MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 9 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Black Alabama Voters Win Fair Congressional Representation for Remainder of the Decade BIRMINGHAM, AL - A federal court has ruled after a full trial that Alabama's 2023 congressional map not only violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act but was enacted by the Alabama Legislature with racially discriminatory intent. This ruling establishes that the Alabama cong more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 9 -- The Asian American Journalists Association issued the following news release: * * * The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is proud to announce the recipients of our Fall/Winter 2025 scholarships, fellowships, and internships. These opportunities support students and emerging journalists by providing hands-on experience and financial support as they pursue careers in journalism and media. Thank you to our judges and sponsors. White House Correspo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Arnold & Porter Secures Landmark Supreme Court Victory on Differential Pay for Military Reservists During National Emergencies Arnold & Porter was named to Law360's list of "Legal Lions Of The Week" for achieving a substantial Supreme Court victory on behalf of military reservists in Feliciano v. Department of Transportation, in which the Court ruled that federal civilian employees on active-duty orders durin more PR

NEW YORK, May 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Black Alabama Voters Win Fair Congressional Representation for Remainder of the Decade A federal court has ruled after a full trial that Alabama's 2023 congressional map not only violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act but was enacted by the Alabama Legislature with racially discriminatory intent. This ruling establishes that the Alabama congressional map must include tw more PR

NEW YORK, May 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: * * * Black Alabama Voters Win Fair Congressional Representation for Remainder of the Decade BIRMINGHAM, AL - A federal court has ruled after a full trial that Alabama's 2023 congressional map not only violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Campaign Legal Center Files Lawsuit Seeking a Fair Congressional Map in Wisconsin Madison, WI -- Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed a lawsuit on behalf of nine individuals, urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to order the congressional map in the state be redrawn so that voting power is equally distributed among all voters in the state. The Wisconsin Constitution requires that  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on May 8, 2025: * * * Chairman Green for the Daily Caller: "Why I Rejected The Dems' Taxpayer-Funded Trip To Visit An Alleged Gangbanger" WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) published an op-ed for the Daily Caller, explaining why he refused to allow House Homeland Democrats to use taxpayer dollars to visit  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Department of Attorney General Testifies in Support of Bill to Restore Michigan Consumer Protection Act LANSING - Yesterday, the Michigan Department of Attorney General's Corporate Oversight Division Chief Jason Evans testified before the Senate Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection in support of Senate Bill 134, sponsored by Senator Sam Singh, announced Michigan Attor more PR

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Disgraced Candidate Jefferson Griffin and NC Republicans Face Statewide Condemnation For Their Scheme to Undermine Democracy Yesterday, North Carolina's Supreme Court race concluded with Jefferson Griffin finally acknowledging that he lost - a righteous win for democracy and the will of North Carolinians. For nearly six months, disgraced candidate Jefferson Griffin and North C more PR

BRUNSWICK, Maine, May 9 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: * * * Exploring the Limits of Presidential Power: Bowdoin's Rudalevige on Trump's Hundred Days By Tom Porter Donald Trump is not the first US president to be accused of behaving like a dictator, said Andrew Rudalevige. However, he added, the "vengeful nature" of many of the president's second term executive actions is both "different and dangerous." Not even Richard Nixon, who resigned from the White House in 1974 in the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48525) on May 6, 2025, entitled "Federal Preemption and State Authority to Deter the Presence of Unlawfully Present Aliens" by legislative attorney Alejandra Aramayo: * * * SUMMARY The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution (Article VI, clause 2) states that the Constitution, treaties, and federal law "shall be the supreme Law of the land." In interpreting this clause, the Supreme Court has formulated more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48525) on May 6, 2025, entitled "Federal Preemption and State Authority to Deter the Presence of Unlawfully Present Aliens:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Kansas v. Garcia (2020) In 2017, the Kansas Supreme Court in three separate cases reversed the convictions of three unlawfully present aliens for state identity theft and false information. The state court held that a provision in IRCA expressly more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 8 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * New Filing Says Secretary Hegseth's Public Statements and the Talbott Case Make Clear the DC Circuit Must Address Whether the Transgender Military Ban is Based on Hostility or 'Animus' Late-night letter brief argues the Supreme Court's explanation-less order in a different case--that did not consider animus--does not impact Talbott, and the preliminary injunction  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Bill Establishes Obscenity Definition Across States WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act today to clarify the legal definition of "obscenity" for all states, making the transmission of obscene content across state lines more easily prosecuted. U.S. Representative Mary Miller (R-IL) is the bill's co-lead in the House of Representatives. "Obscenity i more PR

NEW YORK, May 7 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: * * * New Book: The Affirmative Action Myth "From his position of earned eminence among commentators on today's intersection of culture and politics, Jason L. Riley dissects the false promises and actual damages of race-based policies. His book validates Chief Justice John Roberts's acerbic words: 'It is a sordid business, this divvying us up by race.'"--George F. Will, syndicated columnist NEW YORK, NY - After the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy To Secretary Of Homeland Security Kristi Noem: Your Department Is Out Of Control WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Thursday held a subcommittee hearing with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2026 skinny budget request for the Department o more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 7 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Supreme Court Issues Ruling in Shilling Blocking the Preliminary Injunction Protections and Green-lighting Implementation of Trump's Transgender Military Ban Ruling paves the way for a purge of highly qualified transgender service members WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Supreme Court of the United States today granted the Trump administration's April 24 motion for an emerg more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Nebraska: Lawmakers Advance Legislation Amending Voter-Approved Medical Cannabis Measures Lincoln, NE: Legislators on the General Affairs Committee amended and passed legislation, LB 677, regulating the distribution of medical cannabis to authorized patients. Over 70 percent of Nebraskans approved a pair of citizen initiatives in November, legalizin more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 9 -- The Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: * * * A Northwestern Perspective: Criminal Law By Ed Finkel The research and teaching of criminal law scholars at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law covers a wide range of academic disciplines, from social psychology to economics, along with topical issues such as the death penalty, pretrial detention, and jury behavior; and, in some cases, intersections with sociolo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on May 7, 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, I rise today in opposition to the Trump administration's illegal power grabs. Through executive orders, the Trump administration continues to circumvent Congress and violate the checks and balances of our three branches of government. He also continu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross, Lieu, Jacobs, Scholten, Frost Reintroduce Reproductive Data Privacy Protection Bill Representatives Deborah Ross (NC-02), Ted Lieu (CA-36), Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Hillary Scholten (MI-03), and Maxwell Frost (FL-10) reintroduced the Reproductive Data Privacy and Protection Act. This legislation would prevent law enforcement from improperly surveilling women receiving reproductive health care, more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 8 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * South Carolina's new voucher law defies Constitution, harms public education * * * * * The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sorry to report that South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law a bill to restore a private school voucher scheme that the state Supreme Court had recently nixed. In doing so, McMaster shows that South Carolina students are not  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman and Senior Advisor, Sean Parnell, on Implementing Policy on Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness:  The Secretary is encouraged by the Supreme Court's order staying the lower court's injunction, allowing the Department of Defense to carry out its policies associated with "Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness." Today, the Department will issue guidance more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, May 8 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Framework offered for higher ed to defend racial equity Universities can improve racial climate health' despite backlash on DEI programs By David Danelski As the nation's colleges and universities respond to the U.S. Supreme Court's "race-neutral" admissions mandates and the Trump administration's efforts to cut funding to campuses with DEI programs, a UC Riverside education profes more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 8 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Vanderbilt Poll: Tennesseans aligned in opposition to federal funding cuts, deeply divided on presidential powers * Across party lines, Tennesseans overwhelmingly oppose cuts to major programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans services * There is broad opposition to cutting research funding for hospitals and universities * Inflation is a top concern, regardless of party affiliat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Delivers 298th 'Time to Wake Up' Speech on 10th Our Ocean Conference Whitehouse was the only U.S. official in attendance after Trump administration abandoned global conference on ocean conservation Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, delivered his 298 th speech tonight urging his colleagues more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release: * * * Will the Supreme Court Recognize Presidential Authority? IRLI shows Trump may vacate yet another extension of "temporary" status Yesterday, the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) filed a brief in the Supreme Court opposing an effort by anti-borders activists to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans further into the future. Under a statute, the Secretary of Homeland Securi more PR