BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell, Western New England University School of Law, Host Community Conversation On Initiatives To Protect LGBTQ+ Rights SPRINGFIELD -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, in partnership with Western New England University School of Law (WNE University School of Law)'s Center for Social Justice, yesterday hosted a panel discussion with legal expe more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 16 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Ascension St. Agnes Nurse Slams NNOC Union With Federal Charges After Union Restricts Workplace Vote Nurse contends that union is discriminating against nonmember nurses and violating duty of fair representation Baltimore, MD (April 16, 2025) - A nurse at Ascension Health's St. Agnes Hospital has hit the National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC) union with feder more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 16 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson joins letter demanding the nation's leading companies abandon DEI initiatives (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a letter with 14 other attorneys general urging the Business Roundtable, an association of the nation's leading companies, to abandon their unlawful and misguided DEI initiative. Many of the Roundtable's members have more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Applauds Sen. Van Hollen's Attempt to Meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador Prison The Maryland office and national headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded the attempt by Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in an El Salvador prison where he was negligently sent by the Trump adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman Demands AG Bondi Reinstate DOJ Lawyer Fired for Telling the Truth About Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Unlawful Deportation Firing Makes Clear Admin Expects DOJ Employees to Lie to Judges, a Violation of State Law Governing Courtroom Candor Goldman Argues Lawyers Should Not be Forced to Choose Between Their Jobs and Following the Law Members Urge Bondi to Facilitate the Return more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ramirez Demands Committee on Homeland Security Oversight Visit to CECOT Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement after sending a letter to the Committee on Homeland Security demanding an oversight visit to the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) in Tecoluca, El Salvador: "Congress' role is oversight. And when the Ex more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * Trump Refuses to Return Illegally Deported Maryland Father, Threatening to Send More Americans To Salvadoran Prisons In response to Donald Trump ignoring the rule of law, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: "Donald Trump's disregard for the Supreme Court, the rule of law, and human decency shows the terrifying lengths he will go to fulfill his fantasy of becoming a 'dictator more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Continues to Call For The Immediate Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia April 15, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement calling for the immediate return of Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a father who was living legally in Maryland with his family until he was wrongfully deported more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Congressional Democrats Fight Back Against Trump's Attacks On The FTC and Independent Agencies April 15, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, led Senate and House Democrats in an amicus brief opposin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are proposing a significant revision to the regulations governing the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In a notice of proposed rulemaking published on April 17, 2025, the two agencies announced their intention to rescind the current regulatory definition of "harm," which includes habitat modification. The agencie more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 16 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom files lawsuit to end President Trump's tariffs SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging President Trump's use of emergency powers to enact broad-sweeping tariffs that hurt states, consumers, and businesses. The lawsuit argues that President Trump lacks the authority to unilaterally i more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 17 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT ELIMINATES FEES IN MINOR GUARDIANSHIP AND SMALL CLAIMS CASES The Illinois Supreme Court announced today amendments to M.R. Order 29741 which will eliminate filing and appearance fees in minor guardianship cases and appearance fees in small claim cases. The amended rules are effective October 1, 2025. "The Illinois Supreme Court is always looking to r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- UnidosUS posted the following news release: * * * Latino Leaders to Trump Administration: Bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia Back National Latino leaders demand that the Trump Administration bring Mr. Abrego Garcia back to his family; access online here Washington, DC - This week, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, in an Oval Office meeting, agreed with President Trump that Kilmar Abrego Garcia would not be returned to his home in Maryland, despite  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Members of Credit Union Watchdog Fired by White House WASHINGTON -- Two board members of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka, were fired late yesterday by the White House. The NCUA, an independent regulatory agency, oversees credit unions across the country, insuring deposits up to $250,000. The agency is responsible for the safety and soundness of th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Margaret B. Kwoka, a law professor at the Ohio State University from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "The Freedom of Information Act: Perspectives from Public Requesters": * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to testify about the Freedom of Information Act from the perspective of public requesters more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 15 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * On semantics and snails: Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer visits Brown To understand what it means to be an appeals court judge, retired U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer told a story he once read of a French biology professor riding on a train with a basket full of snails. The conductor asked the passenger if he had a ticket for his snails, because the fare book said a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Oversight Project President Mike Howell from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "The Freedom of Information Act: Perspectives from Public Requesters": * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify about our experiences as frequent requestors for government records under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"). My name is Mike Ho more PR

PLANO, Texas, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Proposed Policy Undermines Release Time Programs and Increases Ohio School District Liability Columbus, OH --First Liberty Institute sent a letter to the North East Ohio Learning Associates ("Neola") on behalf of LifeWise Academy challenging its policy recommendations for school boards now req more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Trump Refusal to Abide by Supreme Court Ruling on Abrego Garcia April 15, 2025 Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) issued the following statement regarding Trump's refusal to abide by the Supreme Court's ruling and return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly sent to a torture prison in El Salvador without ever being convict more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Statement On Trump Administration's Refusal To Return Wrongfully Deported Maryland Man WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) released the following statement after President Donald Trump and top administration officials refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to help return Kilmar Abrego Garcia who the Justice Department has admitted to mistakenly deporting to El Salvador.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets and Rural Development released the following testimony by Coy Garrison, a partner in Steptoe LLP, from an April 9, 2025, hearing entitled "American Innovation and the Future of Digital Assets: On-Chain Tools for an Off-Chain World": * * * My name is Coy Garrison. I am a partner in the Washington, DC office of Steptoe LLP. For nearly three years my practice has focused on advising clients how to nav more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following written testimony by Daniel Z. Epstein, an associate professor of law at Thomas University and vice president of America First Legal, from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "The Freedom of Information Act: Perspectives from Public Requesters": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"). The FOIA statute is an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Responds to ICE Arrest of Individual in Saratoga Springs SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY -- Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement in response to a video showing unidentified federal agents pulling a man off the street and into an unmarked car this morning on Broadway in Saratoga Springs: "I have seen the video of the ICE arrest in Saratoga Springs today. Our community nee more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Moves to Gut Habitat Protections for Endangered Wildlife WASHINGTON-- The Trump administration issued a proposed rule today that would rescind nearly all habitat protections for endangered species nationwide. These protections for the places where endangered plants and animals live are crucial to ensuring they don't go extinct. "There's just no way to more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Plans to Remove Habitat Protections for Endangered Species Washington, D.C. -- The Trump administration proposed a rule today that would eliminate habitat protections for endangered species in the United States in the midst of a biodiversity crisis. The rule would change for the first time in half a century the basic definition of wh at has been considere more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Wildlife agencies' proposal would be a 'death sentence' for some imperiled species WASHINGTON-- Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed a rule change that confirms the administration's intent to dismantle the Endangered Species Act's ability to protect imperiled species and the habitat they depend on. T more PR