WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * The "SAVE Act" as a Modern-Day Poll Tax and an Attack on Voting Rights Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson Condemns the "SAVE Act" as a Modern-Day Poll Tax and an Attack on Voting Rights WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 10, 2025 - Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson today issued a strong statement denouncing the so-called "SAVE Act," labeling it a thinly veiled attempt at voter suppression that echoes the dis more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * An Abhorrent, Chilling Move: LWV's Response to Targeting of Former CISA Official Chris Krebs The League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed two memoranda directing the Justice Department to investigate former appointee Christopher Krebs, Republican previous director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin from an April 8, 2025, hearing on fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and distinguished Members of this Committee, thank you for the opportunity to present the Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. We are committed to working closely with you and your staf more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 11 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Brief Challenging Trump Administration's Unjustified and Unconstitutional Revocation of Student Visas OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief challenging the Trump Administration's executive orders allowing for the ideologically-motivated revocation of visas for stude more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 11 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition in Opposing Tennessee Anti-Abortion Law OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in support of a challenge to Tennessee's "abortion trafficking" law, which threatens to punish medical providers an more PR

NEW YORK, April 12 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * A New Lab Examines the Social, Political, and Economic Consequences of Disappearance Claudio Lomnitz's work on disappearance dates back to 2019, and the lab is expanding his efforts. The Social Study of Disappearance Lab, established in 2023, is dedicated to exploring the social, political, and economic dimensions of disappearance--ranging from forced disappearances in Mexico to migrant vanishings across the Mediterra more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following testimony by Congressional Research Service Director Karen Donfried from an April 8, 2025, hearing on fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee, Thank you for the opportunity to present the fiscal 2026 budget request on behalf of the Congressional Research Service (CRS). In addition to outlining CRS's budget requirem more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Following Supreme Court Ruling, Elfreth, Colleagues Demand Trump White House Immediately Return Maryland Man Deported in 'Error' WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representatives Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), April McClain Delaney (MD-06) and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement following the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Following Supreme Court Ruling, Hoyer Joins Raskin, Colleagues to Demand Trump White House Immediately Return Maryland Man Deported in 'Error' WASHINGTON, DC \- Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Goodlander Votes Against Legislation That Would Make It Harder for Granite Staters to Exercise Their Right to Vote Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander voted against the so-called SAVE Act, partisan legislation that would jeopardize the right of thousands of American citizens to vote. An estimated 335,050 New Hampshire women have a name that does n more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 11 -- HIAS, a refugee protection organization, issued the following news release: * * * HIAS Decries Usage of Alien Enemies Act of 1798 SILVER SPRING, Md -- HIAS decries the ongoing use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. While the act was invoked to target gang members for removal, reports indicate that individuals who have no connection to the gang, and rather were seeking asylum in the U.S., were removed as well. "The U.S. government is now applying a centur more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Aguilar: Republican incompetence is crashing the economy with reckless tariffs WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu were joined by Representatives Adam Gray, Tim Kennedy and Andrea Salinas for a press conference on the reckless Republican tariffs that are crashing the economy and draining the retirement accounts of Americans. CHAIRMAN AGUIL more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Messmer Supports Legislation to Hold Rogue Judges Accountable WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN) voted in favor of H.R. 1526, the No Rogue Rulings Act (NORRA). NORRA legislation is necessary so that Americans can trust that President Trump can lawfully exercise his power as the elected leader of the United States without the concern that rogue, hyper-partisan j more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy: Trump Is Dismantling Our Democracy. We Must Come Together And Act Before It's Too Late. WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the U.S. Senate floor to sound the alarm about Trump's coordinated effort to dismantle the pillars of American democracy. Murphy warned attacks on journalists, universities, lawyers, and the business community are eroding the institutions more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Files Amicus Brief Arguing Against an Executive Order Aiming to Strip Birthright Citizenship Contact: Chyna Fields, cfields@naacpnet.org  WASHINGTON -- Today, the NAACP filed an amicus brief in State of Washington, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et. al., arguing that an executive order signed by the president seeking to strip birthright citizenship from certain native-born Americans is unconst more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Nebraska Supreme Court Rules Against Transportation Company That Sought to Bring Patients to Healthcare Facilities, Limiting Access for Those in Need ARLINGTON, Va. --Last week, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled against Marc N'Da, the owner of a home health agency who had sought to provide non-emergency medical transportation to his customers. The ruling continues to uphold more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, April 11 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Northwestern experts on SCOTUS ordering Trump administration to return wrongfully deported Maryland man CHICAGO --- The U.S. Supreme Court has left in place an order by a federal judge in Maryland that instructed the Trump administration to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongfully sent to a El Salvadoran maximum-security prison, to the United States after the administ more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, April 12 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School issued the following news: * * * Notre Dame Law School's Religious Liberty Clinic Represents Prisoner Denied Ramadan Accommodations in Federal Appeal On April 10, Notre Dame Law School's Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic filed an opening brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on behalf of a Muslim incarceree. Alongside Amy V. Doukoure of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the Clin more PR

SALEM, Oregon, April 10 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Oregon is resisting certification request Our nation is struggling to define what it means to serve all students. Oregon has joined the states standing up for the rule of law so that schools can serve all their communities in the way they know best. School districts don't have to do anything at this time, but we know you are worried about the continuation of your programs a more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 11 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Hosts American Indian Law Review Symposium By Josh DeLozier NORMAN, OKLA. - More than 100 attendees gathered on March 28 in the University of Oklahoma College of Law Dick Bell Courtroom to hear from tribal leaders, practitioners and federal magistrate judges about how the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision has reshaped both their substantive and operational legal practices. "The Supreme Court's dec more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, issued the following floor remarks on April 10, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, the sixth investigation against some of the insane and potentially illegal policies in California relates to high-speed rail which is the biggest public infrastructure failure in United States history. I was at Union Station in L.A. a couple of wee more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, issued the following floor remarks on April 10, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, the third ongoing investigation relates to the issue of racial discrimination in California higher education. The Department of Justice under Attorney General Bondi is investigating several California universities to assess compliance with the 2023  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * Right Wing Labs - How State Legislatures Are Driving Anti-LGBTQ+ Attacks at Federal Level With Florida State Sen. Randy Fine's recent (closer than expected) election to Congress, we can expect him to take his ugly anti-LGBTQ+ animus from Tallahassee to Washington, D.C. But the pipeline of hate from state legislatures to Congress has gone on far longer than Florida's latest special  more PR

MANILA, Philippines, April 11 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC Affirms Life Sentence for Trafficking Minors Into Forced Domestic Work The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the life imprisonment sentence of Joemarie Ubanon (Ubanon) for trafficking three minors to work as domestic helpers in distant towns, without pay. In a Decision written by Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez, the SC's Second Division affirmed his conviction for qualified human  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following floor remarks on April 10, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, I rise to oppose the nomination of Mark Meador as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). I respect Mr. Meador's qualifications and his prior experiences. In fact, I voted to advance his nomination out of the Commerce Committee because more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11283) on April 10, 2025, by legislative attorney Valerie C. Brannon: * * * Supreme Court Hears Argument on Religious Tax Exemptions When can corporations claim a religious exemption to avoid paying taxes? On March 31, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that may address this question: Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commissi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Economic Chaos: How His Inner Circle Profits While Working Families Pay the Price Trump Accountability Watch: Donald Trump, Agent of Economic Chaos For an administration well-known for fanning chaos, division, confusion, and brinkmanship, it somehow continues to surprise. Fo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by Shira Perlmutter, register of copyrights and director of the U.S. Copyright Office, from an April 8, 2025, hearing on fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit the U.S. Copyright Office's fiscal 2026 budget request. The Copyright Office is charged with ove more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, April 12 -- The University System of Maryland issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Chancellor's Report to the Board of Regents on April 11 Report to the USM Board of Regents Chancellor Jay A. Perman Towson University | April 11, 2025 Thank you, Madame Chair. I extend a special welcome to Frostburg State Interim President Darlene Smith. I look forward to our work together. USM RISING To abbreviate what could be an even longer report than usual, I'l more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Unlawful Illinois DEI Scholarship Program Suspended After Justice Department Threatened Lawsuit WASHINGTON--Today, the Justice Department announced that it has acted to end the state of Illinois' unlawful minority-only scholarship program. After the Justice Department threatened to file suit, the state and six universities suspended the program. On March 31, 2025, the Justice Dep more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Kilmar Abrego Garcia Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) made the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling ordering the Trump Administration to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia - a father who was living legally, under protected status, in Maryland with his family until he was deported without due process by the Admin more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Wisconsin Supreme Court Denies Review of Ban on Non-Baked Homemade Food Sales ARLINGTON, Va. --Yesterday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court denied a petition for review in a lawsuit challenging a statewide ban on the sale of safe, homemade foods like Rice Krispies Treats and fudge. A group of homemade food preparers, along with the Institute for Justice (IJ), asked the Wisconsin more PR

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release on April 11, 2025, with 80 plus Asian American organizations and race and law centers: * * * With 80+ Asian American organizations and race and law centers, AALDEF submits brief in support of birthright citizenship Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)--with the Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and the Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice--file more PR

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * WLF Urges Supreme Court to Grant Review And End 17-Year-Long Drug-Label Preemption Saga "Seventeen years of Jarndyce-like drift--marked by untold billable hours, financial tolls, and wasted judicial resources--compels review here." -- Cory Andrews, WLF General Counsel & Vice President of Litigation Click here to read WLF's brief. Washington Legal Foundation today filed an amicu more PR