NEW YORK, April 9 [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: * * * ACLU Files Lawsuit in Texas to Block Removals Under Alien Enemies Act HOUSTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Texas filed an emergency lawsuit this morning in federal court in Texas to again halt removals under the Alien more PR

NEW YORK, April 9 [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: * * * ACLU Urges Supreme Court to Reject Mandatory Opt-Outs from Maryland School District's Inclusive English Language Arts Curriculum WASHINGTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Maryland filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Sup more PR

LEWISTON, Maine, April 10 -- Bates College issued the following news: * * * Angela Duckworth, psychologist and author of the cultural phenomenon 'Grit,' to deliver 2025 Bates Commencement address By Bates News Angela Duckworth, a prominent professor of psychology specializing in the concepts of grit and perseverance and their relationship to education, leadership, and personal development, will deliver the Bates College Commencement address on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Author of Grit: The Powe more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Inclusive Curriculum OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in Mahmoud v. Taylor in support of the Montgomery County Board of Education's decision to incorporate LGBTQ+ inclusive books into its curric more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, April 9 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Supports Wounded Veteran at SCOTUS Against Contractor that Enabled Taliban-Affiliated Employee to Detonate Bomb on Military Base Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate coalition in supporting wounded veteran Winston Hencely in his suit against the Fluor Corporation, a military contractor, for negligent conduct that enabled a suicide bomber on their payroll  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 9 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL DEFENDS USE OF LGBTQ-INCLUSIVE BOOKS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court to defend the discretion of public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, to incorporate LGBTQ-inclusive books into their curricula without offering parents a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Jesse Panuccio, a partner at Bois Schiller Flexner, from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Rule by District Judges II: Exploring Legislative Solutions to the Bipartisan Problem of Universal Injunctions": * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to testify before you again today. At the outset, I should note that the views expressed in m more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, April 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release: * * * 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 O more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 10 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Commission on Judicial Selection Recommends Second Judicial District Candidates to Governor Walz [ST. PAUL, MN] - The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today that it is recommending three candidates for consideration to fill the vacancy in Minnesota's Second Judicial District. The vacancy occurred upon the death of the Honorable Patrick C. Diamond. This seat will be  more PR

PLANO, Texas, April 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Complaint Filed by Convicted Terrorist Against Federal Judge Boycotting Columbia Law Grads Dismissed Chicago, IL --The Judicial Council of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit dismissed a judicial misconduct complaint filed against U.S. Court of International Trade Judge Stephen A. more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Department of Attorney General to Argue Critical Cell Phone Search Warrant Case Before Michigan Supreme Court LANSING - Tomorrow, the Michigan Department of Attorney General will give oral arguments before the Michigan Supreme Court in the matter of People v. Carson, a case with significant implications for how courts across the State interpret the Fourth Amendment in the context of ce more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights released the following testimony by Digital Content Next CEO Jason Kint from an April 1, 2025, hearing entitled "Big Fixes for Big Tech * * * Thank you, Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Booker and members of the Subcommittee. My name is Jason Kint and I am the CEO of Digital Content Next (DCN). DCN is the only trade organization dedicated to serving high-quality digital content companies  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Demand Answers, Return Of Maryland Father Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador April 08, 2025 "When the Administration makes a mistake as severe as sending an individual with protected status to a foreign prison, it cannot simply shrug off responsibility and allege that there is nothing it can do to reunite him with his wife and child, who are American citiz more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Demand Answers, Return Of Maryland Father Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and 22 Senators in wr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Padilla Raskin, Jayapal Statement On SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act Ruling WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee; and U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Padilla, Raskin, Jayapal Statement On SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act Ruling April 08, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee; and U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following testimony by John Davisson, director of litigation and senior counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, from an April 1, 2025, hearing entitled "Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets: the JFK Files": * * * Chair Luna, Ranking Member Garcia, and members of the Task Force. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today about the privacy, transparency, and accountability  more PR

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- The University of Scranton issued the following news: * * * Ematai Executive Director to Deliver Judaic Studies Lecture Rabbi Shlomo Brody, Ph.D., executive director of Ematai, will present "Jewish Ethical Perspectives on Civilian Casualties in War" on Apr. 24. Rabbi Shlomo Brody, Ph.D., executive director of Ematai and columnist for the Jerusalem Post, will present "Jewish Ethical Perspectives on Civilian Casualties in War: A Tale of Two Sieges" at The Uni more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Administrator Zeldin Releases Statement on POTUS' New Energy-Related EO Signed Today EPA has Already Begun Helping to Reinvigorate America's Clean Coal Industry to Help Power the Great American Comeback WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a statement today on the heels of President Trump's latest Executive Order, "Reinvigo more PR

NEW YORK, April 9 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran issued the following news release: * * * Five More Political Prisoners Hanged in Iran as Use of Death Penalty to Crush Dissent Surges Executions Follow Sham Trials and "Confessions" Extracted Under Torture At Least 50 Political Prisoners Now Facing Execution in Iran, Including Three Women April 9, 2025 -- At dawn on Tuesday, April 8, the Islamic Republic executed five more political prisoners without any no more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Stephen I. Vladeck, a professor of federal courts at Georgetown University, from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Rule by District Judges II: Exploring Legislative Solutions to the Bipartisan Problem of Universal Injunctions": * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and distinguished members of the Committee: Thank you for the invitation to testify before the Committee once again. In my testi more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 9 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Georgia Supreme Court Decision Changes Nothing in Bainbridge Monkeys Case: PETA Statement Bainbridge, Ga. - Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Science Advisor Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel: The Georgia Supreme Court's decision not to review the Court of Appeals' decision in the challenge to the bond validation order changes nothing. Safer Human Medic more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Ernst, Marshall Introduce Legislation to Preserve Interstate Ag Trade, Halt California's Damaging Proposition 12 WASHINGTON - Senate Agriculture Committee Members Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced legislation to strike down California's Proposition 12 and its burdensome regulatory overreach. The Food Security and Farm Protection Act woul more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * In SCOTUS Brief, AG Campbell Defends Use of LGBTQ-Inclusive Books In Public Schools BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States to defend the discretion of public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, to incorporate LGBTQ-inclusive more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 9 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * In SCOTUS Brief, Attorney General Clark Defends Use of LGBTQ-Inclusive Books in Public Schools Coalition of 19 States File SCOTUS Brief Defending Local Discretion to Incorporate LGBTQ-Inclusive Books into Curriculum Without Opt-Outs Attorney General Clark has today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States to def more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * In SCOTUS Brief, Attorney General Brown Defends use of LGBTQ-Inclusive Books in Public Schools Coalition of 19 States File SCOTUS Brief Defending Local Discretion to Incorporate LGBTQ-Inclusive Books into Curriculum for All Students BALTIMORE, MD (April 9, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has today led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in t more PR

NEW YORK, April 9 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * In U.S. Supreme Court Case Centered on LGBTQ-Related Books in Classrooms, A Ruling Giving Parents the Right to 'Opt-Out' Their Children Would Infringe on Free Speech for Others (WASHINGTON)-- A legal challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court brought by six Maryland parents who want to remov more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 10 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Hosts 2025 Youth Conference Wednesday, April 9, 2025 LINCOLN - Attorney General Mike Hilgers hosted 52 students at the Nebraska State Capitol for this year's 2025 Attorney General's Youth Conference. High school juniors and seniors from across the state were invited to the Youth Conference. Students submitted essays about the U.S. Constitution to be accepte more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * New NWLC Report Reveals Growing Threats to Birth Control Access Washington, D.C. (April 9, 2025) -- A new report from the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) exposes the growing threats to birth control rights and access in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Birth Control Under Threat: How Birth Control Rights and Access Are Being Undermin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Notre Dame Law School Professor Samuel L. Bray from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Rule by District Judges II: Exploring Legislative Solutions to the Bipartisan Problem of Universal Injunctions": * * * Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee: I am honored to have the chance to speak with you today. The United States Constitution establishes a separation of powers. The Congress is more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Seek Answers & Return of Maryland Father Wrongfully Deported to El Salvador WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Justice admitted the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia -- a father who was living legally in the United States under protected status -- was an "administrative error." Mr. Garcia, 29, who fled El Salavador in 2006 and migrated to the U.S. in 2011, is married with a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dina Titus Reintroducing Legislation Banning Bump Stocks Congresswoman Dina Titus will reintroduce her Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick this week. This bill would permanently ban the use of bump stocks that convert rifles into machine guns and allow mass shootings like the 2017 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas that claimed 60 lives. "Nearly eight years after t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on April 8, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise to discuss the special election that we had in Wisconsin last Tuesday for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. It was an overwhelming rebuke of the Trump-Musk agenda of cutting Medicaid, healthcare, long-term care, education funding, and food assistance to pay for a transfer of wealth of $4.5 trillion from the middle class and more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Sen. Cruz: The Next Space Race is Already Here WASHINGTON, D.C. - In his opening statement at today's Senate Commerce Committee nominations hearing for Jared Isaacman, nominee to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Olivia Trusty, nominee be a Member of the Federal Communica more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following floor remarks on April 8, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I saw something last week that I didn't believe. I read the article, and then I searched the internet for other articles saying the same thing to confirm that it was true, and it was true. I am still in disbelief. The largest public school system in America is in New York City. I love New York City. I think it is the greatest city in the world. And the New York publ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Questions USDA Deputy Secretary and General Counsel Nominees During Agriculture Committee Hearing Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) participated in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry confirmation hearing today for President Donald Trump's Deputy Secretary of Agriculture nominee Stephen Vaden and General Counsel of the Department of A more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft/Sherman & Howard Grows Denver Office, Prominent Litigator Returns Taft, which recently combined with Sherman & Howard, welcomes the return of Joe Daniels, a litigation partner who returned after a brief time with another firm, and partner Chris Haunschild, a tax and mergers and acquisitions attorney. As a trial lawyer, Daniels represents clients from around the country in all  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following written testimony by Tennessee Realtors CEO Angela Shields from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "A Healthy Workforce: Expanding Access and Affordability in Employer-Sponsored Health Care": * * * Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and members of the Subcommittee. My name is Angela Shields. I am CEO of the Tennessee REALTORS(R). Thank you for the oppo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by University of Florida Professor Sid Dobrin from an April 1, 2025, hearing entitled "From Chalkboards to Chatbots: The Impact of AI on K-12 Education": * * * Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, distinguished members of the Committee, and other attendees, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony about Artificial Intelligen more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 10 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Researchers Receive NSF Grant to Study Perceptions of Forensic Evidence A research team at the University of Wyoming has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a study titled "Improving Communication Between Crime Laboratories and Legal Decision Makers." The project, which received $585,775 over three years, aims to examine how forensic evidence is communicated in the criminal more PR