MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 2 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Federal Court Rules People Cannot be Prosecuted for Helping Pregnant Alabamians Obtain Out-of-State Abortions MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A federal judge has issued a ruling making it clear that Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and district attorneys across the state cannot prosecute individuals, including health care providers and reproductive justice organiz more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release: * * * AFL-CIO President on Judge Crawford's Victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on Judge Susan Crawford's victory in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election: The AFL-CIO congratulates Judge Susan Crawford on her well-deserved victory in this hugely consequential election. Tonight, the working people of Wisconsin rejected the attempts of the richest man in the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal and Rep. Brandon Gill Urge the U.S. Supreme Court to Affirm President Trump's Authority to Deport Violent Criminals and Protect Americans Under the Alien Enemies Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, America First Legal (AFL) and U.S. Representative Brandon Gill (R-TX) filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States, supporting Pre more PR

OAKLAND, California, April 1 -- Amazon Watch, an organization that says it protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, issued the following news release: * * * Brazilian Indigenous Leaders Blockade Key Amazon Highway Demanding the Repeal of Law Amid violence and injuries, the Munduruku people maintain their eighth day of peaceful protest and occupation of the BR-230 Trans-Amazon highway, demanding the repeal of a law that fundamentally slashes In more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Norma Torres Urges HUD to Reverse Cuts that Could Impact Inland Empire Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to reverse proposed staff cuts that would worsen the ongoing housing crisis in the Inland Empire. "The Inland Empire is in the middle of a housing emergency. Cuts to HUD will sl more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has officially revoked the registration of Jennifer Marie Lager-Fermon, D.O., a physician based in Mason, Ohio, following the indefinite suspension of her medical license by the State Medical Board of Ohio.  The decision, published in the Federal Register on April 2, 2025, states that Lager-Fermon is no longer authorized to prescribe, administer, or handle controlled substances, making her ineli more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * DNC Chair Ken Martin on Judge Susan Crawford's Victory in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Washington - Tonight, Judge Susan Crawford beat Elon Musk-backed Brad Schimel in a bellwether race that shows that the people of Wisconsin are already tired of the Musk-Trump agenda. Make no mistake: Americans don't want Elon Musk running their federal government and they don't want him buy more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Durbin, Senate Judiciary Democrats Ask AG Bondi For Clarification On The Trump Admin's Extreme & Partisan Approach To The Pardon Power In recent weeks, DOJ has adopted a broad & legally suspect view of the scope of criminal conduct covered by Trump's pardons to benefit January 6 rioters; President Trump has also wrongly claimed  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senate Judiciary Democrats Ask AG Bondi For Clarification On The Trump Admin's Extreme Partisan Approach To The Pardon Power April 01, 2025 In recent weeks, DOJ has adopted a broad & legally suspect view of the scope of criminal conduct covered by Trump's pardons to benefit January 6 rioters; President Trump has also wrongly claimed that President Biden's pardons were invalid based on more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 [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., posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Rules People Cannot be Prosecuted for Helping Pregnant Alabamians Obtain Out-of-State Abortions MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A federal judge has issued a ruling making it clear that Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and distric more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 1 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF condemns Oklahoma Gov. Stitt's theocratic executive order The Freedom From Religion Foundation strongly denounces Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's new executive order, which prioritizes religious favoritism over constitutional principles. Stitt's order, issued Monday, mandates that all state agencies "root out" policies that purportedly exclude religious individu more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 -- We Act for Environmental Justice issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * First-of-its-Kind Lawsuit Filed Urging New York to Release Overdue Climate Law Regulations Regulations to Reduce Pollution from Oil and Gas and Protect Communities are Stalled Amid Record-Breaking Heat and Wildfires ALBANY, NY - Today, Citizen Action of New York, PUSH Buffalo, Sierra Club, and WE ACT for Environmental Justice, represented by Earthjustice, New York Lawyers for the  more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 1 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Issues Proclamation Declaring April Sexual Assault Awareness Month Governor Kathy Hochul today recognized April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in New York, issuing a statewide proclamation. This comes as the Governor made combatting sexual violence a top priority in her FY26 Budget, pushing to double funding for rape crisis programs and proposing a mandate that all hospitals more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release on March 31, 2025: * * * Groups Defend Clean Water, Wetland Protections in Federal Court Iowa District Court hears argument in Project 2025-motivated lawsuit seeking to gut longstanding "Swampbuster" wetlands protections Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Today, attorneys representing Iowa Farmers Union, Iowa Environmental Council, Dakota Rural Action, and Food & Water Watch appeared in court to defend  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Whitehouse Column Slams 'Weaponization' of Department of Justice Against Climate Groups Washington, DC - In case you missed it, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) published a column in The Contrarian on Friday detailing the Department of Justice and FBI's politically-motivated, improper investigation into the Environmental Protection Agency's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). Wh more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 2 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * SUPREME COURT APPROVES 3 PROPOSALS IMPACTING THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN ILLINOIS The Illinois Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Executive Committee on the Practice of Law (Executive Committee) announced today the adoption of three proposals to amend and create new rules that will impact the practice of law and help to address unmet legal needs in Illinois. The first proposal,  more PR

NEW YORK, April 1 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams Announces Full Minimum pay Rate for App-Based Restaurant Delivery Workers is now in Effect Minimum Hourly Rate is Now $21.44 and Will Continue to Be Adjusted Annually for Inflation Minimum Pay Rate Has Returned Over $700 Million to More Than 60,000 Delivery Workers Since Introduction in 2023 NEW YORK - New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Voters Head to Polls for Florida Special Elections, Wisconsin Supreme Court Election Three special election races on Tuesday could provide insight into the president's popularity so far during his second term, as well as insight into how Democratic messaging about the administration's cuts to the federal government is reaching Americans in those states. Voters in Florida's 1st and 6th Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance issued the following news release: * * * Multiple Amici Support Supreme Court Cert Petition on Privacy for Records Shared with Third Parties Washington, DC (April 1, 2025) - Several states, X (formerly Twitter), researchers, and advocacy groups have filed eight amici curiae briefs urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Harper v. O'Donnell, the New Civil Liberties Alliance's case seeking to reform the Fourth Amendment's third-party doctrin more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 2 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * New Mexico Supreme Court Grants Stay to Consider Petition for Writ to Protect the Integrity of the Jury System and to Protect Freedom of Belief Las Cruces, NM - Today, the New Mexico Supreme Court has granted a stay to consider Attorney General Raul Torrez's petition for writ of superintending control or mandamus, ensuring the protection of a juror facing public h more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, April 1 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Northwestern experts on the fate of TikTok as ban deadline approaches EVANSTON, Ill. --- As the ban deadline approaches, the fate of TikTok remains uncertain. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in January that ByteDance -- TikTok's China-based parent company -- had to sell the popular app to an American company by Jan. 19. On President Donald Trump's first day in office, he delayed the ban through execut more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Business] -- NSSF-The Firearm Industry Trade Association, issued the following news release: * * * NSSF Commends Bicameral Bills to Halt State Excise Taxes on Firearms WASHINGTON, D.C. -- NSSF (r), The Firearm Industry Trade Association, commends the introduction of the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) as H.R. 2442 and in the U.S. Senate by U.S. S more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Business] -- NSSF-The Firearm Industry Trade Association, issued the following news release: * * * NSSF Praises Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision Upholding PLCAA WASHINGTON, D.C. -- NSSF (r), The Firearm Industry Trade Association, praises the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's unanimous decision to uphold the bipartisan Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), which reversed the Pennsylvania Superior Court's decision to allow the frivolous lawsuit of Gus more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 2 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond defends Trump's efforts to deport violent Tren De Aragua gang OKLAHOMA CITY (April 1, 2025) -- Lauding President Trump's recent actions to combat a Venezuelan crime gang, Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a district court's recent temporary restraining order that halts the president's actions to address the newly designated f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following written testimony by Paula Kerger, president and CEO of Public Broadcasting Service, from a March 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the heads of NPR and PBS Accountable." NPR is the National Public Radio. * * * Chair Taylor Greene, Ranking Member Stansbury, and members of the Subcommittee, my name is Paula Kerger. I am the Preside more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Dangerous Judicial Power Grab Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificia more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scanlon's Opening Statement at Joint Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Dangerous Judicial Power Grab Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025)--Today, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, delivered opening remarks at a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12902) on March 31, 2025. The white paper is written by legislative attorney L. Paige Whitaker and American national government specialists Sarah J. Eckman and R. Sam Garrett: * * * Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act, H.R. 22/S. 128) and Federal Voter Registration Policy and Law The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act, H.R. 22/S. 128), would amend the Nat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Encourages Senate Passage of House Budget Reconciliation Bill Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Congressman Derek Schmidt (R-Kan.) to discuss the Senate taking up the House's budget bill, bringing us one step closer to fulfilling  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Scalise Encourages Senate Passage of House Budget Reconciliation Bill WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Congressman Derek Schmidt (R-Kan.) to discuss the Senate taking up the House's budget bill, bringing us one step clo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Files Amicus Brief in Support of Overturning Obama-Era DHS Program WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights, filed an amicus brief in the case Save Jobs USA v. Department of Homeland Security. Sen. Cruz filed the amicus brief in support of a Peti more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Appellate Team Wins Reversal of $43.8 Million Verdict Following Attorney's Social Media and Blog Posts Plaintiffs filed suit for personal injuries and loss of consortium against several defendants following a motor vehicle collision. Defendants admitted liability and the matter proceeded to trial on damages only. A jury entered a $43 million verdict for plaintiffs, but a new tri more PR

NEW YORK, March 31 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Appears on 1660 AM's "K-Radio Morning News" Haye Lee: So first, during your tenure, you have many significant accomplishments, like, as you said, jobs up, crimes down, and many mental support. And every year I attended the [State of the City]. So I know you're all the policy, and you put so much effort to reducing illegal guns off the street. And also you changed the New York City, th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Introduces Legislation to Stop Woke Activist Judges from Unconstitutional Judicial Overreach WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and their colleagues to introduce the Judicial Relief Clarification Act of 2025 (JRCA). The bill would limit federal court orders to parties directly before the court - ending the practice of univ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Considering Case That Could Allow South Carolina to Block People Who Use Medicaid From Care at Planned Parenthood WASHINGTON DC-- Tomorrow, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Medina v. PPSAT, a case challenging Gov. Henry McMaster's efforts to block people enrolled in the state Medicaid program from getting health care at Planned Parenthoo more PR

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- The University of Scranton issued the following news: * * * Prolific Author, Economist to Speak April 10 Michael C. Munger, Ph.D., of Duke University, will deliver the spring Henry George Seminar at The University of Scranton on April 10. Michael C. Munger, Ph.D., professor of economics, political science and public policy at Duke University, will be the principal speaker at the spring Henry George Seminar at The University of Scranton. Dr. Munger will pres more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Upcoming SCOTUS Case Part Of Larger Leonard Leo-Linked Campaign Threatening Health Care for Millions Of Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the Supreme Court prepares to hear Medina v. Planned Parenthood (formerly Kerr v. Planned Parenthood ), a case that could block Medicaid patients in S more PR