WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48484) entitled "Nontraditional Workers and Retirement Saving: An Overview and Discussion of Policy Issues." The report is written by income security analyst Elizabeth A. Myers, labor policy specialist Sarah A. Donovan and social policy analyst Zhe Li. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Many factors influence workers' retirement preparedness, including their access to employer-sponsored pension plans. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * AACTE Statement on Supreme Court Order Regarding TQP and SEED Grants Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued an order in an emergency appeal filed by the Trump Administration concerning the termination of Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) and Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grants. This opinion reverses the Tempo more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 9 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * ACLU of NC Statement about North Carolina Court of Appeal's Decision Chantal Stevens, Executive Director of the ACLU of North Carolina, issued the following statement in response to the North Carolina Court of Appeals' decision: "Friday's decision by the North Carolina Court of Appeals to mandate the recount and verification of 65,000 votes in the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * AFL Vice President Dan Epstein Testifies Before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Critical Freedom of Information Act Reforms Washington, D.C. - Today, America First Legal (AFL) Vice President Dan Epstein is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding "The Freedom of Information Act: Perspectives from Public Requesters." In his testimony, Dr. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * TTD Statement on Supreme Court Order to Pause Rehiring of Probationary Federal Workers Greg Regan and Shari Semelsberger, President and Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department (TTD), issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling, pausing a lower court's order for the Trump Administration to rehire 16,000 probationa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Ahniwake Rose, president and CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Native American Education - Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Education": * * * ABOUT THE AMERICAN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) is comprised of 34 accredited Tribal Colleges and Universit more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, April 9 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following statement on April 8, 2025: * * * APHA, Public Service Unions, Small Business, Veterans and Conservation Organizations and Rule of Law Advocates Vow to Continue Fight In response to today's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court granting the government's request for a stay of the preliminary injunction against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) blocking the firings of thousands of federal workers, th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release: * * * As Republicans Move to Silence Judges Who Rule Against Trump, Stand Up America Warns of Another Threat: 22 New Trump Judges By relentlessly testing the limits of executive power, the Trump administration has placed unprecedented strain on our  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 8 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Wilson applauds SCOTUS win allowing Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Tren de Aragua members (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson applauds the United States Supreme Court's decision to lift Judge Boasberg's order that blocked the deportation of members of foreign terrorist organization Tren De Aragua, ruling President Trump's use of the Alien E more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, April 8 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Research: To ensure fair elections, look at the values that shape voting maps A recent paper proposes a nuanced solution to the problem of partisan gerrymandering By Jennifer Micale When you're ill, medical professionals will run tests and make a diagnosis, gearing your medical treatment to what ails you. After all, heart attacks and bacterial infections can both kill -- but testing and treating a patien more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * California Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Murder of Supreme Court Justice in Maryland Nicholas John Roske, 29, of Simi Valley, California, pleaded guilty today to attempting to kill a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. "This calculated attempt on the life of a sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justice was a heinous attack on the Court itself," said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. "Anyone who thin more PR

NEW YORK, April 9 -- The Vera Institute of Justice, an organization that says its mission is to end overcriminalization and mass incarceration of people of color, immigrants and people experiencing poverty, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Campaign for Immigration Due Process Responds to Supreme Court Ruling WASHINGTON, DC - Last night, the Supreme Court ruled to allow the Trump administration to resume mass arrests and deportations under a wartime authority invoked b more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on April 8, 2025: * * * Reviving Cobre Panama Could Be Strategic to U.S. Minerals Security By Gracelin Baskaran and Paula Reynal The shutdown of Cobre Panama--one of the largest copper mines globally--has become a cautionary tale of how political risk can undermine significant investments from Western mining companies. Developed and operated by Canadian company First Quantum Minerals, th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Coalition Statement Responding to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Public Service Unions, Small Business, Veterans and Conservation Organizations and Rule of Law Advocates Vow to Continue Fight  WASHINGTON - In response to today's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court granting the government's request for a stay of the preliminary injunction against the Office of Per more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) issued the following news release: * * * Coalition Statement Responding to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Public Service Unions, Small Business, Veterans and Conservation Organizations and Rule of Law Advocates Vow to Continue Fight WASHINGTON - In response to today's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court granting the government's request for a stay of the preliminary injunction  more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, April 9 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Coalition Statement Responding to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Firing of Federal Workers Public Service Unions, Small Business, Veterans and Conservation Organizations and Rule of Law Advocates Vow to Continue Fight WASHINGTON - In response to today's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court granting the government's request for a stay of the preliminary injunction against the Office of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11280) on April 7, 2025, by deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia: * * * Congressional Court Watcher: Circuit Splits from February 2025 The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the thirteen "circuits" issue thousands of precedential decisions each year. Because relatively few of these decisions are ultimately reviewed by the Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals are often the las more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Congressman Biggs Introduces Resolution Reaffirming Congressional Support for President Trump's Removal of Violent Gang Members Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) introduced a resolution in support of President Trump's removal of members and affiliates of Tren de Aragua, a violent, transnational criminal gang from Venezuela. Congressman Biggs's resolution: * Emphasizes heinous crime more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Frederica Wilson Sends Letter to DHS Secretary Requesting Congressional Oversight and a Congressional Visit to the Krome Detention Facility Today, April 7, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson sent a Letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, requesting Congressional oversight of the Krome Detention Facility and a Congressional visit to the facility. In 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Corporations Win, People Lose as Texas Legislature DOGEs 'Chevron Deference' for State Agencies AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas House of Representatives today gave preliminary approval to Senate Bill 14, legislation that would eliminate the "Chevron deference" doctrine for state regulatory agencies. In doing so, the Texas House emulates the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 decision overturning the doctrine more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * Disgraced Jefferson Griffin, North Carolina GOP Face Backlash For Shameful Attacks on North Carolinians' Vote Last Friday, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that more than 65,000 eligible voters who cast ballots in North Carolina's Supreme Court race last year now face their ballots being thrown out. The ballots of lawful voters are under attack because failed state Supreme Court candida more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Grassley, Marshall Protect Family Farms, Consumers from Burdensome Government Overreach WASHINGTON - After the U.S. Supreme Court left an open invitation for Congress to strike down California's Proposition 12, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is leading her colleagues in ending this unjustified and burdensome regulatory overreach to protect family farms and bring down pork prices for consumers.  more PR

NEW YORK, April 8 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Everytown Announces $10M Investment in State Attorney General Races, Launch of Everytown Rule of Law Fund Program to Target Up to Ten Key Swing State Attorneys General Elections in 2025-2026 Cycle NEW YORK -- Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund announced the launch of the Everytown Rule of Law Fund to elect Attorneys General who will stand up for the rule of law, uphold t more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 9 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following commentary on April 8, 2025: * * * Texas Can't Keep Letting the College Board Dumb Down Education By Tim Minella Even if Texas lawmakers succeed in passing universal school choice this year, the educational establishment will continue to foist flawed college entrance exams and politicized curricula on Texas students, unless the legislature also acts to ensure freedom of choice in these areas. The College Board, the $2 more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 7 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's Weekly Schedule, April 7, 2025 COLUMBIA, S.C. - Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's schedules for the week of April 7, 2025 include the following: Monday, April 7 at 12:15 PM: Gov. McMaster spoke to the Columbia Rotary Club, Seawell's, 1125 Rosewood Drive, Colum more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Marks Substantial Progress Combatting Housing Discrimination Across New York State During Fair Housing Month Governor Kathy Hochul today announced substantial progress in combatting housing discrimination across the state. Over the past year, the New York State Division of Human Rights has awarded more than $320,000 in financial compensation to victims of housing discrimination more PR

NEW YORK, April 8 [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: * * * Groups Move to Block Removals Under Alien Enemies Act Latest Action Stems from Supreme Court Ruling NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union and New York Civil Liberties Union, in partnership with The Legal Aid Society whose clien more PR

NEW YORK, April 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Groups Move to Block Removals Under Alien Enemies Act NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union and New York Civil Liberties Union, in partnership with The Legal Aid Society whose clients are plaintiffs in the litigation, filed an emergency lawsuit this morning in federal court in New York to again halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act for people within that court's judi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Accountable.US President Caroline Ciccone: Justice Barrett has set a new judicial ethics standard--and it's about time Originally published in the Hill WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In case you missed it, today The Hill published a powerful op-ed by Accountable.US President Caroline Cicc more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 8 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Supreme Court announces case for April 29 special session in Logan TOPEKA--The Kansas Supreme Court announced the case it will hear in a special session Tuesday, April 29, in Logan, the next destination in the court's ongoing outreach to familiarize Kansans with the court, its work, and the overall role of the Kansas judiciary. The court will be in session at the Logan Intergeneratio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Birthright Citizenship Challenge Goes to the Fourth Circuit IRLI shows lower court was wrong to block Trump's executive order WASHINGTON--The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) has filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in a case in which activist groups claim that President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship is unconstitutional more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition Urging U.S. Supreme Court to Reject Creation of Taxpayer-Funded Religious Charter School BALTIMORE, MD (April 7, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the creation of the nation's first publicly funded religious ch more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Supreme Court temporarily allows Executive Branch to enforce Alien Enemies Act WASHINGTON (April 8, 2025)- The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to enforce the Alien Enemies Act "for now" according to CNN. The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 grants the President authority to detain or deport non-citizens from enemy nations during wartime or invasion. For more context on the more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 8 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Minnesota Electric Utility Employee Challenges IBEW Nationwide Policy Coercing Worker Contributions to Union's Political Activity Worker charges union with blocking her right under CWA v. Beck Supreme Court decision to end payments for union politics Benson, MN (April 8, 2025) - An employee of Agralite Electric Cooperative, an electric utility company in Western Mi more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 9 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Governor signs Strategic Water Supply and environmental protection bills - State acts to protect all surface waterbodies, a targeted response to the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed federal pollution protections SANTA FE -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham today signed legislation that advances New Mexico's 50-Year Water Action Plan through conservation  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * NEA urges Supreme Court to reject attempts to force states to fund religious charter schools Forcing taxpayers to fund charter schools that provide a religious curriculum is a 'direct attack on public education' and will have broad repercussions By Staci Maiers The National Education Association joined a broad-based coalition of education groups in filing an amicus brief with  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following statement on April 8, 2025: * * * New Senate bill resurrects disastrous threat to animal protections and state laws Humane World Action Fund, formerly called Humane Society Legislative Fund, issued the following statement on the introduction of the Food Security and Farm Protection Act in the United States Senate. "The Food Security and Farm Protection Act doesn't protect animals, consumers or states' rights," sa more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 7 -- The National Immigration Law Center issued the following statement: * * * NILC Denounces Supreme Court Decision in Alien Enemies Act Case WASHINGTON -- Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court greenlit the use of the Alien Enemies Act to send immigrants to be tortured abroad: "Today, the Supreme Court embraced the Trump administration's abuse of an obscure, centuries-old law to s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin, Raskin, Jayapal Statement on SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act Ruling WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Representat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Padilla, Durbin, Raskin, Jayapal Statement on SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act Ruling WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Representative Pramila more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Raskin, Padilla, Durbin, Jayapal Statement on SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act Ruling WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-I more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 8 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Two-Thirds of U.S. Adolescent Minors Are Impacted by State Abortion Restrictions By Patti Zielinski Rutgers Health researchers find 7 million adolescents face severe obstacles to abortion access More than 7 million American adolescent girls ages 13 to 17 live in states with abortion bans, restrictive gestational limits or parental involvement requirements, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Thei more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 9 -- The House Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Martin Harvier, president of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, from an April 4, 2025, field hearing entitled "Examining 50 Years of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act in Indian Country": * * * Chairman Hurd, Ranking Member Leger-Fernandez, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on the 50-year anniversary  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: Passing the Budget Resolution Can't Wait Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss the need to quickly pass the amended budget resolution framework to start the process of working with the Senate to implement President Trump's agenda by cutting wasteful spending, growing the economy by cutting taxe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Scalise: Passing the Budget Resolution Can't Wait WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss the need to quickly pass the amended budget resolution framework to start the process of working with the Senate to implement President Trump's agenda by cutting wasteful spending, growing the econo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following floor remarks on April 7, 2025: * * * Mr. President, 3 years ago today, this Capitol served as the background for one of the most notable events in recent American history. On April 7, 2022, our country made a monumental stride forward. The Senate confirmed a once-in-a-generation legal talent, a jurist with outstanding credentials and invaluable lived experience, and the first-ever Black woman and former public def more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Demand Justice issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Statement: MAGA Justices Enable Trump's Lawless Deportations Washington, DC- Today, in a deeply anti-immigrant ruling, President Trump's MAGA justices on the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency order severely limiting the ability of people who are disappeared to challenge these actions in court. In response, Demand Justice Interim Executive Director Maggie Jo Buchanan released the following st more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * The U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of the Trump Administration, Allowing Resumption of Deportations to El Salvador WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Independent Women celebrates a massive legal victory for President Trump and the American people. The Supreme Court of the United States issued a landmark ruling late Monday, allowing the Trump administration to resume their depor more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The National Congress of American Indians issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Tribal Organizations Shine Light on the History of Federal Indian Boarding Schools and Tribal Sovereignty in Education The Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board and a Catholic charter school cite federal Indian Boarding schools as an example of federal funding of religious education without acknowledging that the schools in question were a form of cultural genocide. Wa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Moves to Scrap Habitat Protections for All Threatened, Endangered Species WASHINGTON-- The Trump administration has launched a process to redefine what it means to "harm" threatened and endangered species, the first step toward stripping habitat protections from rare plants and animals headed toward extinction. The Interior Department sent the proposed more PR

NEW YORK, April 9 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: * * * Two Rushed Supreme Court Decisions on Deportations Grossly and Callously Undercut Due Process for All in the US, Says LatinoJustice Two decisions issued by the Supreme Court yesterday in response to emergency appeals by President Trump reversed decisions by federal courts on cases related to deportations carried out without due process. One decision lifted an order from a DC federal judge that halted removal  more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 8 -- The University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus issued the following news: * * * Why Americans file every April 15 and more about taxes By Matthew Cimitile Tax season is upon us, the time of the year when Americans file their returns and hope to receive money back from the federal government. Though the famous adage states the certainty of death and taxes, for more than half of America's history there was no income tax. A brief tax on income came i more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 8 -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * Supreme Court Partners with Tyler Technologies on New Appellate E-Filing and Public Access Systems CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia today announced it has partnered with Tyler Technologies to release new e-filing and public access systems for the Supreme Court and Intermediate Court of Appeals that will debut later this yea more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Warren to Mortgage Bankers Association: Trump's Trade War is Driving Up Housing Costs Amidst Housing Affordability Crisis Washington, DC - Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, spoke to the Mortgage Bankers Association a more PR