WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48513) on April 21, 2025, entitled "Uganda: Current Issues and U.S. Relations" by African affairs specialist Lauren Ploch Blanchard. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Uganda, led by one of the world's longest-serving heads of state, President Yoweri Museveni, has one of the youngest, most rapidly growing, and fastest urbanizing populations in the world. The country has never had a democratic transitio more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 23 -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Most Americans Support Checks on Presidential Power Large majorities of U.S. adults support the role of the courts and Congress in serving as checks on presidential power, even though the public has less trust in all three branches of the federal government than it does in many other American institutions and professions, according to a survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Ce more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 23 -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Most Americans Support Checks on Presidential Power Large majorities of U.S. adults support the role of the courts and Congress in serving as checks on presidential power, even though the public has less trust in all three branches of the federal government than it does in many other American institutions and professions, according to a survey f more PR

PLANO, Texas, April 22 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * California Mayor Who Allowed Puppet During Public Comment but Stopped Citizen from Praying Warned Action Illegal Ventura, CA --First Liberty Institute sent a letter to Ventura, California Mayor Dr. Jeannette Sanchez-Palacios after she interrupted and ordered First Liberty client Tarin Swain to more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Crain's Chicago Business Names Troutman Pepper Locke Partner Misha Tseytlin Among 2025 Notable Litigators and Trial Attorneys CHICAGO - Misha Tseytlin, leader of Troutman Pepper Locke's Appellate and Supreme Court Practice, has been named among Crain's Chicago Business ' 2025 Notable Litigators and Trial Attorneys. The list recognizes attorneys who demonstrate involvement in si more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Senators Demand President Trump Rescind Harmful Claims That He Will Transfer Incarcerated U.S. Citizens To A Foreign Prison April 22, 2025 In the letter, Durbin also leads his colleagues in a call to return Maryland father wrongfully deported to El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Durbin, Senators Demand President Trump Rescind Harmful Claims That He Will Transfer Incarcerated U.S. Citizens To a Foreign Prison In the letter, Durbin also leads his colleagues in a call to return Maryland father wrongfully deported to El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia CHICAGO - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-I more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 22 [Category: Sociological] -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * FFRF Action Fund's Mark on the Hill: How we won in Wisconsin As you may know, all of FFRF Action Fund's endorsed candidates won in the recent Wisconsin elections. Our strategic partnership with Planned P more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * FIRE and ACLU of TX: University of Texas must drop unconstitutional drag ban AUSTIN, Texas, Apr. 22, 2025 -- A pair of civil liberties organizations are joining forces today to demand the University of Texas System Board of Regents rescind its ban on campus drag shows -- a clear First Amendment violation. In a joint letter, the American Civil Liberties Union o more PR

ADA, Oklahoma, April 23 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release on April 22, 2025: * * * Five inducted into 2025 Chickasaw Hall of Fame ADA, Okla. - Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby inducted five Chickasaws into the Chickasaw Hall of Fame April 25. Inductees include a distinguished war hero, a trailblazing civic leader, a driven athletic coach and mentor, a steadfast tribal advocate, and a groundbreaking attorney. The 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Georgetown University Law Center issued the following news: * * * The Georgetown Law Journal Hosts Sen. Peter Welch for Discussion on Executive Power and the Rule of Law On April 9, United States Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) visited the Georgetown Law campus for a wide-ranging conversation convened by The Georgetown Law Journal about executive power and the role of lawyers, lawmakers and the judiciary in upholding democratic norms and the rule of law. Welch was joined  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * Human Rights Campaign Foundation: SCOTUS Must Uphold Access to Inclusive Education Statement from HRC Foundation President, Kelley Robinson: "LGBTQ+ stories matter. They matter so students can see themselves and their families in the books they read-so they can know they're not alone. And they matter for all students who need to learn about the world around them and understand th more PR

BOISE, Idaho, April 23 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * AG Labrador Joins Letter Demanding the Nation's Leading Companies to Abandon DEI Initiatives BOISE -- Attorney General Raul Labrador 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 replaced free-market principl more PR

NEW YORK, April 22 [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 Supreme Court Case, Opts Outs for Students on LGBTQ-Themed Books Would Likely Banish them From Classrooms Altogether, Warns PEN America (NEW YORK)-- Reflecting on oral arguments today in the Mahmoud v. Taylor case, PEN America urged the Supreme Court to reject imposing court-mandated  more PR

BRONX, New York, April 23 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: * * * Judge Maria Araujo Kahn '89 Named Fordham Law School 2025 Diploma Ceremony Speaker By Anna Currell Fordham Law School is proud to announce that Judge Maria Araujo Kahn '89, who sits on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, will be the keynote speaker at Fordham Law School's 118th Diploma Ceremony on Monday, May 19. The ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Edwards Parade at the  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 22 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * National Law Firm Urges Indiana Supreme Court to Side With Monroe County Recycling Business in Zoning Dispute INDIANAPOLIS --Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) filed an amicus brief in the Indiana Supreme Court case Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals v. Bedford Recycling, Inc. The brief urges the Indiana Supreme Court to overturn the Appeals Court decision which held more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Ivey Join House Colleagues in Demanding Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) joined Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) and several House colleagues in a letter last week to President Donald Trump demanding the immediate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, to the United States,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Tours NOAA Western Regional Office in Seattle, Meets with Meteorologists & Staff--Visit Comes as NOAA Faces Unprecedented Threats from Trump & Elon ICYMI : Senator Murray, Former NOAA Administrator and WA State NOAA Employees Fired for No Reason Slam Trump & Elon's Destructive Mass Layoffs at NOAA ***PHOTOS and B-ROLL HERE Seattle, WA -- Today, on Earth Day, U.S. Senator Patty  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 22 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: * * * Summary of Petition to End Qualified Immunity for Police Officers and Other Government Employees Certified (COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- The Ohio Attorney General's Office today certified the petition summary for a proposed constitutional amendment in compliance with a preliminary injunction entered by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio that held Ohio's nearly century-old ballot i more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Supreme Court Case on Preventive Health Care WASHINGTON (April 21, 2025)- For more than a decade, Americans have been getting preventive health care like mammograms or other screenings free of charge due to the Affordable Care Act. Today, the Supreme Court will hear a challenge to this law in the case of Kennedy v. Braidwood Management. If the Supreme Court strikes down the provision in the ACA that guar more PR

PLANO, Texas, April 22 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Should Side with Parents in Battle Over Gender Ideology Teaching, Religious Liberty Expert Says Washington, DC --The Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument today in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case where Maryland parents have asked the Court to restore their right t more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 18 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Evers Releases Statement Regarding Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision in LeMieux v. Evers Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds governor's veto ensuring ongoing funding for Wisconsin's kids and schools for the foreseeable future MADISON -- Gov. Tony Evers today released a statement regarding the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision in LeMieux v. Evers, upholding the governor's partial line-ite more PR