a 7-2 decision, upholding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF) ghost gun rule. ATF's rule first took effect in August 2022 and recognizes th more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 26 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 24, 2025: * * * Written by Bill Walsh Capitol Watch: Walz budget still unbalanced Governor Walz made news last week traveling around the Midwest holding tightly controlled town meetings in front of friendly audiences. It feels like he's searching for the meaning of life after an embarrassing nat more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 26 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 20, 2025: * * * Written by Tom Steward Greenpeace socked with $660 million in damages for Dakota Access Pipeline protests It would be difficult to overstate the likely impact of the jury's decision in the defamation case brought by the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline against environmenta more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 26 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 16, 2025: * * * Written by Catrin Wigfall What a federal school choice bill would mean for Minnesota A proposed federal scholarship tax credit bill would expand parental choice to all 50 states, providing families a funding option that could be used for a wide variety of educational needs. Thro more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * CFPB admits misstep, files joint motion to vacate baseless Townstone settlement Washington, DC; March 26, 2025: Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) jointly moved with Townstone Financial Inc. to vacate its settlement with the company and return the $105,000 fine paid by Townstone. The motion is the result of an internal investigation CFPB recently cond more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release: * * * Common Sense Media Supports Universal Service Fund in Case Before the Supreme Court WASHINGTON, DC - March 26, 205 - As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in FCC v. Consumers' Research, Common Sense Media expressed its strong support for the continuation of the Universal Service Fund (USF) -- an essential support system that helps keep students, families, and rural communities con more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Statement on Lawless Trump Election Order Attorney General William Tong released the following statement in response to the executive order issued last night by President Donald Trump seeking to illegally defund states who do not comply with his list of voter suppression measures.  "This is a lawless attempt to suppress and manipulate free and fair elec more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholding Federal Ghost Gun Regulations Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the 7-2 decision issued today by the U.S. Supreme Court in Bondi v. Vanderstock upholding federal ghost gun regulations.  "This is a significant win for public safety, for commonsense gun safety laws,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Connolly Reintroduces Legislation to Increase Transparency at the Supreme Court Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, reintroduced the Cameras in the Courtroom Act, legislation to ensure transparency and accountability in the judicial branch by televising open proceedings before the United States Supreme Court. Connolly orig more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Craig Morgan and Tyler Godbehere Present at ACC Arizona CLE Program Taft (formerly Sherman & Howard) attorneys Craig Morgan and Tyler Godbehere were featured speakers at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Arizona March Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program. In the presentation, Morgan addressed the latest Supreme Court cases regarding corporate and business law, intelle more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Questions FWS, EPA Nominees on WOTUS, Cooperative Federalism in EPW Hearing ***Click here for audio. Click here for video.*** WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to discuss nominees to serve in the Trump administration. The hearing featured testimony from Brian Nesvik, nominee for Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release: * * * CWA Statement in Response to the Supreme Court Hearing Oral Argument on the Universal Service Fund WASHINGTON, D.C. - In response to the Supreme Court hearing oral argument in Consumers' Research v. Federal Communications Commission considering the constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) releases the following sta more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has officially revoked the registration of Dr. Willard J. Davis, a Texas-based osteopathic physician, citing his lack of state authorization to handle controlled substances. The decision, published in the Federal Register on March 27, 2025, follows a legal battle in which Davis attempted to contest the revocation of his DEA Certificate of Registration No. BD9134254 but ultimately failed to prov more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls Out The Trump Administration's Continued Efforts To Intimidate Judges & Undermine The Rule Of Law March 25, 2025 Once again, Senate Republican objects to Durbin's UC request to pass a resolution that simply affirms the rule of law and the legitimacy of judicial review WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2025: * * * Durbin Calls Out The Trump Administration's Continued Efforts To Intimidate Judges & Undermine The Rule Of Law Once again, Senate Republican objects to Durbin's UC request to pass a resolution that simply affirms the rule of law and the legitimacy of judicial review WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate De more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Grassley Introduce Bill To Put Cameras In Supreme Court March 26, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation today to require open proceedings of the Supreme Court to be televised. The bipartisan Cameras in more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Durbin, Grassley Introduce Bill To Put Cameras In Supreme Court WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation today to require open proceedings of the Supre more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Financial Institutions Subcommittee Examines Structure of the CFPB The Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, led by Chairman Andy Barr (KY-06), held a hearing entitled, "A New Era for the CFPB: Balancing Power and Reprioritizing Consumer Protections." The hearing examined the current regulatory and le more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Challenges Senate Democrats' Promotion of Unchecked Judicial Power, Vows to Take Legislative Action WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today challenged Democrats' continued refusal to acknowledge the judicial branch's constitutional limits. In response to Ranking Member Dick Durbin's (D-Ill.) request for unanimous consent on a resolution demanding more PR

NEW YORK, March 27 -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Knight Institute, Scholars Say Legal History Supports AP's First Amendment Arguments in White House Press Pool Case The Associated Press v. Budowich A case challenging The Associated Press' exclusion from the White House press pool. WASHINGTON--The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University today filed an amicus brief on behalf of 12 promi more PR

MACON, Georgia, March 26 -- Mercer Law Review, a journal from the Mercer University School of Law, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 74, Issue 1 edition: * "Georgia's Law of Rules: Textualism and a Survey of the Canons" - Matthew P. Cavedon * "It Takes a Village: Why and How Georgia Should Afford Greater Protection to Juveniles During Police Interrogations" - Lillie Tate Andrews * "One Is Not Enough: Session, the Social Status Provision, and Consistent and Defi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement On Supreme Court Ruling To Uphold Ghost Gun Rule WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released the following statement after the Supreme Court upheld the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule to rein in the proliferation of ghost guns in a 7-2 decision: "Today's ruling is a major defeat for the gun lobby and a big win for the moveme more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 26 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Ghost Gun Regulations New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today applauded the Supreme Court's 7-2 ruling in Garland v. VanDerStok upholding a federal government rule closing a loophole regulating ghost guns in the same way as conventional guns, in order to keep them from away from people who should  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton Releases Statement from Oversight Committee Markup of Anti-D.C. Immigration Bill The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability marked up and passed the bill yesterday. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her statement from yesterday's House Oversight and Accountability Committee markup of a bill that would nullify locally-enacted D.C. l more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2025: * * * Pallone Blasts Republicans' Silence on Trump's Unlawful Attempt to Fire FTC Commissioners Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks today at a Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee hearing on "The World Wild Web: Examining Harms Online." Thank y more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Praises U.S. Supreme Court Decision Upholding 'Ghost Gun' Regulations WASHINGTON, DC - Today, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 7-2 opinion upholding Biden-era federal regulations on "ghost guns," mail-order kits that allow people to build untraceable weapons at home, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who supported the rule to crack down on the irresponsible proliferation of ghost gun kits,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Representatives Lee, Khanna, Jayapal, Colleagues Unveil Bill to Abolish Super PACs WASHINGTON -- Today, on the anniversary of the SpeechNow.org v. FEC D.C. Circuit Court decision, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17), and Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) issued the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Georgia Condemns HB 441 as a Cruel and Dangerous Attack on Reproductive Healthcare Atlanta, GA-- Today, Reproductive Freedom for All Georgia strongly condemned House Bill 441, an extreme and politically motivated measure that would criminalize abortion at all stages of pregnancy by establishing legal personhood more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Lee, Khanna, Colleagues Unveil Bill to Abolish Super PACs **For Immediate Release** SummerLeePress@mail.house.gov Abolish Super PACs Act would place limitations on contributions Bill Text | One Pager | Press Conference Video | Photos WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 26, 2025 -- Today, on the anniversary of the SpeechNow.org v. FEC D.C. Circuit Court decision, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. President, in the last couple of weeks, I have had the opportunity to travel in many parts of our country, and I have been able to talk to folks in Nebraska, in Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona. What I am hearing from in all of these States and, in fact, all over the country is that our Nation right now faces enormous crises-unprecedented crises in th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Sherrill, Sykes Reintroduce Resolution to Protect Emergency Abortion Access WASHINGTON, DC -- Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Emilia Sykes (OH-13) reintroduced a resolution to reaffirm access to emergency abortion care under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. Their advocacy comes shortly after President Trump's Department of Justice dropped a case that sought to protect e more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 26 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Governor Kathy Hochul on Supreme Court's Ghost Gun Ruling "Too many New Yorkers have been killed because of ghost guns: unregistered firearms that are explicitly manufactured to evade our gun safety laws. These dangerous weapons put lives at risk - which is why I signed the nation's toughest restrictions on ghost guns into law months after taking office. Because of New York's e more PR